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ELCOME to the January issue of YourPlace Matters.


I hope you had an enjoyable time over the festive holidays and look forward to what 2017 has in store. Here at YourPlace we are looking at our plans for the year ahead. We’re reviewing our


environmental service to make it work better for you. This is an area that you’ve told us is important to you. Improving customer service is a


key focus for us. We’re reviewing our IT systems and we’re also looking at how we can expand our services. We’re considering offering more tailor-made service to suit our ever-changing customer base. If there are services you would


like to see us offer, please let us know and we can take that into account as we move forward. We always welcome your


feedback, so please keep emailing, writing and calling us.


Alison McDiarmid, Factoring Services Director, YourPlace Property


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HEATLEY Group’s new charitable foundation is helping people in our communities get


into work and learn new skills. Apprenticeships, training courses and access to online tuition are just some of the ways the Wheatley Foundation is providing opportunities for owners and tenants.


YourPlace has been able to give £345,742 to the Foundation as a result of our buildings insurance provider returning a payment discount to us because of the low level of claims over the past year. The money will help fund projects


like our expanded Modern Apprentices schemes, our Click & Connect centres


New apprentices ready to roll up their


OWNERS will see some new faces around their communities – as our new environmental apprentices get started. We took on 45 new environmental


apprentices earlier this year as part of a £100m plan to keep communities clean, green and safe over the next five years. As well as getting a wage and full training in customer service, the new


recruits will get a qualification at the end of the two-year scheme which is part- funded by the Wheatley Foundation. All 45 young people are from one of our partner organisations, including YourPlace and GHA. Liam Quail, 18, from Maryhill, is one of our new apprentices who will be working and learning in YourPlace blocks. He


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CONTACT: Communications Team, YourPlace Property Management, 177 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HF T: 0141 274 6460 E: talk@your-place.net YourPlace Matters is available to download online at www.your-place.net


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