- I have no hesitation in recommending Emanuel Whittakers
  
  —Ian Gregg, Director of Communities and Investment
  
  Parkway Green Housing Trust
- I really appreciate the work done, it is like a mood lifter to me. I was a bit depressed due to the pandemic, but when the Emanuel Whittaker team came to do this job in my home, I was very happy. The team were very good and a big thank you to the Resident Liaison ... [more]
  
  —Sarah Isaac – RBH Resident
  
  Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
- All credit to those involved including Emanuel Whittaker – not only did I not hear a bad word about them, but everything I did hear was overwhelmingly positive.
  
  —David Cummins BA Hons, MSc, Dip MS, Director of Communities and Neighbourhoods
  
  City West Housing Trust
- Many, many thanks for your very quick response to our appeal to get the lock-up door painted this week. It was very kind of you to include us in your 175.
  
  —Barry Ulyatt
  
  Dr Kershaw's Hospice
- The door installation works here at Ruthin Avenue have been fantastic! I was in the building trade back in the day, so know how things work and I am so impressed with everything from start to finish. I would also like to compliment Joiner Matt Saliba on the quality of his work, his politeness and ... [more]
  
  —Mr Colin Hardy – Northwards Housing Resident
  
  Northwards Housing
- Emanuel Whittaker are recognised as delivering excellent customer service and in particular achieve the highest standards of customer care.
  
  —Julie Dunn, Area Liaison Coordinator
  
  City West Housing Trust
- I hope this partnership continues to grow and prosper
  
  —Helen Woods-Butterworth, Contracts Delivery Manager
  
  Stockport Homes
- In these difficult financial times for all, it is good to see that there is still so much generosity from Suppliers and Contractors.
  
  —Gary Tindale, Handover Officer
  
  Savills Commercial Limited
- I have dealt with contractors in the past, and I have never come across a firm as helpful as these have been. All the staff have shown nothing but kindness and helpfulness to the tenants, nothing has been too much trouble to them.
  
  —Hazel Southgate, Area Warden Pennington Close
  
  Sustainable Regeneration, Salford City Council
- Thank you so much for the investment work you have done here on one of our supportive schemes at Crumpsall. With your work and the decorators, Flat 1 looks like a brand new flat! You have all done an amazing job and had to work in difficult and sometimes challenging conditions. There are some very ... [more]
  
  —Beth Leventhall – Great Places Housing Group
  
  Great Places Housing Group
- The work is of a very high quality. The builders arrive early each morning and get straight to work
  
  —Mr & Mrs Palmer
  
  Burnley Resident
- Ms Marjorie Rowney, one of our Together Housing Residents is extremely happy with the works so far and passes on her thanks to everyone who has been involved. She said – “They are all really hardworking, polite and very kind and I can’t thank them enough”.
  
  —Ms Marjorie Rowney – Together Housing Resident
  
  Together Housing
- EW have delivered the consistent and excellent level of Customer focussed service, standard of work and compliance with tight deadlines, budgets and H&S requirements we expect
  
  —Graham Bullock, Supervising Surveyor
  
  Symphony Housing working on behalf of Contour Homes
- I have recently had door installation works completed at Kesteven Road and I am very happy with how professional and polite Emanuel Whittaker Joiners, James Kershaw and Billy Brickhill are. The lads have shown me and my home respect whilst working at my property and I feel this goes a long way.
  
  —Mr Michael Barrett – Northwards Housing Resident
  
  Northwards Housing
- I would like to say that at 75 years of age, I will not lie, I did not want anybody in my home, but I have to tell you, the work was done very very well. I also want to say that Ryan and Mark were great to me. As I don’t understand tech, they ... [more]
  
  —Valerie Smith – Northwards Housing Resident
  
  Northwards Housing
- I just want you to know how overjoyed I am with my new kitchen, it is absolutely fabulous. But what I really want you to know is how pleased I was with your workforce and the standard of their work. Every one of them, without exception, was courteous and so helpful and respectful. They have ... [more]
  
  —Ruth – Great Places Resident
  
  Great Places Housing Group
- Thanks again for all your help and assistance at Broadway House. I think I speak on behalf of FCHO that all parties are delighted with the works that have been undertaken on site and they are all really delighted with the final end product.
  
  —Craig Murray, Surveyor
  
  Savills Commercial Limited
- I would like to thank your team for their exceptional efforts which made this such a wonderful day.
  
  —Julie Dunn, Area Liaison Co ordinator
  
  City West Housing Trust
- Emanuel Whittaker are excellent and the preparations are going well- no problem is too much for them and we are in good hands!
  
