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New apprentice recruits start work
15/12/2015A Salford housing provider and its partner contractors have welcomed their latest intake of apprentices. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,300 homes across central Salford, has appointed 36 apprentices this year in a range of roles from construction to customer service. The recruits, who are all local people aged between 17 and 41, have … [more]
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A new Grotto for Santa
9/12/2015Emanuel Whittaker and a number of its suppliers have been giving a helping hand to Santa at his grotto at Dr. Kershaw’s hospice in Oldham. Every year the hospice hosts a very popular Christmas Extravaganza which raises funds for the hospice and Santa has been known to drop in and say hello. Obviously, he needs his … [more]
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Rachel wins Judges Choice Award at Builder and Engineer Awards
20/11/2015Congratulations 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 … [more]
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Hundreds of Salford families benefit from newly-refurbished homes
4/11/2015The first phase of major improvement work to thousands of homes across Salford has been completed. Work began in April to revamp almost 400 properties in Ordsall and Weaste, following the transfer of more than 8,300 homes from Salford Council to Salix Homes earlier this year. The project marked the start of an ambitious two … [more]
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Plans revealed for MediaCityUK gateway transformation
23/09/2015A new vision for the future of an ageing building near MediaCityUK in Greater Manchester has been revealed. Salix Homes has unveiled artist’s impressions for a £300k makeover at Alisa House, which is located on Langworthy Road, a gateway into the 200-acre MediaCityUK development in Salford. Emanuel Whittaker have been appointed to transform the … [more]