2022

APSE is delighted to once again announce we will be returning to the picturesque town as part of APSE Scotland’s Fleet, Waste and Grounds Seminar 2022. The event features Scotland’s largest trade exhibition of its kind, as well as ample opportunities for learning though our panel discussions. 

APSE Training’s hugely popular Carbon Literacy course has been a real source of inspiration for Wirral Council, as it aspires to become a net carbon neutral council by 2030.

Colchester Borough Council has developed an ambitious scheme that pioneers the use of convenient, green electric cargo bikes in the town. Emily Harrup, Transport and Sustainability Joint Lead, provides an overview. 

Duncan Laird, Head of Urban Places at the National Trust, talks reimagining Manchester’s Castlefield viaduct; Creating a cultural, heritage and greenspace amenity in the heart of the city.

On 25 April, findings from APSE’s latest State of the Market on Allotments were cited on a news item for BBC Breakfast. Filmed on location at an allotment site in Derby, BBC journalist Nina Warhurst looked at the pressure on allotment plots across the UK. 

Richard Partington, managing director of AceOn Energy, an APSE Energy Approved Partner, explains why we are at a tipping point when it comes to the climate emergency and why the time to act is now.

West Lindsey District Council has submitted an, expression of interest in the potential future acquisition of RAF Scampton.

Help APSE develop an accurate snapshot of their use throughout the sector. 

On 5 March 2022, APSE held its first in-person Street Cleansing Seminar for over two years at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham. Matt Ellis, APSE Communications Officer, provides a summary of the day’s speakers and the topics of discussion. 

APSE Energy's latest report is an online-only publication, which helps to inform local authority officers and councillors about the benefits of heat networks. The report is free to access for APSE energy members. 

Highlights from the APSE Scotland Online Soft Facilities Management Seminar 2022, held online on Tuesday 29 March 2022

APSE is proud to once again sponsor the "Best Council Services Team" at the MJ Achievement Awards 2022.

From utilising council assets and land for generation from a range of renewable sources, to adapting a fabric first approach to building design, local authorities will be key to securing the energy needs of the UK in the coming decades. Paul O'Brien, APSE Chief Executive.

APSE was delighted to join Commissioner of Active Travel England, Chairman of Sport England and Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman MBE to provide a local government perspective on the issues surrounding active environments and active travel policy.

APSE is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Innovation Awards for highways, street lighting and winter maintenance services. These Awards celebrate outstanding local councils that use innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the current challenges facing their frontline services.

APSE has partnered alongside other organisations to urge governments across the UK to make the right decision to include litter payments in EPR; holding the packaging producers to account on litter. This will contribute to necessary measures such as cleansing and infrastructure, and will also help raise funds that put prevention at the heart of any plan for a litter-free nation.

Highlights from the APSE Equalities, Inclusion & Diversity Seminar 2022, held online on 15 March.

The signatories to this statement have come together to call for the creation of a Sport Environment and Climate Coalition (SECC), to lead and coordinate the sector’s efforts on climate change and environmental sustainability.