NEWS

Extra council tax not enough for under-pressure services

Although many councils are increasing their council tax, the LGA has warned that many communities will still see a reduction in local services.....read more

£1.2 million for London councils to implement GDPR

Preparations for the incoming EU GDPR is costing London councils over £1.2 million to implement.....read more

Choosing care one of life’s most stressful experiences

The CQC has claimed that choosing adult social care in England is one of the biggest sources of stress compared to other key life events.....read more

Javid says Dorset councils merger 'to go ahead'

Sajid Javid has announced that plans to cancel Dorset's nine councils to create two unitary authorities have been approved.....read more

£40 million for coastal communities

Jake Berry has announced that the government’s Coastal Communities Fund has opened for bids to transform the UK’s coastal communities.....read more

FEATURES

More sustainable building practices

Russell Beattie looks at some of the ways in which the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry is contributing in the push towards energy efficiency.....read more

Acting together: Tackling risk in construction

Lesley Balkham explains how the Health & Safety Executive is working with industry to tackle risk in the construction sector.....read more

EVENTS

Hotelympia 2018

5-8 March, ExCeL, London
Hotelympia 2018 will equip visitors with products, trends and innovations to develop their businesses.....read more

Flood & Coast Conference & Exhibition 2018

20-22 March, Telford International Centre, Shropshire
Flood and Coast is 3-day conference and exhibition that advances the debate about flood and coastal erosion risk management, resilience and response between government bodies and local authorities with business, infrastructure owners, delivery partners and affected communities.....read more

SPONSORS

We are Lean and Agile

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Klick2Contact

Delivering secure and outstanding customer experiences across any channel using secure payments, self-service and Omni-channel solutions. Crown Commercial Supplier Klick2Contact offers a complete solution suite.....read more

OnePoll

OnePoll delivers online polling services, human insight and data analysis to strengthen communications across a variety of sectors. With a nationally representative in-house panel spanning across consumer and B2B markets with international access, OnePoll is trusted by the media and has generated over 100,000 headlines in the last decade.....read more

Awesome Apps

The MoonRay 3D printer from Awesome Apps is now available in three models aimed at the rapid prototyping, dental and investment casting sectors. Based on the new DLP ultra violet technology these printers have a layer resolution of 20 microns and are available directly from a UK stock.....read more

Geesinknorba

The world’s first fully-electric, rear-loading refuse collection vehicle – the Li-On Power Pro – has been launched by Geesinknorba. It is aimed at urban rounds, characterised by short journeys between collections and shorter routes. It offers zero emissions of CO2, CO and NOX gases and running costs typically reduced to just 10%.....read more

Rockford Associates

Rockford Associates is a leading professional firm of recovery audit specialists. Since 2001 we have conducted over 650 audits and recovered over 100 Million pounds on behalf of private and public sector clients on a contingent no recovery no fee basis.....read more

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