2019

 As part of our ‘APSE at 20’ series, we will be asking key figures in the sector about their dramatic changes that have occurred over these transformative years and what potentially lies ahead. In this edition, we spoke to Heather Jameson, Editor at the MJ. 

New analysis from the King’s Fund shows that rising disability among working-age adults and a growth in the number of people over 65 is putting rising pressure on the adult social care system in England, with more people requesting care but fewer people receiving it.

APSE Chief Executive Paul O'Brien was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours to discuss the flooding of roadside gullies across the UK - and what local authorities are doing to address this issue. 

This year’s Big Energy Summit in Warwick was our biggest yet - featuring over 150 delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors. Charlotte Banks, APSE Energy Research and Project Officer, reports back on a seminar buzzing with ideas on municipal energy.

The Landscape Institute has published a new plant health and biosecurity toolkit to help built environment professionals combat Britain’s biggest pests and diseases. 

1999 was the year the Association of Direct Labour Organisations (ADLO) became APSE. As part of our ‘APSE at 20’ series, we will be asking key figures in the sector about their journey over these transformative years, and how APSE has helped them adapt and progress along the way.

Rick Green, Chairman of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, provides a summary of this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey. 

APSE is delighted to welcome money broker’s RP Martin to the APSE Energy Approved Partner scheme.

The Local Government Physical Activity Partnership is a collective body of organisations who are either responsible for or have an interest in the provision of local services and opportunities to enable individuals and communities to become more physically active. 

East Ayrshire Council’s Respectful Funeral Service is the first of its kind in Scotland. Their innovative approach has improved wellbeing and addressed issues relating to funeral poverty; providing a service that is dignified, affordable, and local.    

Congratulations and a warm welcome to WAMITAB, an awarding  organisation that develops qualifications for those working in resource management and recycling; cleaning and street cleansing; facilities management and parking from operative through to management level. 

APSE is delighted to welcome Hanson Asphalt and Contracting Services to the APSE Approved Partner scheme.

To produce a skilled workforce that will meet the needs of the 21st-century business, Swansea Council’s Corporate Building & Property Services has embarked on a major programme of staff training. Learn how this Service Award-winning initiative is helping the Council “resource for the future.”

APSE is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Highways and Street Lighting Apprentice Awards, in addition to the winners of the Highways, Street Lighting and Winter Maintenance Innovation Awards. 

Congratulations and a warm welcome to WJ Group, the UK’s leading specialist road marking business.

The introduction of the “Edge of Care Service” by Cheshire West and Chester Council has led to a significant reduction in the number of children between the ages of nine and 15 years going in to care. APSE Direct spoke to Emma Taylor, the Council’s Director of Children’s Services, about this remarkable APSE Service Award-winning initiative. 

APSE is disappointed that the Chancellor failed to take the opportunity to confirm an end date to austerity, particularly given the dire state of local government finance.

All of Warrington Borough Council ‘s commercial investments to date have been successful. APSE Direct caught up with Danny Mather, Head of the Council’s Corporate Finance team, to learn more about how the authority’s enterprising culture has opened up a number of exciting opportunities.