‘Housing Supply’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Infoterra online geographical asset management from
Infoterra , which we summarised at the time by saying "Infoterra has partnered with Stanfords Business Mapping to develop a cost-effective new geographical asset management system - Stanfords GIS - for organisations managing property portfolios.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Mayor launches the London Housing Strategy from
Building Centre: "He pledged to help Londoners onto the property ladder, with an ambitions aim of 50,000 affordable homes over the next three years.".
In November 2008, we covered the news from Windowbase
- take a look at Win business in growing social housing sector
which says: "Latest social housing specifiers database update is now available from Windowbase.".
Take a look also at the news release from Gleeds, Gleeds completes major health project in Somerset,
as well as Permanite goes green for Ecobuild from Permanite,
and RoofSURE to help reduce carbon emissions from RoofSURE.
Latest stories...
Mumford and Wood are Secured by Design (November 2008)
Mumford and Wood, the specialist manufacturer of premium timber windows and doors, has achieved Secured by Design accreditation for Conservation entrance doors and new casement windows.
ISG sustainable workshop redevelopment (November 2008)
ISG has secured its latest project with Kirklees Metropolitan Council - a GBP5.2 million design and build contract to build a new vehicle workshop in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
New play units make Enfield parks a destination (November 2008)
New bespoke play units from Playworld Systems have helped to bring more visitors and a Green Flag Award to major destination parks in the London Borough of Enfield.
General Demolition begin restoration baths in Soho (November 2008)
General Demolition engaged by ISG InteriorExterior to perform demolition and strip out works for the GBP25m regeneration of the Marshall Street Baths in London's Soho.
AMA report provides major market review (November 2008)
UK ventilation, air conditioning and non-domestic heating market, estimated to be worth some GBP1.4 billion, having increased by an estimated 4% in 2006-2007.
Dulux Trade Ecosure for luxury and social housing (November 2008)
Dulux Trade Ecosure has been used to decorate 144 private luxury and social housing apartments included in the new Shires Shopping Centre in Leicester.
Painting programme chooses Dulux Trade Paints (November 2008)
South Kesteven District Council trialled various paint manufactures during its cyclical maintenance programmes, and now have specified Dulux Trade products as the sole brand to be used.
Glidden Trade provides BUPA with bespoke treatment (November 2008)
Glidden Trade has been integrated into a new interior design package being offered by BUPA to its care home facilities.
Further reading
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Government response to housing supply report
Government response to Kate Barker's housing supply report is on the way
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£38b Funding Fights Constraints On Housing Supply
£38 billion has been allocated to spend over the five years to tackle the housing shortage in the South of England and to boost the economic renaissance of the North.
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