- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The work is of a very high quality. The builders arrive early each morning and get straight to work
  
  —Mr & Mrs Palmer
  
  Burnley Resident
- 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
- 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
- I hope this partnership continues to grow and prosper
  
  —Helen Woods-Butterworth, Contracts Delivery Manager
  
  Stockport Homes
- 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
- They are professional polite and nothing is to much trouble for them
  
  —Alisa McCann, Scheme Manager
  
  Contour 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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 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
- I have no hesitation in recommending Emanuel Whittakers
  
  —Ian Gregg, Director of Communities and Investment
  
  Parkway Green Housing Trust
- 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

Oldham apprentices take the lead

May 23, 2014

Emanuel Whittaker apprentices have become the first in the country to enrol on a new qualification to support the construction industry.

The External Wall Insulation (NVQ Level 3) has been launched by North West based regeneration consortium Procure Plus which has worked with Trinity Business Training Group, representatives from housing provider Salix Homes and the awarding body, GQA, to develop the criteria for the qualification before receiving approval from Ofqual.

Apprentices Matt Casey, 22, and Rachel Howarth, 24, have been employed by Emanuel Whittaker for several years and according to Lee Bradbury, Health, Safety and Environment Manager for the company, both are great representatives of our award winning apprenticeship scheme.

“Rachel and Matt are passionate about their work and have always been committed to their training,” he said. “We are thrilled they are the first in the country to take advantage of this qualification which meets industry demand for the supply of insulation that reduces carbon emissions. The qualification will play a significant part in their career progression.”

Matt and Rachel have already completed Level 1 and 2 of the qualification and have been honing their skills on tower blocks across Salford with social housing provider Salix Homes as part of its multi-million pound Decent Homes improvement programme.

Colin Goodall, investment delivery manager at Salix Homes (pictured back right), said: “We are carrying out major refurbishments at our tower blocks, but we initially found there was a real skills shortage and we struggled to find tradesman who were qualified in external wall insulation, which is essential to make people’s homes energy efficient.

“We worked with our partners to launch this new qualification and generate a workforce of home-grown talent who could deliver this specialist skill. Matt and Rachel were among the first cohort of apprentices and I’m delighted they are now making history and going on to complete the next level of this much-needed qualification.”

The scheme is expected to be rolled out nationally due to demand from contractors and training providers for higher level insulation qualifications.

Mark Wilson (pictured front middle) is responsible for apprentice and trainee development at Procure Plus. He said: “It is a true achievement to have created this new qualification in partnership with our members that will support the construction industry as well as develop new career opportunities for qualified operatives in the construction sector.”

Emanuel Whittaker has a pool of apprentices engaged through its relationship with Procure Plus and has won several awards because of its commitment to training young people. In its 175 year history the company has supported over 700 apprentices.

New-look tower block transforms Salford skyline

Sep 28, 2013

A £3 million refurbishment project at an ageing Salford tower block has been completed.

For the past 18 months social housing provider Salix Homes has been working alongside construction company Emanuel Whittaker to overhaul Floral Court in Higher Broughton.

The 14 storey high rise building, which was built in 1964, has been completely rendered, cladded and painted in striking shades of orange and white, totally transforming the once grey tower block.

Internally the 88 flats have been fitted with new doors, modern kitchens and bathrooms and have been either rewired or electrically upgraded. The roof of the building has also been replaced and the lifts have been upgraded.

A state-of-the-art Eco-Pod heating system, which uses solar thermal energy, has also been fitted to the roof, which will slash the building’s carbon footprint.
Salford based-housing provider Salix Homes was recently named by Salford Council as the chosen landlord to take ownership of the 8,500 council homes in Salford they currently manage in a proposed stock transfer.

This latest regeneration work forms part of a wider multi-million pound home improvement programme across Salford and the housing provider is promising to invest a further £700 million over the next 30 years if the stock transfer goes ahead.

Joe Willis, chief executive at Salix Homes, said: “This major investment at Floral Court marks a major milestone in our Decent Homes improvement programme and we are very proud to have worked alongside Emanuel Whittaker to provide our tenants with the modern, desirable and economical homes they deserve.

“Salix Homes is committed to providing high quality accommodation for the people of Salford now and into the future and this refurbishment project is testament to this. Floral Court has been completely transformed for the better and we are confident that these improvement works will make a huge difference to our tenants’ quality of life.”

During the refurbishment work, contractors uncovered a commemorative brick inscribed with 1964 – the date the block was built. To mark the completion of the project, a mural has been created at the entrance to the building with the original brick, alongside a 2013 inscribed brick.

Resident Kevin Petitt, 55 who has lived in the block for 12 years, was chosen to unveil the commemorative brick mural. He said: “The improvement work has made such a difference to my home. The new heating system is just marvellous; I haven’t even had to use my heating for the past three months because the building is so warm.

“I loved my home before, but I love it even more now – it’s the best place I’ve ever lived. I was very proud to unveil the brick mural because this place means a lot to me, it’s my home.”

Terry Kidman, contract manager for Emanuel Whittaker, added: “It’s been a pleasure to work with the Floral Court residents who have reported 100 per cent satisfaction with the work we have done on their individual flats and the communal areas of the block. Although we will be sad to go we are pleased to be leaving so many happy customers.”

Salix Homes also worked closely with social housing procurement consortium, Procure Plus, to deliver training opportunities for local residents during the refurbishment work.

Jackie Roach, operations manager at, Procure Plus, said: “By working together on large projects, such as Floral Court, we have been able to assist Salix Homes in identifying and bringing together its material and labour requirements across different projects, improving efficiencies and securing favourable costings.”

Emanuel Whittaker and Salix Homes to collaborate on Green Deal Pilot

Jan 18, 2012

Following good foresight to embrace challenges of Green Deal, Emanuel Whittaker will be working in conjunction with Salix Homes on a number of eco retrofit projects within Salford to pilot PAS 2030. Lessons from the learning and sharing trial will be captured through a joint Emanuel Whittaker/Salix project blog from February 2012.

Matt Roberts at Salix commented “This pilot is an excellent opportunity to work with our partners to ensure they are committed to providing a skilled and energy aware workforce, which will help us deliver against energy efficiency targets now and in the future. It will also provide valuable lessons in advance of the Green Deal going live, giving added reassurances of both quality and service.

Clive Newton at Emanuel Whittaker “Green Deal is an excellent fit for Emanuel Whittaker, enabling us to bring our vast experience of quality and traditional skills into a modern green building environment alongside our valued clients and supply chain Green Deal is a continuation of our commitment and progress to becoming a truly green builder, following naturally from achieving ISO 14001 last year and our Construction Carbon initiative to monitor and reduce carbons using the ConstructCO2 tool”.

Green Deal is the Governments flagship initiative to address energy performance of buildings in the UK. It will deliver a potentially huge volume of eco refit work to homes and business premises commencing in 2012. PAS 2030 is the stringent standard to which all Green Deal installers will be required to become accredited to by autumn 2012 to be part of the Green Deal and other eco retrofit projects.

Emanuel Whittaker initiated a robust Green Deal preparation and delivery strategy early in 2011 with preparation activities across the whole of the business, that includes awareness training for all staff, tool box talks for sites, a review of quality and environmental system to meet the necessary PAS 2030 accreditation early in the new year, in addition to reviewing and addressing the energy performance of their premises.