Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Bradford

The chief executive of Bradford-based Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has responded to the Budget. In a statement, Lee Bloomfield said: “It is disappointing but not surprising that a commitment to build many more urgently needed affordable homes was absent from the Chancellor’s remarks. “Alongside the six-month extension to the Household Support...
Cym D’Souza has been appointed Vice Chair of Manningham Housing Association (MHA). She previously served as Chief Executive of Manchester-based Arawak Walton Housing Association, stepping down last autumn after almost 25 years in the post. Ms D’Souza is a well-known figure in UK housing having served from 2012-23 as Chair of...
Technology-led logistics company Advanced Supply Chain (ASC), part of Reconomy, has appointed Helen Firth as a Business Development Manager. In her new role, Helen will support ASC’s Commercial Team in growing its UK and pan-European client base and helping to expand its presence in key markets including fashion, homewares, toys...
SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) software, has promoted Andrew Booth to the position of vice president of technology – one of 16 promotions across its nearly 200-strong team. Andrew joined SmartSearch more than five years ago and has served as its head of...
Novus Property Solutions has successfully supported Manningham Housing Association (MHA) in its Wave 2.1 Social Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) bid, whereby the residents of Bradford will benefit from over £2 million of investment into retrofit installations to bring homes up to at least an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C rating. Through...
Bradford-based brewery equipment specialist, Collective Motion Brewing, is raising a glass to a record year of business with turnover up by 60% in 2023. The company, which supplies and services a wide range of production systems, has also seen revenue rise by 60%, largely through growing demand from independent brewers...
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has become the first and only housing association in the world to achieve the global Standard for Diversity and Inclusion in HR Management. Awarded following an on-site assessment and discussions with employees and other stakeholders, ISO 30415 is an internationally recognised certification designed to promote diversity...
West Yorkshire air conditioning firm Knight Engineers has pledged its support to some of the region’s neediest families by becoming a patron of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity. The Trust provides respite breaks to children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, disabled, have life-limiting conditions, or who have experienced poverty, trauma or...
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has been shortlisted in two categories for the Housing Digital Innovation Awards 2024. The BME-led organisation, which manages more than 1,400 affordable homes in Bradford and Keighley, is in the final running for the ‘Most Innovative Approach to Culture and Wellbeing’ prize as well as ‘Best...
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has launched a new WhatsApp bot to boost around the clock assistance for tenants. The application is designed to answer common questions relating to MHA's services including rent payments, maintenance requests and other tenant support via a real-time automated conversational experience. It will also provide useful information...