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Amey hands over employability facility

Amey’s specialist projects team has handed over the newly refurbished Molineux House Jobcentre in Wolverhampton, which now has enhanced accessibility and energy solutions to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The project is the latest Amey has delivered through ...

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Next generation ‘FlexStep’ platform lift is launched

The Platform Lift Company announces to UK specifiers and architects the arrival of the newly enhanced FlexStep complete with an automatic onboard barrier feature. FlexStep is a 2-in-1 platform lift providing both stairs and a stairlift to customers needing a ...

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RNIB Grimaldi Building first in UK to embrace new BSI neurodiversity standard

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has officially opened its new London hub, The Grimaldi Building, situated on Pentonville Road in Islington. It is the first building in the UK incorporating innovations for those living with sight loss, ...

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Putting inclusion and accessibility at the heart of building design

New guidance has been issued to ensure that inclusion and accessibility are considered at every stage of the design and construction process. Published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Inclusive Design Overlay to the RIBA Plan of ...

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PEEPs are not just for workplaces

Since the 2005 Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, the responsibility and focus to provide a safe and suitable egress from a building or environment during an emergency situation has meant our public and business spaces have become much safer for ...

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Let’s hear it for accessibility

The latest revision of the BS 8300 standard has been released. This includes, for the first time, specific guidance on accessibility for people with hearing loss, which says Andrew Thomas of Contacta Systems and Chair of the International Hearing Loop ...

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