Three young people have secured their dream job after fending off hundreds of hopeful applicants to join Kier Building Maintenance (KBM) Leeds as apprentice electricians and plasterers.
Kier Building Maintenance (KBM) and Aire Valley Homes Leeds, the arms-length management organisation responsible for over 15,000 homes in south and south east Leeds; recently teamed together in a community day to lend their support to Middleton Primary School, providing the tired-looking gymnasium with a new lease of life in time for the start of term.
Five pupils from the Leeds College of Building Young Apprentices in Construction programme have successfully secured the first places on Kier’s three-year apprenticeship scheme.
Mike Askew, a joiner for Kier Building Maintenance (KBM) Leeds, is currently seeking sponsorship for his 500Km charity bike ride from London to Paris, in aid of Kier’s charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support.
Although it is common practice for social landlords to embrace and address diversity issues, it is less common – and more challenging – to ensure they are properly considered when delivering repairs and maintenance services.
Performance improvement experts HouseMark and Kier Building Maintenance have worked together to produce a guide showing how a variety of social landlords and maintenance providers have found practical ways of addressing diversity such as: