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The working on projects for the emergency pressures on daily workloads, however over is the ability to make basic tasks (such as to product / service page when available] scooped two accolades at the RICS East development of this vital building has been services, including the fire service, police, half (58%) of FE colleges report that they marking) more efficient, with many staff designed around the needs expressed by Midlands Awards 2017. a partnership from Nottingham-based and ambulance, as well as working for the don’t currently experience any increased reporting that lack of time was their most FE college staff as well as providing the The £3.7 million station – delivered by companies who have all contributed to reserve forces, and it’s a ringing efficiencies from their investment in pressing challenge on a day-to-day basis support to implement these tools into CPMG Architects, J Tomlinson and Turner creating an emergency services facility fit endorsement when a scheme is hailed as digital, according to new research by (62%) and over half (54%) saying that, as a daily routines. & Townsend – received the Infrastructure for the 21st century,” he said. an award winner.” YMCA Awards. result, they regularly worked on weekends Williams comments: “We’ve looked at and Regeneration Awards at a ceremony to “The PV panels, smart lighting, large floor Ian Pritchard, head of estates at Many professionals reported an urgent or evenings out of their contracted hours. areas where our tools can have most celebrate the very best property schemes to ceiling windows, to increase natural Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, need and willingness to make use of digital Commenting on the findings, Adam impact on saving time while also enhancing in the East Midlands. daylight, and smart use of materials have all said: “We are really pleased that London solutions (all but 4% of people were open Williams, Awards’ Head of Products and and preserving the standards of Turner & Townsend Nottingham, who helped to contribute to the building’s Road Fire Station has been recognised to greater use of digital learning) to help Services, said: “What we hear regularly from educational experiences. appointed CPMG Architects, acted as lead energy-saving attributes. We’re proud to with two RICS awards, and since opening meet current and emerging challenges. FE colleges is that investing in digital doesn’t “Perhaps our most impactful consultant providing project management, have delivered a safe and highly efficient in September 2016, the station has made However, despite the Government’s automatically mean feeling its benefits. innovation is Y-Mark {insert link} a cost management and design services. building that is also saving the fire service a real positive impact on the surrounding focus on increasing digital skills and digital What’s crucial is linking this with guidance self-marking workbook to support internal The judges identified the three-storey money thanks to its lower running costs.” communities, as well as the environment. inclusion, and a pressing need in many and support on how to integrate digital assessment and free up a huge amount of building on behalf of Nottinghamshire Fire Martin Gallagher managing director “The new location and purpose-built organisations to increase efficiencies in the learning into the classroom. time that could be better spent engaging and Rescue Service as ‘truly a piece of city (construction) for J Tomlinson added: station has provided us with the face of budget cuts, the majority were not “Over a third (39%) of those surveyed directly with learners. infrastructure’ that has ‘transformed the “Winning two RICS awards is great news opportunity to offer our firefighters yet feeling the potential benefits. admitted that one of their biggest daily Other free tools included in the YMCA service’ with a ‘great design’ and for the whole team involved in the project modern facilities and we are thrilled that 44% of institutions admitted having challenges was incorporating digital Awards package include an online ‘architectural detailing’ that is ‘more than to create a new fire station for our award-winning station will be able to access to digital tools, but using them learning tools into lesson plans, with a assessment platform for online booking bringing redevelopment to a declining site.’ Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. help to create safer communities for many infrequently. While, 12% reported not similar number (40%) highlighting this as and sitting external examinations, as well The site houses three fire engine bays, “The key members of the construction years to come.” using digital tools at all. one of their major concerns for the future. as mock assessments to help prepare modern training facilities and office space team alongside J Tomlinson were all Couch Perry Wilkes and Curtins, The Unlocking the Potential of Digital “We’ve addressed these issues within our learners for their exams. for Nottingham City Council’s Emergency Nottingham companies, and, as a structural engineers were also involved Learning Report from international package of digital learning tools to help Planning Team. Nottingham-based firm ourselves, we during the project. awarding organisation YMCA Awards, is immediately ease this problem for FE staff. More details on transforming your delivery Nick Gregory, director for CPMG said were proud to have played a part in based on a survey carried out with staff in “We believe that partners of FE colleges can be obtained by visiting the website, he was thrilled this project had been developing a new public service building 26 FE colleges in May 2017 and need to become better at listening to www.ymcaawards.co.uk/promo/ accompanies the launch of a range of feedback from staff about their experiences transform-your-delivery digital learning tools designed to address with digital learning and where they most Alupro announces a new milestone reached for aluminium drink can recycling in the UK as recycling rate reaches 70% even out of ten aluminium drink cans aluminium cans makes a major contribution reprocessors and exporters to ensure sold in the UK in 2016 were recycled, to the European metal packaging sector’s that all material collected for recycling is S according to the Aluminium ambition to reach and exceed an average reported through the issuing of Packaging Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro).