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Transformation and flexibility are the two headline themes of Utility Week Live, which returns to the NEC in Birmingham on 23-24 May 2017 bigger and better than ever.
Today’s utilities need to rise to the challenges of changing models of consumption and competition, the demands of sustainability and extreme weather, and political and economic upheaval:
Continue reading Transformation and flexibility top themes for Utility Week Live
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The EEM Supply Chain Showcase takes place in Nottingahm on 29 & 30 September 2016.
EEM Ltd is free to join, not for profit organisation supporting 63 public sector organisations in finding best value products & services through collaborative procurement. EEM secure contracts with 100’s of suppliers and manufacturers, covering
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Chancellor of the Exchequer – George Osborne
Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Government and Public Sector journal has received the following comments:
Responding to the Spending Review, Lord Porter, Chairman of the Local Government Association, told GPSJ: “The LGA has long called for further flexibility in the setting of council tax and
Continue reading Comment to GPSJ in response to the chancellor’s Autumn Statement
South Kirkby Material Recycling Facility
Sarah Sanders, Diversity and Inclusion Manager of de Poel Community
de Poel Community, a social enterprise that was founded under the ethos of helping people with barriers to work to find sustainable employment, is celebrating boosting local employment with Shanks Waste Management, the international waste to
Continue reading SOUTH KIRKBY WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANT WORKING WITH COUNCIL TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT
The 8point3 LED/HMP Isis partnership, endorsed by Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Crime and Police, amongst others
8point3 LED helps Swanscombe Leisure Centre achieve significant cost and energy savings through new LED lighting
It is well known that LEDs bring huge cost and energy savings to lighting in the public sector.
Continue reading Partnerships open doors to affordable LED lighting in public sector
True Grit from Road Sweeper & Gully Waste
According to Siltbuster, leading waste treatment specialists, the newly published revised edition of the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Protocol on the recovery of Aggregates from Waste is a major development for local authorities and their waste management companies, as it means
Continue reading Rule Changes In Aggregate Recovery A Golden Opportunity For Local Authority Road Waste Recycling
Peterborough City Council
Cllr Marco Cereste, and CityFibre CEO, Greg Mesch
London and Peterborough, 13 November 2013 – CityFibre’s vision of creating Gigabit cities throughout the UK took a significant step forward today with the official signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Peterborough City Council at a ceremony
Continue reading CityFibre and Peterborough seal partnership on Gigabit City roll-out
Rada’s expertise in delivering robust and sustainable commercial showering and digital washroom controls has been demonstrated through a project at the Ministry of Defence’s Dale Barracks site in Chester.
Refurbishment works across multiple blocks of the purpose built infantry barracks saw Rada supply a range of products including its T1 100 timed flow taps, VR2
Continue reading Rada completes MOD mission in Cheshire
UK infrastructure is a paradox. We have world-renowned capabilities in architecture, engineering and construction. Yet, with some exceptions, like the Olympics and Crossrail, our record at creating business, service and communications infrastructure is a best indifferent. There is chronic underinvestment. We need to spend around £500bn to bring the UK’s transport, energy and telecoms networks
Continue reading Chronic underinvestment in UK infrastructure claims MCA
With the annual 1st April increase in Landfill Tax, and publication of guidance by the Environment Agency, there has never been a better time to investigate road sweeper and gully waste reprocessing systems says George Anderson, Director of the Siltbuster Group.
Since it was brought into existence in 1996, “with the intention of driving councils
Continue reading True Grit
Polypipe, the UK’s largest plastic piping systems manufacturer, today (28 May 2013) hosted a special visit from the Minister of State for Business and Energy, the Rt. Hon Michael Fallon MP.
Continue reading Polypipe flies the flag for UK manufacturing by welcoming Business Minister Michael Fallon
Fibrelite, the world’s largest manufacturer of lightweight composite access covers has supplied 190 trench covers (FM45) to be installed at a state of the art Shopping Centre; chosen for their health and safety benefits. This contemporary retail development once finished will have a floor space of 1million sq ft and a forecasted footfall of 23 million visitors in its first year.
Continue reading Fibrelite Chosen for New State of the Art City Centre Retail Centre
Fibrelite, who specialise in the design and manufacture of composite watertight underground containment systems including fully watertight access covers is delighted to announce the following RIBA CPD Providers Network material is now available to book as a CPD seminar:
Continue reading Fibrelite are now RIBA CPD Providers Network Accredited
The concept of home working is coming back to the top of the agenda this summer with many organisations being encouraged to give staff the flexibility to stay away from the office in order to reduce pressure on transport systems during the Olympics.
Continue reading Do your homework on home working, says Performance Telecom
Fibrelite’s lightweight, incredibly strong fibreglass composite covers with zero re-sale value in the scrap market are the perfect metal theft deterrent.
Continue reading Fibrelite, the world's leading and largest manufacturer of composite manhole covers fights metal theft!
An urgent remodelling of the UK’s energy infrastructure is vital if the country wants to decarbonise without -the lights going out and not be reliant on imported energy supplies, says a new report by the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE) at the University of Oxford.
Continue reading A Long-term low carbon energy STRATEGY is vital for A prosperous UK
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has taken the bold step of releasing CCTV footage of the moment a house exploded, just yards from firefighters and the residents they rescued seconds earlier.
Continue reading BLAST FOOTAGE PROMPTS WARNING – amazing footage
GMB in the North East today criticised NPower over it threat to cut the pay of it workers unable to get to work in the bad weather conditions affecting the region.
Continue reading GMB CONSULTING IT'S MEMBERS
The cost of gas and electricity has never been higher so it is no surprise that public sector organisations of all types and sizes are looking at ways to cut down on consumption. What many are also waking up to is that there is no such thing as customer loyalty with UK energy suppliers and – by staying with one supplier from one year to the next – you will end up paying more expensive rates. The difference between ‘new customer’ and ‘repeat business’ electricity rates, for example, can mean a saving of £2,000 a year for a non-domestic building using an average 25,000 kilowatt hours.
Continue reading Top Ten Tips For Cheaper Commercial Electricity
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