Jane Nelson, Co-Founder of Cardo Group, a leading provider of building maintenance and improvement services to social housing providers and public bodies, has been appointed into the new role of Executive Chair as the company enters its next phase of ...

BSRIA has launched its white paper ‘Retrofit Testing For Warm Homes’, calling for building performance testing to be made a core component of all Government-funded retrofit projects. At a time of rising energy costs and growing global price volatility, the ...

Leeds City Council has appointed Mears Group to deliver a five-year repairs and maintenance contract. The contract, worth around £18.5 million annually, will commence in October 2026 and will see Mears deliver responsive repairs as well as cyclical maintenance services to ...

Mears Group, a leading provider of services to the housing sector, has announced the appointment of Dame Clare Tickell as a Non-Executive Director to its Board as of 1 April 2026. An experienced Non-Executive Director, Dame Tickell will help to ...

The Guinness Partnership, one of England’s largest housing associations, has formally signed five contractors to new long-term agreements, to deliver its planned maintenance and investment programme. Valued at over £1 billion, the contracts span the next 15 years. The contractors and regions they ...

Novus Property Solutions has been awarded a 15-year planned improvement and major works contract, valued at £11 million per annum with The Guinness Partnership in the South West. The contract, which reinforces a a 14-year strong relationship, will see the ...

United Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Social Infrastructure, has been appointed to deliver planned maintenance and investment across the North West and Greater Manchester on behalf of The Guinness Partnership, one of the largest affordable housing providers in England. The contract represents a ...

Leading regulatory and microbiological testing house MSL Solution Providers has expanded its CleanSure Hygiene Auditing Solution to include air quality testing. The addition of air plate testing, alongside existing swab testing, enables landlords, councils, housing associations, and facilities management (FM) ...

Acivico FM has been awarded a place on the Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) Active Fire Framework, strengthening its ability to provide high‑quality fire safety consultancy services to local authorities, combined authorities, ALMOs and associations that provide social housing for tenants ...

In a bid to cut costs, prevent damp and mould and provide healthier homes for armed forces families, Vivo Defence Services is trialling electric heated wallpaper in military housing. VIVO is carrying out data monitored testing at two homes in ...