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.
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
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