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Building opportunities to tackle skills shortage

|Date: 20 February, 2024

Building opportunities to tackle skills shortage

A partnership responsible for transforming Newcastle’s West End, is providing the opportunity for local d ...

A partnership responsible for transforming Newcastle’s West End, is providing the opportunity for local developers and contractors to support an initiative, which is tackling the construction skills s ...

20 February, 2024
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Pagabo reaches £6bn social value enabled milestone

|Date: 16 January, 2024

Pagabo reaches £6bn social value enabled milestone

National framework provider Pagabo has successfully hit its biggest social value milestone to date, achie ...

National framework provider Pagabo has successfully hit its biggest social value milestone to date, achieving £6bn in social value enabled through works and services procured through its collection of ...

16 January, 2024
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Chipping away at the skills shortage

|Date: 22 November, 2023

Chipping away at the skills shortage

A Wakefield based joinery firm’s team is feeling chipper, after scooping an award for its commitment to s ...

A Wakefield based joinery firm’s team is feeling chipper, after scooping an award for its commitment to skills, training and local employment. Joinery Direct, established in 2005, has been awarded sub ...

22 November, 2023
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Whitlawburn transformed thanks to partnership approach

|Date: 24 August, 2023

Whitlawburn transformed thanks to partnership approach

The community has undergone a dramatic change in recent years thanks to a unique partnership approach by ...

The community has undergone a dramatic change in recent years thanks to a unique partnership approach by South Lanarkshire Council, CCG, hub South West Scotland and West Whitlawburn Housing Co-op. The ...

24 August, 2023
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Caddick named as construction partner by City of York Council on its first zero carbon homes project

|Date: 7 June, 2022

Caddick named as construction partner by City of York Council on its first zero carbon homes project

Contracts have been signed to build 112 certified Passivhaus homes as part of the council’s Housing Deliv ...

Contracts have been signed to build 112 certified Passivhaus homes as part of the council’s Housing Delivery Programme. This ambitious council-led programme is building 600 homes across the city. Betw ...

7 June, 2022
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Work starts on 331 homes to meet Durham’s housing need

|Date: 18 May, 2022

Work starts on 331 homes to meet Durham’s housing need

Following the success of a mixed-tenure development in County Durham, which completed last year, work on ...

Following the success of a mixed-tenure development in County Durham, which completed last year, work on a second, much larger £60.4m phase, is now underway — continuing the mission to meet local hous ...

18 May, 2022
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Hill appointed to build new Families and Homes Hub

|Date: 1 February, 2022

Hill appointed to build new Families and Homes Hub

Waltham Forest Council has appointed Hill Partnerships Ltd to build the new Families and Homes Hub, on th ...

Waltham Forest Council has appointed Hill Partnerships Ltd to build the new Families and Homes Hub, on the site of the former Wood Street Library. The Families & Homes Hub will provide a range of ...

1 February, 2022
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Mears Ranked as a Top 75 employer in 2021 for Social Mobility

|Date: 29 November, 2021

Mears Ranked as a Top 75 employer in 2021 for Social Mobility

For the third year running, Mears has been ranked as one of the top employers in the Social Mobility Empl ...

For the third year running, Mears has been ranked as one of the top employers in the Social Mobility Employer Index, the leading authority on employer best practice, for its commitment and advocacy su ...

29 November, 2021
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Construction calling — local organisations team up to provide vital work experience

|Date: 28 July, 2021

Construction calling — local organisations team up to provide vital work experience

Local landlord Coastline Housing is beginning a series of work placements on its new affordable housing d ...

Local landlord Coastline Housing is beginning a series of work placements on its new affordable housing developments to give people a taste of a career in construction. The housing charity is currentl ...

28 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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