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Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

|Date: 3 May, 2023

Building skills for life and empowering change: Social change organisation renovating homes and transforming lives in South Wales

An unemployed woman from Neath in South Wales, who lacked the confidence, skills, and qualifications to k ...

An unemployed woman from Neath in South Wales, who lacked the confidence, skills, and qualifications to kick-start her career, has now secured a job in the construction industry following a placement ...

3 May, 2023
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Stantec | Turning wasted public sector land into assets

|Date: 2 March, 2023

Stantec | Turning wasted public sector land into assets

Local authorities are commonly asset rich yet cash poor. However, if they look in the right places, many ...

Local authorities are commonly asset rich yet cash poor. However, if they look in the right places, many have an opportunity to turn liabilities and dead space into true assets that achieve their fina ...

2 March, 2023
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Orbit Group: a very strong performance in an extraordinary year

|Date: 2 September, 2022

Orbit Group: a very strong performance in an extraordinary year

Orbit Group, one of the UK’s largest contributors of affordable housing, reaffirms its clear market stand ...

Orbit Group, one of the UK’s largest contributors of affordable housing, reaffirms its clear market standing and robust financial strategy with the delivery of a very strong performance for the year e ...

2 September, 2022
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Perry Barr Residential Scheme smashes job creation target

|Date: 18 March, 2022

Perry Barr Residential Scheme smashes job creation target

The international property and investment group, Lendlease, has announced that more than 500 jobs have no ...

The international property and investment group, Lendlease, has announced that more than 500 jobs have now been created during construction of the Perry Barr Residential Scheme in Birmingham. Lendleas ...

18 March, 2022
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New development will showcase local artists’ talent

|Date: 31 January, 2022

New development will showcase local artists’ talent

Three local artists are competing to have their artwork permanently displayed in a new housing developmen ...

Three local artists are competing to have their artwork permanently displayed in a new housing development. The talented trio have submitted designs to housing provider Grand Union Housing Group which ...

31 January, 2022
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Livv Housing Group delivers £51.7m in social value benefiting the Knowsley community

|Date: 13 October, 2021

Livv Housing Group delivers £51.7m in social value benefiting the Knowsley community

Livv Housing Group has created more than £51m worth of social value for Knowsley communities in the past ...

Livv Housing Group has created more than £51m worth of social value for Knowsley communities in the past year. Through job creation, supporting young people and funding social enterprises, Livv Housin ...

13 October, 2021
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One Vision Housing bring 30 new affordable apartments to Sefton

|Date: 24 August, 2021

One Vision Housing bring 30 new affordable apartments to Sefton

One Vision Housing (OVH), part of The Sovini Group, has completed its project to redevelop the site of th ...

One Vision Housing (OVH), part of The Sovini Group, has completed its project to redevelop the site of the former Cabbage Pub in Netherton, Sefton, tranforming it into new affordable homes. The land o ...

24 August, 2021
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Partnership celebrates big regeneration milestone for Sheffield

|Date: 15 July, 2021

Partnership celebrates big regeneration milestone for Sheffield

A regeneration partnership, which has created over 800 jobs, 75 apprenticeships and spent more than £80m ...

A regeneration partnership, which has created over 800 jobs, 75 apprenticeships and spent more than £80m with construction businesses in the South Yorkshire region, has completed its 1,000th home. The ...

15 July, 2021
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VIVID launches charitable arm to provide long-term community investment

|Date: 15 February, 2021

VIVID launches charitable arm to provide long-term community investment

VIVID’s new charitable arm, VIVID Plus, has now officially launched with an ambition to help its communit ...

VIVID’s new charitable arm, VIVID Plus, has now officially launched with an ambition to help its communities thrive. VIVID Plus invests in tenancy sustainment services, to provide people with tailored ...

15 February, 2021
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Soaring demand for apprenticeships at believe housing

|Date: 30 September, 2019

Soaring demand for apprenticeships at believe housing

More than 130 hopefuls are battling it out for the latest apprentice positions at believe housing as dema ...

More than 130 hopefuls are battling it out for the latest apprentice positions at believe housing as demand for development opportunities in roles such as bricklaying and business admin have soared. A ...

30 September, 2019
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