Going the extra mile
Nov 19, 2025
As a company, Emanuel Whittaker is proud to be able to continuously assist the communities where works are taking place, our teams are always willing to assist and accommodate residents and their communities.
We have been delighted to work alongside our client, Salix Homes, by assisting the Lower Kersal Young People and Community Group (LKYPCG).
As part of our Good News Stories and Community Initiative, our team have also gone the extra mile to assist with this project.
- Installation of paved patio area
- Assembling 2 sheds
- Donation of gardening tools
On completion of the project, both Salix Homes & Emanuel Whittaker were invited to an informal handover at the allotments, with all the volunteers.
It was very well attended by the local community and they were delighted with the final result.
It was amazing to be part of this special occasion.
People Involved:
Salix Homes: Wendy Woodfine, Cobie Woods, Christiana O’Brien
Emanuel Whittaker Ltd: Terry Kidman, Sue Croll, Ludmila Alves, Craig Openshaw, Steve Butterworth, Liam Mottram.
Subcontractor: Multevo
Lower Kersal Young People and Community Group (LKYPCG)
Staff and volunteers who maintain the plot and keep it accessible for all the groups:
Thomas Lever MBE – Project Manager
Lesley Lever – Project Assistant
Sean Massey – Development Officer
Samantha Smith – Allotment Manager
Nick Schofield – Volunteer / Handyman
Volunteers – Jacqueline and Raymond Everett, William and Annie Wallace, Heather Pots, Brenda Edge, Tracy Walton.
#whittakersway @salixhomes
Thanks Mike!
Jan 25, 2023
Emanuel Whittaker spent 3 weeks on Kershaw Street fitting windows and doors.
Great Places resident, Mike was there every morning to greet us, offering tea and biscuits to the site team.
We thought he deserved a little treat, so we dropped off a box of chocolates.
He was made up!
#whittakersway #littleactsofkindness #constructionindustry #welldoneteam @greatplaceshousinggroup
Well deserved treat…
Jan 25, 2023
Great Places resident, Janice Cheetham, works 6 days a week as a nurse and so required several visits for us to fit her windows and repairs.
Janice was so patient and very understanding regards access issues and several times gave us very early access.
Site Manager, Phil Taylor, dropped in to see her to give her some chocolates and to thank her for her patience.
#whittakersway #littleactsofkindness #constructionindustry #welldoneteam @greatplaceshousinggroup
Festive fun…
Jan 24, 2023
To celebrate Christmas, instead of the usual coffee morning, Great Places residents at Pullman Close, decided to cook a full Christmas dinner and invited Resident Liaison Officer, Sarah Kershaw and Site Manager, Phil Taylor, along to join them.
We took along a box of biscuits as a thank you and it was so nice to see everyone again and to have a look at the greenhouse we made a donation towards last year.
#whittakersway #littleactsofkindness #constructionindustry #welldoneteam @greatplaceshousinggroup
Considerate Contractor
Jan 24, 2023
A few residents were concerned when work was announced at Rectory Green, due to their being a Memorial Garden in the communal area of flats 1 – 12.
Emanuel Whittaker always take any resident concern seriously, so some protective matting was ordered and laid to reduce the impact of foot traffic on the lawn, while scaffold was erected. Pots and shrub tubs were also temporality relocated where possible, to reduce the possibility of any damage.
This was noted by the residents who tend to the garden and have thanked us on a few occasions for our consideration.
#littleactsofkindness #whittakersway @Prestwich&NorthWesternHousingAssociationLtd