Trent & Dove urge Housing Associations to act now on winter deaths
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Housing Associations were given the cold, hard facts about excess winter deaths at a recent event hosted by Trent & Dove Housing and Kensa Heat Pumps, where it was announced that every winter around 30,000* deaths occur in the UK due to tenants being too poor to heat their homes.
Softening the blow of the damning statistics, Trent & Dove Housing and Kensa provided step by step advice and evidence to help housing associations combat fuel poverty and alleviate the problem of excess winter deaths in rural and off gas grid housing stock through the installation of ground source heat pumps.
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HOPEFlow used for significant Staffordshire military homes build
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Hope Construction Materials, the UK’s largest independent supplier of construction materials, has completed the supply of 12,500m3 of concrete for the build of more than 300 new military homes.
The project, which launched in August, saw 346 new homes built, with Hope providing the concrete slab flooring for each home, using their HOPEFlow high-performance, self-compacting concretes, to ensure that the build was completed to a stringent timescale.
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Micro application of GSHP scores first for renewable heat in social housing
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A major programme of investment in renewable energy by Westward Housing has resulted in a first for social housing thanks to a pioneering system devised by heating firm Kensa Heat Pumps.
Croft House in Holsworthy, North Devon, is the first housing association scheme in the UK to be retrofitted with Kensa’s innovative “ground source heat network” system and has received support funding through a combination of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and a Ready for Retrofit grant.
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Spencer Silverman lands top job at House Builder
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An award-winner at a leading house builder is celebrating after being promoted from assistant site manager to site manager.
Spencer Silverman has moved up the ladder at Persimmon Homes Essex and has taken the top job overseeing construction of the second phase at Nightingale Gardens in Stanway, Colchester.
Top tips for making an oak frame home unique
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Building your own home allows you to create a property that’s unique to you and your family, and that’s why oak frame design and build company Welsh Oak Frame works with its customers every step of the way – using its 20 years of experience to create a specially-designed home that you will love living in.
Welsh Oak Frame delighted with Government’s latest announcement
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Oak frame home designers and builders Welsh Oak Frame are pleased to hear the government’s Right to Build scheme has began rolling into action, with the Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announcing on 30th September that 11 areas across the country will benefit from the latest government-backed opportunity, to help would-be self-builders get their projects started.
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Housing Minister visits Mactaggart & Mickel Contracts site
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Minister for Housing and Welfare, Margaret Burgess, visited Mactaggart & Mickel Contracts’ West Langlands site to find out how the company is helping East Ayrshire Council tackle the shortage of social housing in the area.
The Minister visited the development, located in Kilmarnock, as part of a tour of affordable new homes in the East Ayrshire Council area. Organised by the local authority, the tour aimed to highlight the great work currently underway in the area to address the shortage of social and mid-market housing.
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Ventrolla eases concern over social housing maintenance
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Social landlords and housing associations are facing huge challenges when it comes to maintaining publicly-owned properties.
Of the 3.3 million homes for social rent in England, around 1.5 million were built between 50 and 100 years ago, meaning many are now reaching an age where major repairs must be considered.
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Work starts to build new affordable homes for local people in Hexham
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A new multi-million pound housing development to deliver much-needed affordable homes for local people in Hexham is underway.
Two Castles Housing Association, working alongside Esh Property Services as part of the Hadrian Development Solutions Partnership, has started work to build 26 affordable homes for people with a connection to the town or surrounding area.
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National winners named for outstanding house-building health and safety
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Four house-building site managers have been named as the national winners in NHBC’s fifth annual Health and Safety Awards, at a ceremony held at the ICC in Birmingham hosted by renowned sportsman Sir Clive Woodward OBE.
The Awards recognise on-site health and safety best practice across four builder-size categories, rewarding site managers who demonstrate exceptional standards of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of their staff and the public. This year’s winners offer clear examples of how best practice can be replicated across the industry.
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Work starts on new homes bringing £10m to North East economy
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Work is now underway on a new development of 126 high-quality homes in Middlesbrough.
Story Homes have begun building on the site at Stainsby Hall Farm, Middlesbrough, which will be known as Kingsbrook Wood.
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