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Region’s golden housing opportunity can’t be squandered — Mayoral candidates told

|Date: 18 April, 2024

Region’s golden housing opportunity can’t be squandered — Mayoral candidates told

The West Midlands’ leading social landlords have joined forces to tell the candidates vying to be the reg ...

The West Midlands’ leading social landlords have joined forces to tell the candidates vying to be the region’s next Mayor that the next four years offers a golden opportunity for housing in the region ...

18 April, 2024
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Equans to progress the UK’s first net zero neighbourhood

|Date: 23 January, 2024

Equans to progress the UK’s first net zero neighbourhood

Equans has been appointed by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) to deliver on plans for the UK’s f ...

Equans has been appointed by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) to deliver on plans for the UK’s first Net Zero Neighbourhood. The landmark project in Brockmoor will look to tackle climate chan ...

23 January, 2024
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G F Tomlinson secures place on prestigious Procure Partnerships Framework

|Date: 18 September, 2023

G F Tomlinson secures place on prestigious Procure Partnerships Framework

Midlands-based contractor, G F Tomlinson, has successfully been selected for two lots on the Procure Part ...

Midlands-based contractor, G F Tomlinson, has successfully been selected for two lots on the Procure Partnerships Framework. Running from 1st November 2023 for four years, G F Tomlinson have been sele ...

18 September, 2023
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Citizen completes energy efficiency works thanks to grants from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

|Date: 5 September, 2023

Citizen completes energy efficiency works thanks to grants from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

Energy efficiency works on 95 homes in Coventry have been completed thanks to Social Housing Decarbonisat ...

Energy efficiency works on 95 homes in Coventry have been completed thanks to Social Housing Decarbonisation wave one funding. Citizen, a West Midlands based housing association, successfully bid for ...

5 September, 2023
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New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

|Date: 23 August, 2023

New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy ...

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy with the aim of fast-tracking the careers of 230 local retrofitters as the region looks to ram ...

23 August, 2023
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Keepmoat to deliver 4,000 new homes targeting net zero as it becomes new strategic partner of WMCA

|Date: 5 July, 2023

Keepmoat to deliver 4,000 new homes targeting net zero as it becomes new strategic partner of WMCA

Top 10 homebuilder Keepmoat announces it has become the latest strategic partner of the West Midlands Com ...

Top 10 homebuilder Keepmoat announces it has become the latest strategic partner of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with a commitment to build 4,000 additional new homes in the West Midla ...

5 July, 2023
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Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

|Date: 15 June, 2023

Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

Aston University is to receive £1.8m to transform the West Midlands into a powerhouse of low carbon produ ...

Aston University is to receive £1.8m to transform the West Midlands into a powerhouse of low carbon product development and commercialisation. The University will be building on its existing research ...

15 June, 2023
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Work starts on Citizen’s Wellington Road development in Handsworth, Birmingham

|Date: 8 June, 2023

Work starts on Citizen’s Wellington Road development in Handsworth, Birmingham

Building work has started to construct 19 affordable homes on the site of a former garden centre in Birmi ...

Building work has started to construct 19 affordable homes on the site of a former garden centre in Birmingham. Citizen, a housing association based across the West Midlands, has partnered with Enrok ...

8 June, 2023
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Funding supports local community hubs

|Date: 1 June, 2023

Funding supports local community hubs

Local housing association customers in the North and West Midlands have continued to receive a warm welco ...

Local housing association customers in the North and West Midlands have continued to receive a warm welcome and support at their community hubs, thanks to £30,000 funding from Platform Housing Group a ...

1 June, 2023
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Atkins to deliver masterplan for Homes England’s Rugby scheme

|Date: 27 April, 2023

Atkins to deliver masterplan for Homes England’s Rugby scheme

Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is set to deliver planning and design services for a major urban e ...

Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is set to deliver planning and design services for a major urban extension in the West Midlands. The scheme will make a significant contribution to meeting housi ...

27 April, 2023
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