  —Valerie Greenhalgh, Area Warden the Meadows
  
  Sustainable Regeneration Directorate, Salford City Council
- They are professional polite and nothing is to much trouble for them
  
  —Alisa McCann, Scheme Manager
  
  Contour Housing
- The men fitting my new kitchen are fantastic, they have worked so hard and I am really happy with it.
  
  —Ms Jeanette Ashworth – Together Housing Resident
  
  Together Housing
- Cannot believe how amazing and lovely all of you have been. Your whole team and supervisor are so caring and decent at how you have helped me.
  
  —Andrea – Northwards Housing Resident
  
  Northwards Housing
- Dear Gary, Thank you for the empathy that you have shown me in the lead up to this major project. Kind regards, Marsha
  
  —Marsha – Northwards Housing Resident
  
  Northwards Housing
- We also wanted to say how fantastic the workers were. They came when they said, worked fast and efficiently and kept disturbance to a minimum. We are really extremley grateful to yourselves and your staff for your help and support.
  
  —Catherine Biggar, Burnage Community Association
  
  Burnage Community Association
- We have not had one complaint from our tenants and you completed the project 2 days early and within budget.
  
  —Derek Prout, Surveyor
  
  Community Gateway Association
- It is fantastic to see our contracting organisations working closely with us and making a difference to our customers life's.
  
  —Martyn Pickles, Programme Delivery Manager – South
  
  Your Housing Group
- It has been a delight to work with the team at Emanuel Whittaker and achieving the Gold standard is testament to the great equality practices embedded across the organisation.
  
  —Vivienne Duke, Chief Executive
  
  Equality Accreditation Services
- The work carried out by Emanuel Whittaker has been first class and to a high quality.
  
  —Salford City Councillor John Walmisham, Salix Homes tenant
  
  Salford City Council

Congratulations Ian

Nov 22, 2022

We are very pleased to announce that Ian Spence has completed 25 years’ service with the company.

As a Site Manager, Ian just gets on with the job and gives Contracts Managers and Directors solutions rather than problems, his work is always first class.

Ian is always helpful, reliable and co-operative both to our team and also to our clients and residents.

I’m sure you will all join us in congratulating Ian on 25 years of great service to the company, with hopefully many more years to come.

Ian, many thanks from all at Emanuel Whittaker Limited.

Ian Spence is pictured holding his gold watch he was presented with, by Managing Director, Clive Newton and Contracts Director, John Gallagher, both stood either side of Ian.

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#itsokaytotalk

May 25, 2021

As a reward for all their hard work and going the extra mile, Contracts Manager John Gallagher treats the best performing teams to a monthly award.

The #breakfastbuttyaward is an opportunity for management to acknowledge the little acts of kindness performed by the site teams, and for site teams to celebrate their achievements.

Last month, Site Manager Katie Lockwood and her team were the proud recipients of the award.

As it was Mental Health Awareness Week, Katie used the socially distanced breakfast get together as an opportunity to speak to the site team about mental health awareness. Both Katie and Resident Liaison Officer Janice Nolan are trained in mental health first aid and they realise the importance of being approachable to the site team.

During the breakfast butty feast, Janice and Katie shared Andy’s Man Club fliers with the lads on site and one of our Sub-contractors, Brian Thompson at Alpha said “It is nice to know there are people to talk to who are able to point us in the right direction if need be”.

The team really appreciated the breakfast treat. Are they in contention for this month’s award… watch this space!

#itsokaytotalk #andysmanclub #NorthwardsHousing #MentalHealthAwareness #breakfastbuttyaward #Procureplus

Rachel wins Judges Choice Award at Builder and Engineer Awards

Nov 20, 2015

Congratulations to Emanuel Whittaker’s External Wall Insulator Rachel Howarth, who won the Judges Choice Award at last nights Builder & Engineer National Awards at Old Trafford.

Rachel was short-listed for the ‘Rising Star’ award after making history by being the first person in the UK to complete the new External Wall Insulation qualification earlier this year. Rachel was joined by her dad, Paul, and friends and mentors John Woolley, Lee Bradbury and Procure Plus’s Mark Wilson.

When the Rising Star award was won by another nominee, Rachel and her guests were all devastated. Whilst still commiserating, the host announced the final award of the evening – the Builder & Engineer “Judges Choice Award”. Imagine Rachel’s suprise when the host called out her name.

