Commissioner Warns Minister Over Police Cuts Dec 11, 2018 Avon & Somerset’s Police Commissioner has warned the Home Office that her force cannot rationalise its estates further. Sallie Banks, Co-ordinator of the Avon & Somerset Force, told the Blue Light Estates Conference that her service’s Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC), has written to Police Minister Nick Hurd expressing warning about the limits of what […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
London boroughs pilot NHS staff housing initiative Dec 11, 2018 Five London boroughs have been chosen to roll out a pilot programme for helping to remedy the capital’s health staffing crisis by building new homes on surplus NHS land. Angela Harrowing, Deputy Director of Housing & Public Estate Disposals at the Office of Government Property, revealed at our Blue Light Estates Conference that the ‘NHS […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The rise and rise of frameworks in construction Dec 11, 2018 Andy Parker, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure: With the number of providers only increasing, it’s important to take stock and ask, what are the hallmarks of a best-in-class framework? What’s driven their proliferation? And what value do they provide both customers, and the wider community? If frameworks are to continue to thrive and provide the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
University of Reading: The benefits and opportunities of Smart Cities Dec 6, 2018 On the 6th February the Smart Cities Development Conference will bring together hundreds of business leaders and decision makers from across both the public and private sector to look at how we can work together to ensure development and regeneration happening across our city regions are smart, sustainable and contribute to the economic growth of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Creating a Smart and Sustainable Vision for Reading to 2050 Dec 6, 2018 Professor Tim Dixon, School of the Built Environment – University of Reading, speaks exclusively to Built Environment Networking about Smart Cities and Sustainable Development ahead of the Smart Cities Development Conference on the 6th February 2019… We live in an urban world. Today a majority of the world’s population lives in cities, and this […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£800m Construction framework launched for bidding… Dec 5, 2018 Procurement and framework firm Fusion21, who’ll be speaking and exhibiting at next weeks Construction Frameworks Conference, have announced details of a new construction framework – worth £800m over the course of the next four years. The framework, which will focus on Construction Works and Improvements, has now opened for bidding with Fusion21 seeking to speak […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Essex County Council in discussions with Whitehall over viability tests Dec 3, 2018 Essex County Council has fired a warning shot over developers who use viability studies to wriggle out of housing projects. Cllr Gagan Mohindra, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, told delegates at our Essex and South East Development Plans Event that he has had discussions with central government about developers who use such methods or other […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
What are the ingredients of a best in class framework? – Exclusive Q&A Nov 23, 2018 Frameworks play a crucial role within the delivery of new developments and regeneration projects across the UK. From framework operators to procurement professionals, to professional bidders and more, they’re part of the daily life of some of those within the construction and property industry – both public and private sector. They need a collaborative approach, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Unlocking growth: the Cambridge Milton Keynes Oxford ARC Nov 20, 2018 The proposed new infrastructure links between Oxford and Cambridge is set to drive phenomenal growth in a once in a lifetime infrastructure scheme. We hear from one of our partners for the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference – WSP – on their future vision for the corridor. OUR VISION FOR THE ARC Re-imagining transport-led growth […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Construction Frameworks Conference set to connect major operations, professionals and bidders together Nov 20, 2018 On the 13th December, prominent public and private sector leaders within the construction and property industry will come together at the Construction Frameworks Conference – one of the sector’s largest conference of the year. The conference, hosted by Built Environment Networking in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield, will see some of the industry’s biggest […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
