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We are looking to connect with regional subcontractors interested in contributing to the delivery of General Building, Electrical, Roofing and Scaffolding work across the West Midlands, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. 

We are particularly interested in talking to subcontractors who:

• Turnover in excess of £1million annually
• Have recent regional experience
• Hold an  appropriate health and safety accreditation

If you fit the bill, please choose your location and click to find out more. We will give an overview of our expansion ambitions, our schedule and what we expect from our subcontractors.

Tuesday, 24 September 24, 2019 from 10am - 12 noon at Becketts Farm, Alcester Road, Wythall, B47 6AJ

Wednesday, 25 September 2019 from 2pm to 4pm at Washingborough Hall Hotel, Church Hill
Washingborough LN4 1BE

Thursday, 26 September 2019 from 2pm to 4pm at The Angel, 37 High Street,
Market Harborough LE16 7AF
 

Property Care, our repairs and maintenance service arm, are starting to deliver on ambitious growth plans across the whole of the Group, starting in Lincolnshire and the Midlands with an aim to roll out across all our service areas.

Pictured: Malcolm Kaszicks 

Malcolm Kaszics, who is based in Louth, has been appointed Assistant Director of Property Care for the Central and East Region and reports that the expansion of the Property Care’s in house maintenance teams see’s two new posts being based at our Lincolnshire hub.  These are the first new posts to be created in this area in the last 2 and half years and is only the start. Void works and responsive repairs, which were previously outsourced, will be bought back in house with opportunities for any affected individuals to become part of our Property Care business through TUPE arrangements.

We are currently looking to recruit a Maintenance Manager and a Plumber but there will be more vacancies being advertised over the next few months, including apprentice opportunities and work experience placements in conjunction with local schools, all of which will be advertised on this website on the 'Join our team' page - as well as through our Twitter @Platformhousing and our LinkedIn page 

Dennis Evans, Group Property Care Director said “Our vision is to have a highly skilled workforce delivering local, customer centred services that enhance the customer experience, but also delivers value for money and wider social value in terms of local employment opportunities, apprenticeships and work experience placements for local people.  This is a very exciting time for Property Care.”

To apply for an vacancies with Platform Housing Group, see the 'Join our team' page of this website

A survey amongst housing associations in the UK has placed Platform Housing Group in prime position.

Platform Housing Group – which is made up of Fortis Living and Waterloo Housing – has come in at number five in a recent survey of the top 50 biggest builders by Inside Housing magazine.

The annual survey has announced that the Group – which owns 46,000 homes in total – completed 1598 homes during 2018/19, at an investment of £228.5million.

Richard Grounds, Group Commercial Director at Platform Housing Group, said: “One of the principle reasons behind the merger between Fortis Living and Waterloo Housing was to build more homes.  We are therefore absolutely delighted with this achievement in Platform’s first year which is testimony to our robust and strong position within the housing sector. We have made great strides in working towards our objective to build 2000 homes a year. Congratulations to all those who have worked hard to achieve this; we look forward to a bright and successful future.”

Platform Housing Group provides more than 45,000 homes from Herefordshire in the West to the Lincolnshire coast in the East, and from the Derbyshire Dales in the North to the Cotswolds in the South.

Platform Housing Group are pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Froude as our new Group Chief Executive

Elizabeth joins the Group following a successful seven years as deputy chief executive officer at Notting Hill Genesis, one of the UK’s largest housing associations. She has also been more recently involved in supporting the establishment of the new sector funding vehicle, MORhomes.

Elizabeth began her housing career in 2005 when she started a 13 week contract with Parkside Housing. This eventually spanned 7 years and led to the creation of the Radian Group, the only 3-way merger in housing to this day.

Elizabeth has an excellent record of accomplishment working in a number of sectors in both the UK and abroad, in operationally focused roles involving process improvement, change, mergers and buy outs. 

Dennis Sleath, chair of the Platform Housing Group Board, said: “The appointment of Elizabeth as our new group chief executive comes at a very exciting time for the company as we enter a period of continued growth and change.  She is a highly dynamic individual with extensive experience in transformation and integration projects.  We are confident that Elizabeth will lead the company into the future with assurance.  We are absolutely thrilled to welcome her and look forward to working with her.”

Elizabeth said: “I am truly looking forward to joining this great organisation as they start the next step in their evolution. They have a strong legacy and I can already see it has many great people with a passion for good customer service and strong stakeholder engagement. They are much respected as an organisation and I hope I can encourage everyone at Platform to join me in being innovative and brave as we endeavour to make them even greater.”

Elizabeth will take up the position on 8^th July 2019 and takes over the leadership from the retiring group chief executive, David Pickering.