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National housing and building seminar
2010: Maintaining,
managing and
building the asset: Learning from case studies - Manchester, 1-2 July 2010 |
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| Session 1: The drive to improve |
| Context and trends in housing - Joanne Kent-Smith, Senior Policy and Practice Officer, Chartered Institute of Housing |
| Case Study 1: ‘Managing your contractors – experience from Sheffield’ - Barry Mellor, Director of Commercial Services and John Howe, Contracts Manager, Sheffield City Council |
| Session 2: Building and refurbishing |
| Case Study 4: ‘Old Home to Super home - Insulation for Hard to Insulate Homes’ - Chris Browell, Maintenance Manager, Gateshead Council |
| Session 3: Workshops |
| Workshop B: Developments in ICT – applications and benefits in councils - Tom Arnold, Business Manager, Consilium Technologies |
| Workshop C: Large scale boiler replacement as part of an affordable warmth programme - working with Baxi - Paul Ruston, Project Manager, Nottingham City Homes |
| Session 4: Standards and the estate |
| The regulatory framework, tenants’ expectations and R&M - Lesley Barnard, Tenant Standards Manager, Tenant Services Authority |
| Cast Study 5 ‘Developing a tenant-focused repairs service West Lothian style’ - Derek Cornwall, Customer Services Manager (Asset Management), West Lothian Council |
| ‘Managing the environment’ - Gayle Gibson, Senior Consultant, BVC |
| Session 5: OFT Investigation |
| Cover pricing in the construction sector - Jonathan Sinclair, Partner, Stewarts Law LLP |
| Session 6: Staffing Issues |
| A safe workplace - getting the message over - Alan Pojur, HM Inspector of Health and Safety, Health and Safety Executive |
| Session 6: Staffing Issues (cont) |
| Case Study 6 ‘Modernising the service at Aberdeen City’ - Scott Bremner, Support Officer, Aberdeen City Council |
| Implementing a drug and alcohol policy - Matt Taylor, Managing Director, Screensafe UK |
