Orbit Group merger completes
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on April 6, 2008
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The creation of Orbit Heart of England Housing Association means that the Orbit Group now manages over 33,000 homes across England, making it one of the largest housing groups in the country.
Stewart Fergusson, managing director of Orbit Heart of England Housing Association said: The merger will give Orbit a stronger regional presence in the Midlands meaning that we are in an excellent position to build even more affordable homes for people in central England. The Group can reinvest any savings made into improving local service delivery across the region ensuring it is in the best position to offer outstanding customer service.
Heart of England Housing and Care, a specialist registered care provider with nine care homes, is also now a company within the Orbit Group.
As well as the merger in the Midlands, the Orbit Group has created Orbit East, which will manage 5,000 homes in East Anglia including the Groups Private Retirement Schemes.
The recent changes follow the amalgamation of the Groups southern Associations (Thanet Community Housing Association and Orbit Bexley Housing Association) in October last year.
Paul Tennant, Orbit Group chief executive said: The past six months have seen major changes happen across the Group. Orbits new structure makes us ideally placed to respond to the changing needs of the sector and our customers by offering a wider, and a more locally focused range of services. It also means that we be able to achieve our key objective, to build brighter futures for people and communities.
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