2020
- The Circle of Fife: How Fife Council is responding to the climate emergency
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With Fife Council declaring a Climate Emergency in September 2019, we spoke to Hugh Muschamp, programme manager in the Climate Change and Zero Waste team, about how Fife intends to deliver on its declaration.
- Keeping it green with Telford and Wrekin
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Earlier this year, Telford and Wrekin Council took home the APSE Soft FM Green Innovation Award. Lorna Hicks, Catering Group Manager, and Kate Sumner, Cleaning Group Manager, outline the progress their services have made in helping to reduce the Council’s carbon footprint.
- Be brave, the community needs you more than ever
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Paul O’Brien, APSE Chief Executive, argues councils need to step up to their role as place-shapers, stepping in where developers have withdrawn and looking much more pragmatically at actions to improve local town centres.
- ODS trials new electric refuse collection vehicle in Oxford
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The first purpose built, fully integrated electric refuse collection vehicle built by an original equipment manufacturer in the UK will be undergoing trials in Oxford this week.
- So take these sunken bins and learn to smile again!
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Andy Mudd, Head of APSE Solutions, offers a brief overview of the recent Underground Refuse Systems virtual briefing event on Tuesday 14 July.
- Welcoming AceOn - New APSE Energy Approved Partners!
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The Telford-based AceOn Group - a pioneering energy storage and battery company has signed a new partnership - has been appointed an Approved Partner by APSE Energy.
- Local councils: A natural place to nurture talent
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Recently appointed parks manager at Halton Borough Council, Paul Boardman rose through the ranks having first joined the authority as a gardening apprentice. We interviewed Paul about his achievement, and what it says about the value of local authority apprenticeship schemes.
- Loving the local - A report back from our high streets seminar
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A report back on the APSE policy seminar exploring the future of our high streets and town centres.
- Congratulations and a warm welcome to our newest Approved Partner - Assetworks!
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AssetWorks, a leading provider of fleet and asset management software in the United Kingdom, announced their status as an APSE Approved Partner.
- Health and safety in the spotlight
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A high-hazard industry, the waste sector is high on the list of priorities for the Health and Safety Executive. Zoe Betts, Legal Services Manager, and Jonathan Cowlan, Health and Safety Senior Manager at Pinsent Masons LLP, highlight the true costs of health and safety issues to local authority waste services.
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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