February 27, 2017

Bright Futures Charity in South Shields

The Bright Futures Charity located in the South Shields area of the United Kingdom is dedicated towards supporting young mothers and giving them the chance to do not put their work at risk when they have children. With more and more zero-hour contracts being issued and with job security at

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L & G Gears up for First BTR Initiative

Legal & General are trying to cope with the issues surrounding the current housing crisis which is putting many renters under a huge amount of stress and worry due to the unacceptable standards and the lack of scruples by landlords, who are imposing exorbitant rents and causing misery to the

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SPIE UK to Contribute to Schools in Clackmannanshire Council

The area of Clackmannanshire will hugely benefit in the coming years from the superb services of SPIE UK, who have already completed a number of other building and design projects to make the area a more than secure area for its local residents, particularly those from less advantaged backgrounds in

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Clackmannanshire Council Approve Help of SPIE

SPIE UK are a company that specialize in delivering special forms of security to their clients and have in the last few days been awarded with a special couple of projects to implement for the Clackmannanshire Council in Scotland. It is clear that through this involvement with a Scottish council

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Issue 332 : Sept 2025

February 27, 2017

Bright Futures Charity in South Shields

The Bright Futures Charity located in the South Shields area of the United Kingdom is dedicated towards supporting young mothers and giving them the chance to do not put their work at risk when they have children. With more and more zero-hour contracts being issued and with job security at a greater risk for mothers going on maternity leave, it is becoming harder and harder for young mothers from less advantaged backgrounds to be able to juggle the work and family balance in equable measure. Through the support of property association Isos however, the Bright Futures charity organization has been financially aided with a total of £14,700 towards it to helping it to conduct its services to young mothers in the South Shields and surrounding area. The aim of the organization is to help women aged under 25 to get reintegrated into the workforce and to help them to settle themselves back into the challenging work environment. With such services as CV writing workshops as well as helping them with childcare options that are open to them through online internet services as well as other things such as interview guidelines, the “Young Mums and Mums to be Group” dedicates itself every day for up to 10 weeks by helping mothers of a younger demographic to cope with the many 21st Century challenges that working mothers still face on a daily basis in the United Kingdom. Indeed, the opportunities that the program offers are so broad and wide that they even enable young mums to bring their children with them to the various activity sessions that are on, showing that Bright Futures cares about reducing the stress levels of young mothers in the local area. Such initiatives as these also help to build confidence in young mothers who might want to consider other options in their lives: one young woman said that the program had given her the confidence to think about enrolling in a degree at the Open University. This is a wonderful testament to the hard work of Bright Futures in tackling issues that women face in this country.

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L & G Gears up for First BTR Initiative

Legal & General are trying to cope with the issues surrounding the current housing crisis which is putting many renters under a huge amount of stress and worry due to the unacceptable standards and the lack of scruples by landlords, who are imposing exorbitant rents and causing misery to the lives of millions of renters around the country. Part of an initiative that the government wants to implement supposedly to tackle this issue is the BTR (buy to rent) scheme that it announced in its white paper recently, and L & G will be implementing the building and construction of the first of these BTR schemes in Salford on the outskirts of Manchester. The new site itself will be known as The Slate and is set to be opened to potential new residents early this summer, and the company has deployed the services of an enterprise known as “urbanbubble” in order to ensure that the dreams of better and more affordable renting for all is achieved as soon as possible in order to salvage the ruined experiences of many people living in rented properties at the present moment. Indeed, with the construction and building of buy-to-rent properties, it is widely hoped that the scheme will be able to be successfully implemented through this partnership between LGIM and “urbanbubble.” Dan Batterton of LGIM Real Assets hopes that the project will allow renters greater flexibility on the different services that they use and will be able to benefit from more reasonable standards and housing conditions than under the current landlord-tenant guidelines and policies that are in place. In a similar vein, Michael Howard of “urbanbubble” has explained that he is very pleased that the company, of which he is the MD, is partnering up with LGIM Real Assets in order to deliver this new housing project on time and on budget to the best of their ability.

