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Our business strategy objective to create a culture which empowers our people includes a commitment to invest in the development of our colleagues - working with them to build their capability and skills. We’ve worked with our leaders and PA Consulting to develop our GSA Leadership Development Programme which is just one part of our wider commitment to empower colleagues by helping them gain the skills, knowledge and expertise they need to do a great job for our customers. All our leaders will complete our Leadership Development Programme over the next two years, and we’ve had over 130 leaders take part in the programme since its launch in January this year.

We’re proud to be a member of the Matrix Housing Partnership; a consortium of social landlords led by GSA, which includes, Black Country Housing Group, Citizen, The Pioneer Group, Rooftop Housing Group and Trident Group – UK.   Homes England, a non-departmental public body which funds new affordable housing, awarded the Matrix Housing Partnership £84.5million in 2018 to support the delivery of 2,124 social and affordable homes across the West Midlands and South West England.   Our Swan Lane development in West Bromwich, will deliver the 2000th home through our strategic partnership with Homes England.   Find out more about the partnership and our Swan Lane development here: bit.ly/3ObWukT

We’re one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England and we’re currently recruiting. We are proud to provide social housing and support services to 54,000 people across our four localities. Below are some of the opportunities we currently have available, and we’d love to hear from you!   > Arborist > Community Officer > Compliance Coordinator > Former Tenant Team Leader > Housing Officer To find out more about these opportunities take a look at our website now: bit.ly/3WxZM5d

In an uplifting display of community collaboration, staff from Morro Partnerships, our supply chain partner, recently spent a day at Chapter House assisting with the first phase of a garden tidy-up. The team dedicated their time and resources to build planters for the scheme, all part of their social value commitments related to our Swan Lane development in West Bromwich.   Partnerships like these can make a real difference and the residents at Chapter House will benefit from these changes for years to come, thanks to the commitment and hard work of teams like Morro.   The efforts at Chapter House are part of our broader initiative linked to our Swan Lane development where Morro Partnerships is constructing 147 homes for affordable and social rent.   Find out more here: bit.ly/3NK63a5

We develop and offer new homes for social rent, affordable rent, shared ownership, and outright purchase. The communities we serve are some of the hardest hit by the housing crisis, and our goal is to keep building high-quality homes, ensuring more people have access to affordable, decent housing. We’re dedicated to investing £250 million in new homes from 2023 - 2028. Learn more about some of our new developments here: bit.ly/4431xte

In a response to the housing crisis, the UK Labour Government have set a target to deliver 1.5 million homes over the next three years.   We are going to need to look at innovative ways to build new homes if we want to scale up construction.   LoCaL Homes is our innovative off-site manufacturing facility located in #Walsall. Collaborating with developers, housing providers, and local authorities, they create high-quality, energy-efficient, low-carbon homes throughout the UK.   With the bulk of their work taking place in a factory, they reduce waste on site, deliver quicker build times and reduce the embodied carbon of every new development they’re involved in. Delivering new homes 30-40% quicker than traditional construction, we think this is the future of the construction industry.   If you’d like to find out more about LoCaL Homes and how they could help your next project visit: Localhomes.co.uk

Last week our Chief Executive, Ruth Cooke, attended the launch of the Homes for the West Midlands Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) which will help drive the construction of new social and affordable homes. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker convened the launch, hosted at our LoCaL Homes factory in Walsall. The LLP will see five housing associations - Bromford, Citizen Housing, GreenSquareAccord, Midland Heart, and whg work with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) on ways to accelerate delivery of the region’s affordable housing ambitions. The Mayor has made housing, and in particular the construction of thousands more social and affordable homes, one of his four key priorities along with jobs, economic growth and better transport. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4f391SW

Today is #WorldMenopauseDay, organised by the International Menopause Society (IMS) (IMS) to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving health and wellbeing.   Here at GSA, we’re passionate about supporting our colleagues who are experiencing menopause or andropause. We have a Menopause Support Group which meets monthly, which is a community of colleagues and a safe place to discuss, share advice and seek support for all menopausal related issues. Find out more about World Menopause Day here: bit.ly/406G7wO

We’re committed to working closely with our customers to enhance our services.   Our Customer Panel collaborates with teams at GSA to influence, shape, and drive improvements in performance and service. The panel also ensures that we operate with transparency, accountability, and openness.   We’re recruiting four new members to join our Customer Panel. You can meet our current Customer Panel members and hear why they wanted to be part of this important role here on our website: bit.ly/3YsNCx9

It was great to welcome Redditch MP, Chris Bloore, recently to our affordable homes scheme which is transforming the site of a disused church in Winyates.   The new housing scheme, known as St Gregory’s in recognition of the catholic church which once stood on the site, will provide a total of 25 new homes once construction is complete.   The development is being built by our in-house construction services team and will have 12 homes available for social rent and a further 13 homes available under shared ownership.   Find out more about our St Gregory’s development here: bit.ly/4haeglq