It’s just one week until Norwich PRIDE 2024, where we’ll be marching – keep an eye out for us! Showing our commitment to creating a safe environment for our LGBTQIA+ employees, customers and tenants is something important for us, and we want to once again highlight our #PridePledge which is published year-round on our website – see it at https://lnkd.in/e8vVmX-b. It exists to keep us publicly accountable to care for and support the LGBTQIA+ community, something many of our people are a part of. You can see a pic of us from last year’s march, and again come say hi if you’re in #Norwich on Saturday 29 July – we hope to see you there! 🌈🌈🌈 #pride #march #community #equality #diversity #inclusion #EDI #FlagshipGroup
Flagship_Group
Non-profit Organizations
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Solving the housing crisis
About us
We’re Flagship. We build homes, let, improve and maintain them for people in need. We don’t simply want to make a difference to our customers and their communities – we want to solve the housing crisis too.
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http://www.flagship-group.co.uk
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Norwich, Norfolk
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1998
- Specialties
- We provide homes for affordable and market rent, and for sale across the East of England., Gasway, RFT Services, Victory Housing Trust, Gasway Commercial, Agile Working, Community Projects, Apprenticeships, Properties, Maintenance, Customer Service, Innovation, Partnerships, and Repairs
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Thanks to Inside Housing for featuring comments by our deputy chief executive Helen Walsham (MBA, CMgr FCMI, FCIPD, PGCert) following the #KingsSpeech on Wednesday on how the government needs to make #affordablehousing a central part of its building agenda. Our full release can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eud-dikQ #housing #UKhousing #housingcrisis #solvingthehousingcrisis #FlagshipGroup #housebuilding #construction
A number of housing bills were announced during the King’s Speech on Wednesday. Gráinne Cuffe finds out what the sector thinks. We hear from: Kate Henderson at the National Housing Federation Gavin Smart at the Chartered Institute of Housing Fiona Fletcher Smith at The G15 and L&Q Tracy Harrison at the Northern Housing Consortium Cris McGuinness at Riverside Andy Hulme at The Hyde Group Patrick F. at Notting Hill Genesis Greg Reed at Places for People Helen Walsham (MBA, CMgr FCMI, FCIPD, PGCert) at Flagship_Group Geeta Nanda OBE at Metropolitan Thames Valley Polly Neate CBE FAcSS LLD(hc) at Shelter Ben Twomey at Generation Rent UK Katie Kendrick and Cath Williams at the National Leasehold Campaign Clare Miller at Clarion Housing Group Lee Bloomfield at Manningham Housing Association Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Marcus Dixon at JLL https://lnkd.in/eY37mQ3N #ukhousing #kingsspeech #housingpolicy #housingpeople #ukgovernment #housingfinance #assetmanagement #housingdevelopment #landlords #homeownership #homelessness #tenants #councils #housingassociations
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We welcome the government’s plans to boost housebuilding and reform the planning system, as laid out in yesterday’s #KingsSpeech, but a commitment to raising the supply of social and affordable homes should be at the heart of the government’s plans. As our deputy CEO, Helen Walsham, puts it: "The measures announced…are a step in the right direction, but we need a strong focus on social and affordable housing to truly address the housing crisis. “With the cost of buying or renting a property on the open market so high, housing associations offer the only route to safe and affordable housing for many people. “But we need more. There are 89,500 households on social housing waiting lists in the East of England alone, and 9,600 children in the east are living in temporary accommodation.” We will continue advocating for the National Housing Federation’s (NHF) #PlanForHousing – NHF research says just one year of building 90,000 social rented homes would add £51.2 billion to the economy and support 140,000 jobs, in the longer term reducing homelessness, increasing employment, and improving healthcare. Read our full release here: https://lnkd.in/eud-dikQ #housing #UKhousing #solvingthehousingcrisis #housingcrisis #construction #housebuilding #affordablehousing #FlagshipGroup
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We were very pleased to attend the Institute for Government panel event on ‘How can new ministers be supported to succeed in government?' last week. It was great to hear more specifically about what the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and her new Minister for Housing, can do to provide more stability to the department after a high turnover of housing ministers during the previous government, with a key takeaway being positive engagement and collaboration with the housing sector. And on that note, we are proud to continue advocating for the National Housing Federation #PlanForHousing and the open letter that they published on Friday, highlighting how the MHCLG can work with the sector to tackle the housing crisis - you can read that letter here: https://lnkd.in/esh-4K6r #housing #UKhousing #housingcrisis #solvingthehousingcrisis #government #housingminister #FlagshipGroup
