Bridgewater Housing Association

Bridgewater Housing Association has appointed Andy Thomson as its new chief executive. Following the announcement early in the year that the current chief executive, Ian McLean will retire at the end of the month, the board undertook a rigorous recruitment exercise, interviewing several impressive c

Bridgewater Housing Association has announced the retirement of its first and long-standing chief executive Ian McLean. Ian joined Bridgewater 24 years ago, as a fresh-faced thirty-odd year old, after two years with Dumfries and Galloway Council as a neighbourhood housing manager based in Stranraer

The huge scale of the effort by six housing associations to deliver pandemic relief to their communities has been highlighted in a new report.

A successful collaboration between eight housing associations is helping to deliver value for money for tenants and provide a boost for communities.

It is with the greatest sadness that the board and staff of Bridgewater Housing Association have to share the news that our first chair, Willie Robertson, has passed away peacefully in his sleep after a short illness. Although in later years he wasn’t able to get out and about as much, people

Three housing associations in Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire have kicked off the new year with a renewed approach to tenant engagement. Barrhead and Williamsburgh in Paisley and Bridgewater in Erskine have begun using a tenant engagement platform called CX Feedback from Glasgow-based Target Appl

A consortium which represents housing associations based in East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire is to host a Meet the Buyer event for its highly successful property investment and maintenance related Framework for 2020 - 2024. The i-Flair consortium published a Prior Information Notice (P

Housing associations in Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire have shone the spotlight on the work they do helping communities. FLAIR – made up of six social housing providers – have been at the forefront of regeneration for 30 years as they strive to improve housing and make lives better.

Cloch Housing Association is to cease developing and delivering Care & Repair and the Small Repairs Service for Inverclyde Council, bringing an end to an 18-year partnership. From April 1 the service will be delivered by another organisation after a 42% budget cut from the local authority proved

There were lots of smiling faces in Erskine on Saturday as Bridgewater Housing Association’s birthday celebrations got underway with a Street Party in conjunction with Impact Arts. The Association is holding a number of events during the year to commemorate its 21st, with celebrations reaching all

The Care Inspectorate has graded Bridgewater’s Housing Support Service Grade 6 - Excellent following an unannounced inspection, which concluded on 11 October. This grading covers quality of care and support; quality of staffing; and quality of management and leadership.

The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has announced its new Board following its AGM last week. Adele Fraser (Linstone HA), Helen Moore (Reidvale HA) and Claire Taylor (Hillhead HA) continue on the Board after standing down, and are joined by new members Jim Brown (Wil

Stewart & Shields Ltd has become the latest contractor to be appointed to a framework agreement for eight housing associations based in Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire. The I-FLAIR consortium includes Arklet HA, Barrhead HA, Bridgewater HA, Cloch HA, Linstone HA, Oak Tree HA, Pais

Multi-sector firm Campbell & Kennedy (C&K) has been selected by the Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde housing association consortium I-FLAIR to join its social housing property maintenance framework. C&K will have opportunities to carry out electrical maintenance work for me