The Judges Choice Award celebrates and recognises outstanding performance within the industry and as the award is drawn across all other categories, it truly is a remarkable achievement. The award highlights individuals or companies who are making an incredible mark on the sector and who deserve recognition for there contribution to the UK’s reputation as a leading design and build nation.

Congratulations to Rachel and all of Emanuel Whittaker’s Mentors who have help her to achieve this award.

Former nursery nurse achieves a construction first

Jul 6, 2015

A former nursery nurse who swapped the playroom for the building site has become the first person in the UK to achieve a ground breaking new construction qualification.

Rachel Howarth (25) is an employee of Oldham building and refurbishment company Emanuel Whittaker and has made history after achieving an NVQ Level 3 in External Wall Insulation at Salford City College’s City Skills Sixth Form Centre.

Lee Bradbury, Health, Safety & Environment Manager for Emanuel Whittaker, said: “It’s no surprise that Rachel has become the first to qualify. In her career with us to date, she has been keen to develop and learn new skills and is a great asset to the company.”

Rachel, from Salford, originally trained in childcare, but decided on a career change after being made redundant from her job as a nursery nurse. She said: “I only went into childcare because I didn’t know what to do when I left school.

“My granddad was a plasterer and I was always into DIY growing up and so after I was made redundant I was happy to join Emmanuel Whittaker as an apprentice plasterer. There is lots of laughing and banter with the lads – I love it.”

After completing her plastering apprenticeship, Rachel was keen to take advantage of the new qualification which was developed by North West regeneration consortium, Procure Plus, who worked with various partners to develop the criteria for the qualification before receiving approval from Ofqual.

Mark Wilson, Regeneration Manager at Procure Plus, said: “Developed in partnership with Salix Homes, this qualification will go a long way to ensure that Rachel and many others have the desired skills to support our industry’s mission in providing robust insulation that significantly reduces carbon emissions.”

Rachel has been honing her skills at Salix Homes’ multi-million pound improvement projects on tower blocks across Salford, including Floral Court in Broughton and Riverbank and Newbank Towers in Greengate.

Mark Foster, head of investment at Salix Homes, added: “Salix Homes was keen to launch this new qualification and generate a workforce of home-grown talent who could deliver this specialist skill and we’re very proud that Rachel is the first to qualify. She is a fantastic role model and a real ambassador for women in the construction industry.”

The UK has approximately 26 million homes and it is estimated that around half of these are not insulated properly with heat escaping through walls, ceiling and windows. As energy prices continue to increase, wall insulation has never been so important. The Level 3 NVQ in External Wall Insulation addresses a skills gap within the construction industry, as, prior to its creation, there was no available progression route for Apprentices completing the Level 2 qualification.

Salford City College’s City Skills Sixth Form Centre works closely with partners in the construction industry to deliver bespoke, industry-standard workshops which allow students to develop their skills in a professional environment. Andrew Hallsworth, Work Based Learning Delivery Leader at Salford City College, said: “We are pleased to have played a part in Rachel’s success and the delivery of this qualification, which has created new avenues of progression for Apprentices within the construction industry.”

We’ve got Gold!

Jun 30, 2015

Emanuel Whittaker has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People Gold standard, joining the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK who believe in realising the potential of their people

Managing Director, Clive Newton said: “We have successfully completed a demanding assessment process across several days. As well as looking at our administration and operating systems, the process included interviews with myself, senior managers, office staff and site staff from every rank.

“The company scored 186 out of 196 and I am so proud of all our people who work to the same high standards day in, day out. This gold award is a tribute to how the company is managed at all levels and reflects on the positive ethos and attitude of our employees.”

Investors in People is a management framework for high performance through people. Its prestigious accreditation is recognised across the world as a mark of excellence and it champions best practice in people management determined via a rigorous and objective assessment to determine performance.

Susan Holt, the assessor from Investors in People said: “Emanuel Whittaker achieved its goals through its positive and consistent people practices. Everyone is valued for their contribution and the sense of team along with the commitment to business goals is strong across all roles. It was a privilege to share in the company’s positive culture and be involved in their achievement of Gold.”

This new gold standard will join the company’s other quality accreditations which include Committed2Equality (gold), Construction Skills (Platinum), EN ISO 14001:2004 and ISO9001:2008.

Human Resource Manager Anna Whittaker was responsible for leading the Investors in People process. “We are absolutely delighted with this recognition,” she said. “The gold standard will ensure we maintain and recruit great staff and will also demonstrate to our existing and new clients that we have the best people working at Emanuel Whittaker.”

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