The National Housing Federation, National Housing Maintenance Forum and Eastern Procurement are working as partners to offer a twice-yearly seminar for asset management professionals working in housing associations, local authorities and ALMOs across the East of England. The second session for 2016 will take place on Tuesday 15 November 10:00 – 15:30 at The Priory Hotel, Mildenhall Road, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6EH. It is suggested that you use IP32 6AX as the postcode in your 'sat nav' system. This postcode will also ensure that you come into the hotels main entrance to the front of the hotel.

Programme

10.00 Arrival and refreshments

10.30 Welcome from Chair (EP) and introductions

10.45 Leaving the EU – what does it mean for maintenance professionals? Lucy Pedrick, National Housing Federation

11.30 Coffee break

11.45 Managing material costs Steve Tyree, Eastern Procurement

12.30 Networking Lunch

13.15   Policy update Chloe McLaren Webb, National Housing Federation

13.45   NHMF update, Liz Circuit, M3

14.00   Eastern Procurement update, Daryl Lewis, Eastern Procurement

14.15   Women into Social Housing Maintenance Jane Nelson & Gainor Keeton, Mears Group

14.45   Information sharing, themes for future meetings and format of future meetings

15.15  Close and refreshments

15.30  End of event

Our mission statement

The centre of excellence for improving property performance

The NHMF is the leading body representing housing providers, committed to championing innovation to deliver excellence in maintenance and asset management