Coastal Housing - Urban Village - Looking Good

Coastal's prestigous regeneration

scheme is shooting up in the centre of Swansea.

We are about to finalise the first phrase of

apprenticeships working in partnership

with local colleges, Bricks & Mortar Team and

direct referrals.

Watch this space for their stories !!!

Integrate Comment in Inside Housing on Jobs and Training

Follow the link below to read more about how the Housing Sector in Wales is contributing towards creating employment and training opportunties for long term unemployed groups.



http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/need-to-know/case-studies/carving-a-new-future/6517095.article

Taff are proud of their tenant results !!!!!

BEST EVER SURVEY RESULTS FOR TAFF HOUSING ASSOCIATION



Taff Housing Association has just published its best ever results of its Tenant Satisfaction Survey, which shows that 91% of tenants are satisfied overall with the services provided by the Cardiff based landlord.

In total, 94% of tenants thought the Association was good at keeping them informed and 96% said staff were polite. In one of the most difficult areas to achieve high satisfaction ratings, the repairs service got a massive thumbs up at 90%.

Janet Bochel, Director of Customer Services, said: "These figures compare very well with national ratings, and clearly make us one of the best performing Associations not only in Wales, but in the UK.

"I'm particularly pleased with the improvements in repairs and keeping tenants informed, as these are areas we've worked hard on. I'm really proud of my team!"

A number of questions in the survey , such as repairs satisfaction, are used throughout the UK in order to allow comparison between Associations' performance.

Cadwyn's AGM & Fun day July 2011

Cadwyn hosted their annual AGM and Fun Day on Thursday. It was very well attended by valued partners and tenants alike. Whilst the formality of the AGM was necessary, there were plenty of stands and interactive sessions available. These included the Play bus for the active to reflexology for those who wanted something more relaxing - what more could you ask for ? Well there was an amazing buffett and a wealth of nominations for awards and raffle prizes.

Mitie are recruiting

Mitie held a recuitment day on Wednesday 27th July 2011 between 2 - 8 pm where anyone could "pop" along and register their details for employment opportunties.

Mitie had a range of support staff available for people to talk too , including HR, Mangers, Directors etc.

Did you know that in the UK 1 person in 600 is emplyed my Mitie - WOW !!!

Watch this space to see what happens next...................................

Taff Tenant Fun day 29th July 2011

Taff Housing Association organised a Tenant Fun day on Friday 29th July 2011.

The event was well attended bu tenants and residents and there were lots of fun activities to join in with.

We have captured some photos here .......................

Coastal Topping out Ceremony with Minister Huw Lewis

Minister Huw Lewis visited the £22 million Urban Village of shops and affordable housing midway between Swansea railway station and Castle Square on 21st July 2011.
Hear what he has to say about the scheme and the future demand of social housing and the challenges the sector faces.
The scheme itself is 75 apartments built on a three storey car park based on a series of courtyards that link shops, offices, and food and drink outlets. It will significantly alter the City Centre landscape and provide much needed regeneration in an area of the city that has suffered from the effects of under investment and decay for many years. In addition, the scheme will create over 10 employment and training opportunities for people wishing to secure employment and on site work experience.
The scheme is the centre piece of a regeneration plan for Swansea City centre being driven by Coastal and its valued partners City & County of Swansea and Welsh Assembly Government and is based on the concept of a ‘Creative Cluster' that is designed for people involved in a wide range of creative industries such as advertising and marketing, architecture, computer and video games, crafts and the media.