2017

EU Thresholds: Are you at your limit?: Kate Webster of Walker Morris LLP spoke to us about the procurement process for small contracts - make sure you're doing it right.

Leading the way in underground refuse bins: APSE Senior Consultant Paddy Knowles was recently invited to Lyon, France, to learn more about how underground refuse storage systems are being used and developed by other European countries.

Meet the new APSE staff!: We've recently welcomed four new faces to the APSE team. Find out more about them and their roles here.

Be the leaders of public service reform: Sally Loudon, Chief Executive of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), discusses the place of councillors and local authorities in our current changing political landscape. Though specific to Scotland, Sally’s message resonates with councils across the UK.

Performance networks seminar report back: Missed out on the 2016 performance networks seminar? Here's all you need to know from our excellent speakers.

Greener schools, brighter future: We spoke to Rich Hurst, Education Development Advisor for Durham County Council, about their School Carbon Reduction Programme and the effect it has had on the Council’s overall carbon emissions.

APSE Annual Service Awards 2017: The Association for Public Service Excellence will be once again hosting the Annual Service Awards for all local authorities and their public sector partners across the United Kingdom.

Clean, Green, Emission-Cutting Machines: We look at two excellent projects being carried out in London by Camden Council and the City of London Corporation, who are working to improve air pollution levels in the capital.

A new direction for Meals on Wheels: Neel Radia, national chair of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC), discusses the findings of new research into Meals on Wheels provision. It highlights a worrying trend for this service, but also shows ways for local councils to continue to provide Meals on Wheels without breaking the bank.

Leading the way in renewable energy and low carbon transport: We spoke to Barbara Whiting, Lead Officer Renewables Enterprise and Environment, and Tom Henderson, Service Manager Fleet Operations, both from Fife Council, in a bid to learn more about their work with renewable energy and their hydrogen bin lorries – something that they believe may be a world first.

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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.