Craigdale Housing Association

Craigdale Housing Association has chosen its current interim director David Mackenzie as its new chief executive officer. The announcement comes after a robust and competitive recruitment process, which attracted many strong candidates from within the social housing sector.

The staff and boards of the local housing associations (Ardenglen, Craigdale, Cassiltoun, North View and Thenue) are proud to be part of Castlemilk Together, and working alongside the community to support our most vulnerable people at this challenging time.

Construction and residential development company JB Bennett (Contracts) Ltd is celebrating a series of new contract wins in Scotland’s social housing sector. The Cumbernauld-based firm began work last month on the construction of six residential blocks consisting of 45 units at Dumbarton Harbo

Anne Marie Brown has been appointed as the new chief executive of Dalmuir Park Housing Association. Ms Brown is currently the director at Craigdale Housing Association in Castlemilk but she will take up her new role in January 2020.

Craigdale Housing Association has been shortlisted for the CIH Scotland 2019 Award for Excellence in Organisational Change.

Four housing associations in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow have come together to offer a helping hand on Universal Credit. The Ardenglen, Cassiltoun, Craigdale and North View associations have produced a guide to Universal Credit which they hope will inform those needing to claim it.

Daniel and Patricia Staff from housing associations were part of a team of 33 who took part on the Great Scottish Run 10k on Sunday to raise much needed funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK).

The Castlemilk youngsters get to grips with their new books watched by a life-size Peter Rabbit Castlemilk youngsters have booked their place in a brand new reading initiative thanks to Dolly Parton and two local housing associations.

Santa came to town early as part of Cloch Housing Association’s FACE project to examine and improve customer service and he still had time to visit Craigdale Housing Association. Staff at Cloch held a Christmas Fair in the Auchmountain Halls in Maukinhill with fun and games and a chance to survey

Craigdale Housing Association held another successful Christmas party for tenants earlier this month at Christ the King’s church hall in Glasgow. Everyone enjoyed a three course meal, drinks and entertainment was provided by RS Sound & Light and even Santa’s Elves made an appearance.

(from left) Christine McCormack (chair), Margaret Welsh (treasurer), Clare Keenan and Patricia Young Staff and committee members at Craigdale Housing Association enjoyed an away day at the Westerwood Hotel last week.

Liz McGinniss (left) and Anne Marie Brown Craigdale Housing Association director Liz McGinniss has tendered her resignation and left the association after 26 years.