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We've signed the Armed Forces Covenant, reaffirming our commitment to the armed forces community and pledging to treat current and former members of the armed forces, and their families, fairly. Lisa Collen, our director of people and culture, signed the covenant at the Royal Norfolk Show, along with Group Captain Fred Wigglesworth, Station Commander at RAF Marham. Lisa said: “We are honoured to support our servicepeople and their families through the Armed Forces Covenant, especially in relation to jobs and careers beyond their service to the country. This covenant is more than a commitment. It’s a promise to the armed forces community that we will strive to ensure they are treated with the dignity and respect they have earned through their service.” Group Captain Wigglesworth said: "It is truly reassuring to note that Flagship Group recognise and value the skills and qualities that members of the service family possess and acknowledge the significant contribution they provide to our country, our businesses, and our local communities." You can read about our full commitment and the actions we'll take to honour those commitments on our website: https://lnkd.in/eGhY7GrG #armedforcescovenant #veteransupport #community #solvingthehousingcrisis #housing #ukhousing #FlagshipGroup
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In a year which, in Tpas' words, has “brought the most significant change to the regulation of social housing” that we’ve seen in the last ten years, we were pleased to be able to attend the Tpas England National Tenants Conference in Coventry this week. Flagship’s director of digital and customer experience and Tpas board member Claire Wright, as well as two members of our #tenant influencer network, went along for some very insightful talks and panels. These covered the important topics of increasing tenant involvement in decision making, gaining perspectives on new regulatory frameworks, ensuring the Tenant Satisfaction Measures are transparent for tenants, and much more. Also attending and chairing an exclusive conference Q&A was Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway, whose perspective on regulations was truly fascinating and very useful. Reflecting on the conference, Claire said: “Ensuring we involve tenants, and their thoughts & perspectives, into the way we work is essential. This conference was such a great opportunity to have housing professionals and tenants in the same rooms to hear, candidly and directly, how we can be better.” #tpas #tenantvoice #customerexperience #conference #tenantsatisfactionmeasures #TSMs #housing #UKhousing #solvingthehousingcrisis #FlagshipGroup
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We've officially got #construction under way on a 35-home Flagship Homes #development in Diss with contractors Marfleet and Blyth Limited (inc. grant funding from Homes England)! This sustainability-driven development will be a mix of 21 affordable rent homes (which will be managed by our housing association #VictoryHomes) and 14 shared ownership homes which will be sold by #FlagshipHomes. Learn more and read our full release at the post below or here: https://lnkd.in/e3V6G_Q8 #housing #UKhousing #solvingthehousingcrisis #FlagshipGroup
The market town of Diss is set to get a huge boost, with work officially under way on Flagship Homes' new development, with 35 homes to expand the local community. Built by contractor Marfleet and Blyth Limited using grant funding from Homes England, the site will be a mix of 21 affordable rent and 14 shared ownership homes. All the plots will be built using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), involving timber frames built in sections off-site to then be transported and assembled on-site, which reduces build time and allows for greater quality control throughout the build process. Read more via the link below... https://lnkd.in/eq7JUgh8 South Norfolk Council #FlagshipHomes #EastofEngland #FlagshipGroup #developer #development #HousingUK #sharedownership #affordablehousing #SouthNorfolkCouncil #MMC #HomesEngland
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Come work in Flagship_Group's exciting and progressive Regeneration Team, where you'll be working on ambitious and cutting edge estate regeneration projects that aim to improve the lives of local people.
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The importance of managing biodiversity in our work to mitigate the effects of climate change continues to grow and is made more pertinent this year with the introduction of new Biodiversity Net Gain legislation. At the 2024 #UnlockNetZeroAwards we recognised excellent work in this area with the spotlight placed on work in development projects and then the work involved in housing association and community projects. Barratt Developments plc were recognised as the winners for new development work for their Kingsbrook development in Aylesbury. Our judges said: “This entry was a standout for the immense array of biodiversity incorporated into the scheme but particularly for setting a new standard for large scale development – this is a game changer for house building.” Also shortlisted for this award were ECF, Green Roof Shelters Ltd Meadfleet Ltd, Millibank Group, Pension Insurance Corporation plc, PRP and Wienerberger UK In the category for work undertaken by housing associations and community projects Flagship_Group were named winners for their tree transplantation work. Our judges commented: “This offered a great example of collaborative working that is solutions focused, going above and beyond initial goals to achieve great results.” Southern Housing were highly commended for their efforts and also making the shortlist in this category were Abri Group, Civic Engineers, The Green Spaces Advisory Board, Radius Housing, Spacehive, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council and Watford Community Housing #action #urgency #learnfromdoing #solutionsatscale #biodiversity #nature #newdevelopments #community #togetherwecan #unlocknetzero
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🏡 Subtler transformations can still make the biggest impacts! 🌟 By replacing the more tired bark with elegant plum slate, our Neighbourhood team have brightened up and refreshed the appearance of the area at Bridge Street in Fakenham. That, plus the installation of some new signage, means that Bridge Street is looking fresher and more welcoming than ever. Huge thanks to the dedication of our team to keep our communities looking fresh 👏 #neighbourhood #community #CommunityPride #FlagshipGroup #FlagshipServices #borders
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