Corporate news
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Healthcare recruitment programme wins award
Leading Midlands landlord whg has won ESG team of the year at the Unlock Net Zero Awards 2024
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Take a sneak peek of Nightingale House, at Wolverhampton’s former Royal Hospital
We’re thrilled to unveil a sneak peek of Nightingale House, set to become our newest wellbeing scheme, within one of Wolverhampton’s most iconic landmark buildings. The Grade II Listed former Royal Hospital had stood empty for decades after closing its doors for the final time back in 1997. Now, thanks to the work of…
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whg wins national sustainability award
Leading Midlands landlord whg has won ESG team of the year at the Unlock Net Zero Awards 2024
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whg named one of country’s biggest builders amongst housing association peers
Long term investor and placeshaper whg has been named one of the country’s biggest housing association builders in a new survey out this week.
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Lifesaving defib installed at new Tamworth development
A lifesaving defibrillator has been installed at a new housing development in Tamworth, marking a first for whg. The leading Midlands’ landlord worked with developers Redrow and charity Tamworth Have a Heart to provide the new defib at Amington Gardens. The defib, which is an essential life-saving tool for anyone who is in cardiac arrest,…
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whg recognised as a top place to work
whg has been recognised as a top employer in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Featured alongside leading organisations including Octopus Energy, Deloitte and Wagamama, our commitment to a great work-life balance and professional development opportunities has been highlighted. The awards celebrate the top employers in the UK who are leading the…
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whg secures £1.7m to improve energy efficiency of its homes
whg has successfully secured almost £1.7m in government funding to upgrade the energy efficiency of homes in Walsall. The leading Midlands’ landlord was awarded £1.68m in the latest wave of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF). The funds will be used to improve 178 of its homes through a range of measures that could include…
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Demolition date set for derelict Willenhall shops
Work to demolish a row of derelict shops that have stood empty in Willenhall for years is starting this week. The row of shops on Shelley Road will be knocked down as part of plans by whg to create more new, affordable homes in Walsall. Works on site started on 19 February and will take…
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Levelling up Secretary praises new canalside community being created in Walsall
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has praised a canalside community being built in Walsall as he announced proposals to relax planning rules. The Secretary of State took a tour of Lockside, a new 324-home development, to see first hand how brownfield land can be successfully transformed…
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Midlands’ mayor hails flagship Wolverhampton redevelopment as “gem of a place”
A flagship Wolverhampton regeneration scheme has been hailed as a “gem of a place” by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, during a visit to the city on Tuesday. The Mayor of the West Midlands visited the city to hear about plans for the third and final phase of residential development at the Royal…