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Driving down costs with Streetcar
TRANSPORT: The building industry has become one of the fastest to adopt the car club concept, according to new figures from Streetcar for Business, the UK’s largest pay as you go car hire service dedicated to the corporate community. FULL STORY |
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Decent homes milestone for South Essex
HOUSING: ALMO South Essex Homes has announced in partnership with their contractors they have reached the milestone of spending £10m of decent homes money so far in the 2009/10 financial year. The money has been used to make improvements in areas such as kitchens, bathroom and insulation. FULL STORY |
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SitexOrbis wins LHC innovation award
INNOVATION: A new electronic key designed to be a property manager’s dream by having the ability to be reprogrammed remotely to work in thousands of locks has won SitexOrbis an LHC innovation award. SitexOrbis introduced the electronically managed access key system, known as eMAKS. FULL STORY |
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50% decline in green spaces on new builds
LANDSCAPING: A new report launched by the Horticultural Trades Association’s Greening the UK campaign, raises awareness of the decline in planting in new developments and highlights ways in which greener planning can help local authorities achieve their economic, environmental and social targets. FULL STORY |
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Employment opportunities in glazing industry
EMPLOYMENT: The glazing industry is fighting back against the recession in the construction sector with increasing numbers of employment opportunities. A new website specifically targeting recruitment in the glazing sector has seen a surge in job vacancies and is looking for candidates from the construction industry. FULL STORY |
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Poorly insulated homes cost £2.9bn
INSULATION: UK home owners waste a staggering £2.9 billion on energy bills and inadvertently pump 15,529,410 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year by failing to adequately insulate their homes, reveals new research and analysis from Rockwool. FULL STORY |
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