2026
- Walsall Council: From hidden service to sector leader
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Walsall Council’s Bereavement Services has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three years, culminating in winning Best Service Team: Cemetery and Crematorium Service at the APSE Service Awards 2026.
- Unlocking Highgate Cemetery: Conserving a Historic Landscape for the Future
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Kate White, Project Director at Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust, outlines the transformative work being carried out to preserve and protect the historic burial ground.
- FZUK Promotes Rob Yates to National Business Manager
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FAUN-Zoeller UK Ltd (FZUK) a market leader in waste collection vehicles and environmental technology, is proud to announce the promotion of Rob Yates to the position of National Business Manager.
- Simpler Recycling: What are the implications for health and safety?
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Toni Robinson, Chair of WISH, examines the safety implications of the recent Simpler Recycling legislation.
- 30 Years of NRG Riverside: From Fleet Provider to Operational Backbone
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Scotland Fleet, Waste and Grounds Seminar exhibitor, NRG Riverside, reflects on 30 years of service in the fleet industry.
- Shaping the Future of Fleet, Waste and Grounds Services in Scotland
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APSE Scotland Principal Advisor, Louise Melville, provides a preview of this year’s programme of fascinating speakers, leading exhibitors and networking opportunities at the Scotland Fleet, Waste and Grounds Seminar.
- Brightly Software partners with AppyWay to support UK digital traffic order compliance
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Brightly Software integrates AppyWay’s digital kerbside and traffic regulation tool, with Confirm, to support digitising UK highway authorities’ operations
- Member spotlight: Tim Lewis
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We spoke with Tim Lewis, Head of Client Services at Wychavon District Council, to learn more about his experiences of delivering frontline environmental services, the challenges facing local government and the value of collaboration through APSE.
- Public confidence grows as financial pressures persist
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Our latest annual polling, conducted by Survation, provides a timely snapshot of public and councillor attitudes towards local government at a moment of continued financial pressure but growing confidence in frontline services.
- Using Performance Networks in the national frameworks across the devolved governments
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Debbie Johns, Head of APSE Performance Networks, details how using Performance Networks in the national frameworks is a critical tool for local government.
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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