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SPIE UK to Contribute to Schools in Clackmannanshire Council

The area of Clackmannanshire will hugely benefit in the coming years from the superb services of SPIE UK, who have already completed a number of other building and design projects to make the area a more than secure area for its local residents, particularly those from less advantaged backgrounds in the community that will be able to benefit from the improvements to social housing in the area that SPIE UK will be able to implement over the next half of the decade. But this is not the only project that the company has secured with the local Scottish Clackmannanshire Council, who have also signed a deal with the security company to update the various fire alarms as well as security systems in schools based around the area. In fact, a grand total of ten schools will be able to benefit from this development by the company, who will use the £200,000 contractual deal to bring the security systems in place up to date and fully tested so that the education system in the region is as secure and safe for its students and future generations of adults as possible. For the past two decades, SPIE have maintained and secured various sorts of security systems and services for the Clackmannanshire Council, and it is clear that they are the go-to reliable service that the council goes to if there are any problems with security maintenance in the area. SPIE UK are well known for their commitment to the council’s initiatives and plans, and their consistent output of good results delivered on time and within the designated budget has made them a popular friend of the council and it is hoped that these future projects will help to ensure that their relationship continues to flourish in the harsh times expected ahead. Owen Munro a Team Leader at the Clackmannanshire Council has expressed his pleasure that the company has once again agreed to help the council in making the area a safer and more secure place for people to live in.

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Clackmannanshire Council Approve Help of SPIE

SPIE UK are a company that specialize in delivering special forms of security to their clients and have in the last few days been awarded with a special couple of projects to implement for the Clackmannanshire Council in Scotland. It is clear that through this involvement with a Scottish council the company is improving and expanding the amount of services that it provides and is developing better relationships with the wider community. Having worked with the council on projects before, it seems evident that the company is well geared towards providing greater forms of security for those involved, especially in the social housing sector of the community which forms the first enterprise that the company has been commissioned to complete. SPIE UK will be given a £450,000 amount in order to improve the doors and entrances of various social housing projects in the area in order to bring it up to date with the latest forms of security so that its residents in social housing can remain certain that they are safe where they are. Set to be completed over the course of the next four years, this project if anything consolidates and strengthens the already secure bonds between the security provider and the Clackmannanshire Council, who have expressed their thorough appreciation of the company’s dedication of its excellent services towards project initiatives taking place in the local community. As Paul Stevenson of SPIE UK explains, the implementation of this project over a sustained time period will ensure that the company will not disturb the residents too much and will be able to carry out the tasks at a consistent and comfortable rate that will not disturb the daily routines of the Clackmannanshire residents of the area. Indeed, this represents a great deal of success for the council, whose use of SPIE UK services will undoubtedly help to improve the lives of members of the community for the better.

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Contamination Expo Event Director’s Thoughts on Upcoming Event

Health and safety issues are all too often ignored in the workplace and yet it is essential for the goodwill to all (both client and worker) that these are upheld. Every year, the Contamination Expo Series does what it can in order to try and raise people’s awareness of the very problems that they may not realize exist but that most certainly do in the workplace of the building and construction industry. Through this initiative, leading members as well as clients are able to attend the event and see for themselves the various (often simple) methods that can be implemented in order to ensure the health and safety for individuals while they are carrying out a task. Issues such as the management of waste that is harmful to the environment and to the individual disposing of the waste product are addressed, and the event itself is seen by many as a good chance for networking their services to other members in the industry who want to know what exactly they have to offer to them. The event itself, set to take place in late September from the 27th  to the next day, will be held in London and anyone interested in attending the various classes and seminars is actively encouraged to have a look on the Contamination Expo Series website and see for themselves what the event will feature. Of course, this event is an ever-expanding one, with more and more companies dealing with health and safety opting to attend over the years. Indeed, Daniel Rogers the Event Director of the planned enterprise is pleased to welcome the newest members to the event, who specialize in the handling and disposal of that chemical from hell known as asbestos. With their recent inclusion in the event, it is hoped that they will be able to encourage a wider range of people in the building and construction industry to attend and it is hoped that by September the event will be as fully booked and as successful as can possibly be.

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