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Mears welcomes Social Housing White Paper, but says we should go further

|Date: 20 November, 2020

Mears welcomes Social Housing White Paper, but says we should go further

Mears are very pleased to see the Government has remained true to the spirit of the Green Paper, which so ...

Mears are very pleased to see the Government has remained true to the spirit of the Green Paper, which sought to answer a lot of tough questions about how we treat residents in this country following ...

20 November, 2020
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Mears strengthens position in South-West with Exeter Repairs and Maintenance bid

|Date: 23 October, 2020

Mears strengthens position in South-West with Exeter Repairs and Maintenance bid

Mears is pleased to announce that from 01 December 2020, they have been appointed to be Exeter City Counc ...

Mears is pleased to announce that from 01 December 2020, they have been appointed to be Exeter City Council’s partner to deliver the new Integrated Asset Management contract which supersedes the curre ...

23 October, 2020
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Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

|Date: 7 May, 2020

Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly th ...

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly that we carried on doing our jobs to ensure that those who are vulnerable could stay in their hom ...

7 May, 2020
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Ensuring accountability to residents, tenants and local people

|Date: 21 April, 2020

Ensuring accountability to residents, tenants and local people

Providers must be accountable to residents, tenants and local people for the services they deliver, says ...

Providers must be accountable to residents, tenants and local people for the services they deliver, says Mears. Earlier this year Mears commissioned the think tank Localis to review the Social Value A ...

21 April, 2020
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Mears Group wins Crawley repairs contract

|Date: 2 March, 2020

Mears Group wins Crawley repairs contract

Crawley Borough Council has appointed Mears as one of two new contractors to manage the maintenance of co ...

Crawley Borough Council has appointed Mears as one of two new contractors to manage the maintenance of council homes around the town. The Cabinet agreed recommendations to appoint Mears Group at their ...

2 March, 2020
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Mears named in Sunday Times Best 25 Big Companies 2020

|Date: 26 February, 2020

Mears named in Sunday Times Best 25 Big Companies 2020

Mears has achieved a One to Watch status award from Best Companies, the specialists whose recognition pro ...

Mears has achieved a One to Watch status award from Best Companies, the specialists whose recognition programme is the standard for workplace engagement. This is the second year Mears has made the lis ...

26 February, 2020
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Mears leading the way for social value in the housing sector

|Date: 3 February, 2020

Mears leading the way for social value in the housing sector

Social Value International — the global organisation that promotes and champions social value — has given ...

Social Value International — the global organisation that promotes and champions social value — has given Mears Group a Level 1 social value certification for their activity. Mears are the first organ ...

3 February, 2020
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Mears wins new housing development contract in North Lanarkshire

|Date: 29 November, 2019

Mears wins new housing development contract in North Lanarkshire

Mears New Homes has won a new contract with North Lanarkshire Council, worth £2.8m, to build an entire sc ...

Mears New Homes has won a new contract with North Lanarkshire Council, worth £2.8m, to build an entire scheme of 16 dwellings at Plains Village in Airdrie, on the site of a former primary school earma ...

29 November, 2019
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Rotherham Council awards repairs and maintenance contracts

|Date: 5 November, 2019

Rotherham Council awards repairs and maintenance contracts

Rotherham Council has appointed two delivery partners — Mears and ENGIE — to provide the repairs and main ...

Rotherham Council has appointed two delivery partners — Mears and ENGIE — to provide the repairs and maintenance service to the Council’s 20,500 council properties, with the new contracts starting on ...

5 November, 2019
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Mears Group | Housing sector at the forefront on social mobility

|Date: 23 October, 2019

Mears Group | Housing sector at the forefront on social mobility

Housing needs to shout about its work on social mobility, says Alan Long, Executive Director at Mears Gro ...

Housing needs to shout about its work on social mobility, says Alan Long, Executive Director at Mears Group. Mears Group is very proud to have been listed in the top 75 UK employers who have taken the ...

23 October, 2019
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