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Corps Security in Salvation Army Homes win

Corps Security has won a contract to deliver guarding services for Salvation Army Homes’ supported housing project, Bruce House, in Westminster. The deal will see two dedicated security officers based on site, supported by a wider relief and cover team. ...

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Double win for Chequers

Soft services provider, Chequers, has been awarded two five-year contracts, worth £1.9 million annually, with Midland Heart, one of the Midlands’ largest housing associations. The deals will see Chequers deliver cleaning and grounds maintenance services across more than 1,600 of Midland ...

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Equans secures second contract with Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils after warm homes success

Equans has been re-appointed by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils to deliver vital energy efficiency retrofit works across their most disadvantaged households. Under Wave 2 of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF), Equans has supported the councils to ...

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Executive chair appointment at Cardo Group

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 ...

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Delivering the UK’s Warm Homes Plan: BSRIA presents the case for performance testing of domestic retrofit projects

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 ...

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Mears Group in Leeds City Council win

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 ...

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Dame Clare Tickell appointed non-executive director at Mears Group

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 ...

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The Guinness Partnership and five partners sign long-term contracts 

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 ...

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Novus secures 15-year contract with The Guinness Partnership across the South West

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 ...

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United Infrastructure wins £364m contract with The Guinness Partnership

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 ...

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