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LABM Weekly is an essential digital resource for local authority and housing association specifiers, contractors and construction and maintenance professionals.

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EGGER UK expands its portfolio of #housebuilding products with the launch of EGGER OSB Flammex, a CE-marked panel with a declared reaction-to-fire classification that addresses the critical issue of #fireprotection within the #constructionindustry. labmweekly.co.uk/egger-intro…
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.@ClwydAlyn's new development of 77 homes in Llandudno Town Centre — delivered in #partnership with @ConwyCBC and the @WelshGovernment — has been built to address the shortage of #affordablehomes available to local residents. labmweekly.co.uk/take-a-look…
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Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS) brought together suppliers and customers at a special event in Edinburgh recently to understand better how to combat damp and mould in social housing. More details here: labmweekly.co.uk/industry-co… @TravisPerkinsCo #damp #mould #socialhousing
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Nearing the end of year four on one of the UK’s largest #socialhousing #retrofit projects, one thing stands out says RPS Group's Graham Rothwell: the term ‘retrofit’ doesn’t come close to capturing the full impact it delivers for landlords and residents. labmweekly.co.uk/live-the-fu…
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.@EQUANS_UK secures two significant new contracts with long-standing partner @BhamCityCouncil to carry out transformational upgrade, refurbishment and safety work to nine tower blocks across the city. labmweekly.co.uk/equans-secu… #newcontracts #refurbishment #towerblocks
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Local people are set to benefit from new #affordablehomeownership opportunities in Inverness and Perthshire, with @Caledonia_HA delivering new #sharedequity #homes as part of two energy-efficient #affordablehousing developments. labmweekly.co.uk/new-shared-…
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Passiv UK expands the compatibility of its Passiv Smart Thermostat to 17 #heatpump manufacturers, marking a significant step towards making #smartcontrols a standard feature of UK heat pump installations. labmweekly.co.uk/passiv-smar… #thermostats #heating
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.@NatWestGroup announces the launch of a new £250m Section 106 Loan Fund, supporting #housingassociations to acquire #affordablehomes from #housebuilders and helping unlock stalled #housingdelivery in England. More details here: labmweekly.co.uk/natwest-lau… #section106 #loadfund
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Sustainable Smart Technologies has completed the installation of its smart home monitoring platform in 30 social housing properties across Greater Manchester, working with @Onward_Homes and @SouthwayHousing. labmweekly.co.uk/gmca-innova… #socialhousing #smarthomemonitoring
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In this opinion piece, Matt Jarratt, Operational Lead at Procure Plus, explores how organisations can better use data to ensure its full potential is met. Read the article online here: labmweekly.co.uk/making-data… @HoughBellis #data #housing #socialhousing #opinion
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A new four-year framework, managed by @pretium_1, has been launched to offer contracting authorities access to an innovative, collaborative approach for the procurement of #repairs and #emptyhomes services. More details here: labmweekly.co.uk/new-framewo… #frameworks
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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce heard from the team at the Maitland Park Estate in Camden, learning about a pioneering and accelerated ‘training-to-work’ programme for #retrofitskills. @DurkanUK labmweekly.co.uk/durkan-rege…
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.@HomesEngland, with its National Housing Bank, and The Hill Group UK has completed the #acquisition of Cambridge East. The strategic site will support the delivery of more than 10,000 #newhomes, thousands of #jobs and a thriving new community. labmweekly.co.uk/transformat…
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A new addition to the @saniflouk Saniflo Clear Water portfolio is the Saniboost Smart — a variable speed, mains boosting pump that delivers high pressure and flow rates for mains-fed water systems; providing a solution to restrictive mains water pipes. labmweekly.co.uk/a-smart-boo…
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Emergency lighting in many #schools is too often not compliant. Here, @collingwoodLED's Anthony Martindale outlines the legal responsibilities and what actions need to be taken to comply with the #BuildingSafetyAct. labmweekly.co.uk/making-emer… #emergencylighting
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Construction begins on @NHBC's flagship multi-skill #apprenticeship #traininghub at Barking Riverside, as the industry steps up efforts to address a projected shortfall of 239,300 #constructionworkers by 2029 and maintain #housingdelivery across London. labmweekly.co.uk/work-starts…
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.@FortemSolutions expands its innovation partnership with @Totalmobile to roll out its Mobile Surveyor solution across all social housing repairs and maintenance contracts. labmweekly.co.uk/fortem-expa… #socialhousing #repairs #maintenance #digitalsolution #partnership
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SJ Roberts Construction has secured two further contracts with @PowysCC to deliver new social housing developments in Welshpool and Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, with a combined value of £7m. labmweekly.co.uk/sj-roberts-… #socialhousing #housebuilding #newhomes
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Following its analysis of the most recent Tenant Satisfaction Measures, @arc_building is urging housing providers to look beyond headline compliance figures and take a more proactive approach to tackling #damp and #mould in #socialhousing. labmweekly.co.uk/passing-com…
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Representatives from emh joined with partners from @EastMidsCCA, @OwlPartnerships, Hamilton Russell Harper Wood and Nottingham City Council (@MyNottingham) to mark the start of works to deliver new #affordablehomes at the Nottingham War Rooms development. labmweekly.co.uk/work-starts…
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