Rubbish Locker Doors

Here is a note from the BEO about rubbish locker doors.  See here for a picture of what they are talking about.

The note from the BEO:

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Rubbish Locker Doors

Following a recent inspection by the City of London’s Fire Safety Officer, we have had to remind all our cleaning staff, to ensure all the lockers by the front doors are left locked when shut, after rubbish collection has taken place.

We understand that this may be an inconvenience to some of you but as the lockers form part of the fire safety compartmentation, it is essential they are left shut at all times.

We are aware that there are a number of broken locker doors or locks across the estate, and these are being dealt with. The cleaners have also been reminded to report any faulty doors or locks in the future.

Over time, some of you may have lost the keys, or not had them passed on to you by the previous owners. If this is the case you can borrow one from the Porter/Concierge but you can also purchase one from the local hardware shop such as City Hardware on Goswell road, and ask for the Barbican square rubbish locker key.

Please be reminded that the lockers are there for this purpose and with regular rubbish collections across the Estate, there should be no need to leave anything out in the communal areas.

Thank you for your assistance and understanding with this matter.

How does the Barbican Estate buy its energy?

From the BEO:

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How does the Barbican Estate buy its energy?

The City of London has arrangements in place with LASER ENERGY /TGP until September 2025 to purchase electricity and gas in advance using a flexible approach to obtain the best possible outcome. Procurement is via a Framework Agreement established by LASER Energy (which is part of the Commercial Services Energy Division, a company wholly owned by Kent County Council).

A procurement Framework Agreement is an agreement put in place with a provider or range of providers that enables buyers to place orders for services. Framework Agreements are used by individual buyers to combine requirements and source services at lower prices, or with special added benefits and/or more advantageous conditions.

LASER Energy has undertaken an open tendering competition to establish a shortlist of best value electricity and gas suppliers. TGP is the supplier selected to provide electricity and gas supplies.

The City, and LASER Energy, closely monitor the utilities markets and sets caps to ensure that purchases are made within a defined budget, and if the market prices rise to that level then supplies are purchased to secure against any further rises. If prices should then fall, the cap price is dropped until the bottom of the market is reached. The City wish to enter into agreements at the earliest opportunity to ensure it has the best chance to secure low prices from the market.

The wholesale market price accounts for around 52 % of delivered costs with third party charges (non-commodity costs) accounting for the remainder. The third party charges are mandatory charges and include network costs, i.e. the costs of transporting the energy to the point where it is used, and environmental levies.

Commodity and non-commodity prices are finalised each October for the following 12 months so the rates (price per kilowatt hour remains static). Amounts payable are then adjustable by reference to consumption.

Approximately 50% of our electricity will be provided via a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) from October 22 onwards, and the prices have been set for 3 years. The prices set for each year will be subject to annual CPI indexation.