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Plumb Job
25/05/2021
Jeffery and Agnes Naphtali of Victoria Square where delighted to be getting a new washing machine… but what would they do with the old one? The couple need not have worried, as the Emanuel Whittaker site team soon came to the rescue. They enlisted the support of fire stopping partner and sub-contractor ALPHA, Carl Wigglesworth … [more]
Double Vision
25/05/2021
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Stand? …no skip!
25/05/2021
Whilst carrying out kitchen refurbishment works on Mathew Street on behalf of Together Housing, Site Manager Mark Chesworth noticed a resident had an unused television stand taking up space. The disabled resident had no way of disposing of the stand, so Mark very kindly offered to remove it for him. Mark promptly took it away and … [more]
Sweet Treat
25/05/2021
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Top Tiler!
25/05/2021
Northwards Housing resident, Dot Hamer, got a little bonus when the Emanuel Whittaker team came to install her downstairs loo. Whilst on one of his routine daily visits, Resident Liaison Officer, Ryan Whittaker, noticed that a couple of her kitchen tiles had bulged. So Ryan asked a favour of one of our partner sub-contractors working … [more]

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Woofs all round
16/05/2016
By John Woolley – Site Manager As many people know Emanuel Whittaker is renowned for its work with local authorities and social housing providers and indeed for many years now, our main business has been in the maintenance and renovation of social housing. However, in our 179 year history, we have built numerous buildings, perhaps … [more]
An apprenticeship can take you anywhere
15/03/2016
Most of the senior managers here at Emanuel Whittaker started work as apprentices. As it’s National Apprenticeship Week, we thought it would be nice to meet some young people who have completed an apprenticeship to see where they are now. Follow our blog this week to hear some more inspiring stories from our apprentices. Meet … [more]
Everybody loves good neighbours
23/02/2016
By Rukhsana Nabi – Partnerships Manager An Oxford University study found that friendship and community are two of the most important factors that affect health and well being. This week (23 – 27 February) is Love Your Neighbour Week and this got us talking about all the great neighbours we have come across on our … [more]