The National Housing Federation, National Housing Maintenance Forum and Eastern Procurement are working as partners to offer a twice-yearly seminar for asset management professionals working in housing associations, local authorities and ALMOs across the East of England. The first session for 2016 will take place on Tuesday 17 May 10:00 – 14:30 at Homerton College Conference Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PH. The morning session will be for landlords only; with contractors invited to join the group in the afternoon.
09:45 | Welcome and refreshments |
10:00 |
Chair’s introduction, Claire Astbury, National Housing Federation |
10:10 | Improving the skills base for construction and maintenance, Angela O’Donohue, South Essex College |
10:45 |
Discussion: Next steps on skills |
10.55 |
Updates from NHF, EP and NHMF, Claire Astbury, NHF | Steve Tyree, EP | Liz Circuit, NHMF |
11:25 |
Concrete from Plastic Marcus Hollick, Affresol Ltd |
11:55 | Information sharing on current issues in asset management |
12:15 | Networking lunch |
12:45 |
Asset Management and Maintenance Policy and Legal Update, Steve Cole, National Housing Federation |
13:20 |
Procurement focus – sharing services and delivering rural maintenance services, Steve Tyree |
13.50 |
Themes for future meetings |
14:00 | Seminar ends |
The NHMF is the leading body representing housing providers, committed to championing innovation to deliver excellence in maintenance and asset management