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Plentific expands footprint in social housing sector with five new clients

|Date: 12 April, 2024

Plentific expands footprint in social housing sector with five new clients

The London Borough of Lambeth, Concept Housing Association, PA Housing, Settle Housing and The Guinness P ...

The London Borough of Lambeth, Concept Housing Association, PA Housing, Settle Housing and The Guinness Partnership have chosen to streamline their property management services with Plentific, adoptin ...

12 April, 2024
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Social housing residents call for centralised and tech-enabled solutions to improve communication with landlords

|Date: 25 January, 2024

Social housing residents call for centralised and tech-enabled solutions to improve communication with landlords

Communication channels between UK housing providers and their residents need to be remodelled to enhance ...

Communication channels between UK housing providers and their residents need to be remodelled to enhance repairs and maintenance performance, according to new research launched by real-time property s ...

25 January, 2024
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Mears Group celebrates recognition as one of Best Companies to work for

|Date: 10 November, 2022

Mears Group celebrates recognition as one of Best Companies to work for

Mears Group Plc is celebrating being named as one of the UK’s Best Companies to work for. Now in our four ...

Mears Group Plc is celebrating being named as one of the UK’s Best Companies to work for. Now in our fourth year of accreditation, Mears, the largest provider of repairs and maintenance, housing manag ...

10 November, 2022
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Mears appointed to South Cambridgeshire District Council repairs and maintenance service

|Date: 11 October, 2022

Mears appointed to South Cambridgeshire District Council repairs and maintenance service

South Cambridgeshire District Council has appointed Mears as its repairs and maintenance contractor with ...

South Cambridgeshire District Council has appointed Mears as its repairs and maintenance contractor with plans for a renewed and extended service, for the district’s 5,200 council homes. The contract, ...

11 October, 2022
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New contract extension in the North-East for property services firm

|Date: 10 October, 2022

New contract extension in the North-East for property services firm

A national property services firm has secured more work to keep North-East homes warm for housing associa ...

A national property services firm has secured more work to keep North-East homes warm for housing association Home Group. Merseyside-based Liberty, which provides heating, compliance and repairs work ...

10 October, 2022
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Competition opens to deliver new training and support programme for social housing residents

|Date: 16 August, 2022

Competition opens to deliver new training and support programme for social housing residents

A £500,000 government grant to provide training, boost confidence and offer toolkits for residents on a r ...

A £500,000 government grant to provide training, boost confidence and offer toolkits for residents on a range of social housing issues has opened for bids. The Resident Opportunities and Empowerment p ...

16 August, 2022
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Kier Places | Evolving the public sector estate

|Date: 27 June, 2022

Kier Places | Evolving the public sector estate

Mark Whittaker, Managing Director of Kier Places, discusses evolving the public sector estate to adapt to ...

Mark Whittaker, Managing Director of Kier Places, discusses evolving the public sector estate to adapt to a changing world. As Charles Darwin once said, it’s not the strongest nor most intelligent of ...

27 June, 2022
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Drone Corner | Accurate inspections and data capture

|Date: 20 June, 2022

Drone Corner | Accurate inspections and data capture

Grace Hammond, Account Manager at Vantage UAV — the NHF preferred drone services supplier — drills down o ...

Grace Hammond, Account Manager at Vantage UAV — the NHF preferred drone services supplier — drills down on the cost benefits of drones and how they make a difference to safe and accurate inspection an ...

20 June, 2022
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Partnership is key to asset management

|Date: 6 June, 2022

Partnership is key to asset management

Partnership is key to asset management, says Andrew Kilpatrick, Director of Assets, Caledonia Housing Ass ...

Partnership is key to asset management, says Andrew Kilpatrick, Director of Assets, Caledonia Housing Association. As we embrace post-pandemic life, social landlords as well as focussing on building n ...

6 June, 2022
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Richard Irvin FM wins new projects in Scotland and North of England over £670m in revenue

|Date: 3 May, 2022

Richard Irvin FM wins new projects in Scotland and North of England over £670m in revenue

Richard Irvin FM (RIFM), the leading provider of facilities management services, has won a series of new ...

Richard Irvin FM (RIFM), the leading provider of facilities management services, has won a series of new clients in Scotland and the North of England. The contracts and frameworks cover its housing, m ...

3 May, 2022
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