Hello and welcome from Richard Woolley
Connexus Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2020
18th December, 2020
jkerwood
Company
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Hello,
It continues to be a worrying time with Covid-19 still having a significant impact. Our biggest priority continues to be the safety of our residents and staff and we have amended our ways of working (but still adhering to Government guidelines) to deliver as full a service as possible during this time.
All of us at Connexus are working as hard as we can to get services back to normal as soon as possible. Despite the likely restrictions during this time, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Christmas and let’s hope that 2021 is a more positive year for all of us!
Richard Woolley, CEO
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New look Board for Connexus
John Barker replaces Ruth Cooke as Chair of the Board at Connexus, with other new Board members introduced at the AGM.
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Annual Reports 2018/2019
Every year, stats from each of our housing brands are put together into an Annual Report. Here's how we've been doing in 2018/2019.
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‘Topping out’ ceremony for affordable homes in Condover
Work to construct 20 affordable new homes in Condover, South Shropshire reached an important milestone today. Dignitaries from SSHA (a part of Connexus), Shropshire Council’s Right Home Right Place team, Condover Parish Council and contractor Hawk Developments attended a ‘topping out’ ceremony to mark rapid on-site progress since construction began in March 2019.
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Housing Secretary champions affordable rural housing
Connexus welcomed Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to our new affordable housing development in Bishops Castle.
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Connexus places Health and Safety as top priority
Following a self-referral to the regulator, it has been found that as a Group we have breached the Regulator’s Home Standard. We want to reassure our customers that they are at the heart of what we do, and we are working to ensure that we meet all the necessary requirements under the Standard.
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New vans. Same team.
Introducing our new look repairs team