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Platform invests in Boards of the Future

|Date: 25 April, 2024

Platform invests in Boards of the Future

Earlier this month Platform Housing Group launched its “Board Member Introductory Course” in a bid to coa ...

Earlier this month Platform Housing Group launched its “Board Member Introductory Course” in a bid to coach colleagues who have an aspiration in becoming a board member one day in their career journey ...

25 April, 2024
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Annual WISH survey highlights gender bias in social housing

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Annual WISH survey highlights gender bias in social housing

More than half of social housing professionals feel that the opinions of women working in the sector get ...

More than half of social housing professionals feel that the opinions of women working in the sector get overlooked in their organisations because of their gender, according to new research released o ...

8 March, 2024
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Housing associations look to leaders of the future to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 6 March, 2024

Housing associations look to leaders of the future to tackle housing crisis

Young people encouraged to pursue careers in housing as sector marks Scottish Apprenticeships Week. Young ...

Young people encouraged to pursue careers in housing as sector marks Scottish Apprenticeships Week. Young people have been urged to pursue apprenticeships in housing as the sector looks to put recruit ...

6 March, 2024
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Building opportunities for all!

|Date: 16 June, 2023

Building opportunities for all!

A regeneration partnership committed to helping local communities construct a career in the housing indus ...

A regeneration partnership committed to helping local communities construct a career in the housing industry is launching a construction skills event in Sheffield. Hosted at the Construction Design Ce ...

16 June, 2023
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Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

|Date: 8 March, 2023

Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

New figures released on International Women’s Day 2023 (8th March) reveal that 28% of housing professiona ...

New figures released on International Women’s Day 2023 (8th March) reveal that 28% of housing professionals have recently experienced sexism in the workplace whilst a quarter (25%) say there are barri ...

8 March, 2023
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57-year-old who left school at 15 is taking his career to the next level with an apprenticeship

|Date: 8 February, 2023

57-year-old who left school at 15 is taking his career to the next level with an apprenticeship

A 57-year-old dad-of-two from Cheshire who has gone back to school after 40 years to study for an apprent ...

A 57-year-old dad-of-two from Cheshire who has gone back to school after 40 years to study for an apprenticeship, says he has ‘never looked back’ since. Charlie Barnard, who works for progressive lan ...

8 February, 2023
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Glidevale Protect unveils its new fire rated internal membrane — Protect FrameFoil FR

Schools strongly support heat decarbonisation, but barriers hinder progress, according to new Baxi research

VIVID and Barclays deliver first ever loan to retrofit social housing under £1.3bn NWF scheme

Construction sees spring surge as housing powers ahead

RPS Group secures £6.2m retrofit contract with Broadacres Housing Association

Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

Thousands of social tenants at risk of losing heating and hot water amid RTS switch-off

Fusion21 announces suppliers appointed to £1.5bn Decarbonisation Framework

Survey shows local authority and housing association procurement teams are undertrained, understaffed and under pressure

Last brick laid at Thurrock’s new Community Diagnostic Centre

Platform invests in Boards of the Future

Platform invests in Boards of the Future

Building opportunities for all!

Building opportunities for all!

Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

57-year-old who left school at 15 is taking his career to the next level with an apprenticeship

57-year-old who left school at 15 is taking his career to the next level with an apprenticeship