Wheatley Group has announced the appointment of Jo Boaden and Bryan Duncan as new non-executive directors. Jo Boaden is a highly experienced senior housing professional whose contribution to the sector in the north of England was recognised with a CBE for services to housing in 2017. She was also th
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Wheatley Group has published new international research examining how organisations can best engage and involve their customers and communities. The study, commissioned with support from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), was carried out by The Democratic Society.
A line-up of international experts gathered at an international conference organised by Wheatley Group to explore how innovative thinking can do more for Scotland’s communities The W.E. Create 2019 International Innovation Conference in Glasgow brought together international business experts,
Glasgow Housing Association’s transformation of social housing in Scotland’s largest city has boosted the nation’s economy by £2 billion and supported thousands of jobs, a new report has revealed. The study by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) reviewed the impact of both
The first phase of a multi-million pound transformation of a community in Edinburgh has taken shape with the launch of 111 new energy-efficient homes. The Dunedin Canmore properties form part of the redevelopment of Craigmillar town centre that will see the area transformed by new homes, a new secon
Work has started on two projects which will provide 60 new affordable housing in Edinburgh. The homes – 19 for mid-market rent in Morrison Crescent and 41 for social rent in Beaverbank Place – are being built for Dunedin Canmore, part of Wheatley Group, by Glasgow-based contractor and ma
A Loretto Housing tenant has received more than £21,000 in backdated benefit payments thanks to the work of the Association’s welfare benefits advisor. Karen Gribben, from Lanarkshire, received the payment after Loretto helped her claim Severe Disabled Premium she didn’t know she w
McTaggart Construction has made a £10,000 donation to the Wheatley Foundation in support of community projects. The homebuilder is currently building over 350 new homes across the central belt of Scotland for Wheatley and is a member of their contractor framework.
Regeneration firm ENGIE has handed over new homes and festive hampers for Glasgow Housing Association’s (GHA) newest customers in Cathay Street, Milton. ENGIE secured a £6.1 million contract to build 54 terraced houses and cottage flats on the former brownfield site on behalf of GHA, par
William Wallace's live was changed thanks to the Way Ahead programme A pioneering Wheatley Foundation project helping long-term unemployed into work has delivered more than £8 million of social value to Scotland’s largest city.
Wheatley chair Alastair MacNish Housing, care and property management group Wheatley has secured a ground-breaking investment of £76.5 million that will enable it to build hundreds of new affordable homes.
Scottish Apprentice of the Year Caitlin Donald Young people living in Edinburgh and the east can get their career off to a great start thanks to Wheatley Group.
Justice secretary Humza Yousaf with GHA chair Bernadette Hewitt, Police Scotland assistant chief constable Bernard Higgins and Scottish Fire and Rescue assistant chief officer David McGown Scottish justice secretary Humza Yousaf has launched a pioneering new approach to making communities stronger a
Clive Feeney (director of SPA), Julie Williams (community benefit officer at Wheatley Group), Mark Beaumont (Cyclist and SPA Awards host) More than 200 representatives from the Scottish public sector gathered to celebrate procurement excellence within the housing sector at the first ever Scottish Pr
(from left) Back row: Lauren Miller, Lesley Wilkinson, Ed Cochrane and Aman Durrani. Front row: Ben Benjamin and Jill Stavert Wheatley Group joined forces with law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn to mark World Mental Health Day with a discussion on how workplaces can become more supportive and inclusiv