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Jon McGinty
Jon McGinty has been appointed to lead a new working partnership for Gloucester City Council and Gloucestershire County Council.
The joint role is the managing director (MD) – head of paid service – for Gloucester City Council and commissioning director for Gloucestershire County Council.
Mr McGinty is currently deputy chief executive
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Before and after Otterbine at Enfield Island Village
While warmer weather may seem far-off, water management specialist Otterbine is advising groundskeepers to be pre-emptive when it comes to the challenges summer can throw at water hazards.
Water quality is a critical factor in successful park management all year round, but with the arrival
Continue reading Otterbine urges groundskeepers to pre-empt water quality issues ahead of Summer
Toro distributor Lely UK has launched its new Turfcare Training Programme for 2015, which sees new courses and training venues introduced for the year.
Accessible via www.lelyliterature.co.uk, the 12-page guide comprises all of the industry-leading courses Lely is recognised for; from certificated Toro operator training sessions to turfcare mechanic and spray technician courses.
New for
Continue reading LELY EXPANDS TRAINING OFFERING FOR GROUNDSMEN AS 2015 GUIDE RELEASED
The Stour Valley & Poole Partnership (SVPP) which collects Council Tax on behalf of four Dorset Councils has teamed up with Council Tax Advisors Community Interest Company (CTACIC) to help local people with debt problems.
The initiative coincides with a rise in media attention highlighting the increasing revenues owed to councils and the need to
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New research has revealed that frontline NHS hospitals are losing an estimated £200 million1 a year due to staff being absent from work with muscle and joint injuries.
More than 60% of staff working in Acute Hospital Trusts take sick leave every year, averaging just over 20 days absence each. But that figure rises to
Continue reading LACK OF PHYSIO ACCESS COSTING HOSPITAL TRUSTS £200 MILLION A YEAR
The technology industry’s latest trend, the Internet of Things (IoT), might on the face of it appear as a daunting leap in the dark or as an overhyped consumer fad. Many examples of its use often look good on presentation slides or sound like the sort of thing dreamed up by overactive imaginations in
Continue reading EcoSteer: Benefits the public sector through energy measurement and monitoring
Martin Creswell is Chief Executive of iMPOWER and a member of the MCA Think Tank
Carl Jung once talked of synchronicity, of separate events connected by a form of ‘meaningful coincidence’. Such connections, difficult to explain through the standard scientific method, were somehow deliberate and that the manifestation of one was reliant on
Continue reading Why Demand Management is important to local government
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Sennheiser, a global leader in premium headset and UC solutions, has been chosen by Kirklees Council to supply its call centre staff with over 4,000 new headsets under a new Microsoft Lync implementation. Sennheiser was chosen following an evaluation by in-house staff of four leading headset brands. Read
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Vickers Energy Group welcomed the Permanent Secretary, Director Generals and policy makers from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to its Trafford Park site last week to discuss the company’s success in the UK market and its growth overseas.
The visit included a round table discussion about the importance of government support to
Continue reading Vickers Energy Group welcomes Business Innovation and skills to its Trafford Park Headquarters
Sharpes warehouse – Nottingham Community Housing Association
Feeling insecure in their own homes is a thing of the past for some Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) tenants. They are one of the first UK housing associations to take advantage of an innovative door entry system. Twenty flats at a converted warehouse, Sharpes Warehouse,
Continue reading Nottingham tenants among first to unlock high tech safety
At Winter NAMM, audio specialist Sennheiser and Apogee Electronics, industry leader in digital audio conversion technology, have announced their collaboration.
At the NAMM Show in Anaheim, Apogee’s Betty Bennett and Sennheiser’s Peter Claussen have jointly announced the cooperation of their companies. Peter Claussen, COO of Sennheiser, said that “Apogee and Sennheiser are a perfect fit.
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Laura Thomson, Deputy Director, Property Asset Management, UK SBS
Shared business services mutual, UK SBS, has appointed Laura Thomson BSc MRICS as Deputy Director of its Property Asset Management service. She brings over 25 years private sector experience in corporate real estate to help deliver the strategic direction of UK SBS’ public sector
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OPSWAT, provider of solutions to secure and manage IT infrastructure, yesterday announced the acquisition of Red Earth Software, developer of email security and secure file transfer solutions.
The Red Earth Software acquisition now enables OPSWAT to extend its advanced threat prevention technology to protect email and file transfer in addition to servers, endpoints and proxy
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Hertfordshire County Council is delighted to have been awarded a grant of £4.86m to revolutionise children’s social care in the county.
It is the highest of any grant awarded to local authorities in the UK from the government’s Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.
The money will fund a ground-breaking change in the way we approach
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Cheaper fuel from a CCS Supplier
The Fuel Card Group has signed a Framework Agreement with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), making it easy for public sector vehicles to access cut-price fuel. The Agreement, RM1027 – Fuel Cards and Associated Services, covers all Group brands including The Fuelcard People, Fuel Card Services and
Continue reading Cheaper refuelling simplified for the public sector
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
Small and medium sized enterprises are missing out on a wealth of public sector contract opportunities and are being urged to revise their outdated view of a system they see as overly complicated. Despite local government spend topping £227bn, the lion’s share of SMEs still avoid taking advantage of this opportunity. A lack of technical
Continue reading Exporting not the only road to small business growth
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Toshiba Air Conditioning, a division of Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd, has been shortlisted for three major awards in the National ACR Awards 2015.
The company is a finalist in the Training Provider of the Year category for the creation of a nationwide network of air
Continue reading Toshiba air conditioning shortlisted in three categories of national technology awards
Dumfries & Galloway Council has awarded a four-year contract to Ctrack
Dumfries & Galloway Council has awarded a four-year contract to ctrack for the provision of an advanced vehicle tracking solution across its entire fleet that is expected to generate operating efficiencies, enhance health and safety, and reduce environmental impact. Under the agreement,
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Dyslexia Awareness Week started on the 3rd November and runs through till the 9th November, Nuance Communications has announced that it is offering a 10% discount on Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Home Premium and Professional editions, and Dragon Dictate for Mac 4, in order to help encourage an equal learning and working environment for people of
Continue reading Dragon Promotional Offer To Support Dyslexia Awareness Week
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