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Stockport Homes Group chooses Reuben’s Retreat charity for 2018

Stockport Homes Group is delighted to announce that its new Charity of the Year for 2018 is Reuben’s Retreat. Set up in 2012 by Nicola and Mike Graham following the tragic death of their 23 month old son, Reuben’s Retreat supports and offers counselling to families of children with life-threatening … [Read more...]

Stockport shoppers invited to Take a Seat

A new campaign - Take a Seat - has launched in Stockport providing support to town centre shoppers.   ‘Take a Seat’ is a campaign that encourages businesses to provide shoppers with a chair to sit down and rest if needed. The campaign also aims to support people by having access to a toilet and … [Read more...]

£8.5m Grant gives Stockport Town Centre Living firm foundation

Stockport Council has won three major bids from the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) to kick start a new era of town centre living and make the centre an even more desirable place to live, work and play.  The £8.5m grant, which has been won against stiff national competition, will … [Read more...]

New Executive Hires for Equity Housing Group

Equity Housing Group has made a raft of new recruits across its Executive Leadership Team, following the appointment of Collette King as Chief Executive in 2016. Primarily focused in the NW of England, Equity delivers new affordable housing for the communities where they operate and enables more … [Read more...]

Viaduct Housing officially opens new development

Viaduct Housing have welcomed the first customers into their Little Moor development in Stockport where they celebrated the official opening of their Edwin Street development on 1st February. Eighteen homes have been built in partnership with Wiggett Construction to provide new properties … [Read more...]

SMEs Struggling to find Construction Workers

Two-thirds of small to medium sized businesses in the sector can’t find construction workers as skills shortages hit a ‘record high’, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Construction firms are struggling to hire bricklayers and carpenters according to the report on 24housing and … [Read more...]

Stockport Homes Group shortlisted for double TPAS Award

Stockport Homes Group has been shortlisted in this year’s TPAS Northern Region Awards for ‘Excellence in Community Action’. The company have also been shortlisted for ‘Community Focused Service.’ The winners will be revealed at an award ceremony in Manchester on 16 March 2018. The Excellence … [Read more...]

Covent Garden Stockport Archaeology Open Day

Salford Archaeology will be hosting an Archaeology Open Day on Thursday 11th January between 12 noon and 2pm at Covent Garden Stockport (off Lower Hillgate). The Open Day will give residents the opportunity to see the ongoing archaeological works at Covent Garden, including former housing along … [Read more...]

Regional Outlook Brighter for House-Builders in 2018

The construction industry’s prospects are inevitably clouded by uncertainties over Brexit and the economy but some positive trends have emerged which bode well for house-builders in 2018. Private house-building ended the year with a flourish, encouraged by the Budget extension of Buy to Let to 2021 … [Read more...]

Opening for Chartered Building Surveyor in Stockport

Following on from Caroline Patten's recent article regarding the skills base and resource required in Stockport, Fairhurst Estates recent growth spurt has resulted in a vacancy for a newly or soon to be qualified Chartered Building Surveyor. Although Fairhurst provide a UK wide service, the ongoing … [Read more...]