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Platform Housing Group wins gold at international Green Apple Awards for environmental best practice


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latform Housing Group has been recognised with a Gold Environment Award at the international Green Apple Awards for


Environmental Best Practice, celebrating its commitment to improving the energy efficiency of their homes across the Midlands. Te award recognises Platform’s successful


retrofit programme, which has been delivering phased energy saving improvements since 2018. Measures such as upgraded insulation, modernised heating systems and the installation of solar panels have already helped thousands of customers reduce energy use, lower carbon emissions and save money on energy bills. Competing against more than 1000 entries


from around the world, Platform received its award at a ceremony at the House of Lords, where organisations were honoured for innovation and leadership in sustainability. Platform’s retrofit programme supports


the organisation’s commitment to achieving EPC Band C for all homes by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050. “Te recognition also highlights the Group’s data led approach to home energy improvements,” commented Platform. Te Green Apple Awards, established in 1994,


are regarded as one of the UK’s leading honours for environmental excellence. Run by Te Green Organisation, the awards promote best practice across industries worldwide and are supported by several independent environmental bodies.


(L-R): Daniel Morley, sustainability data analyst, Platform Housing Group, Elisha Muggerage, retrofit project coordinator and Richard Wilkins, general manager at Sony UK Technology Centre


Looking ahead, Platform will continue building


on its success by improving internal processes, strengthening data accuracy and reporting,


enhancing customer communication and supporting colleagues through ongoing training and retrofit upskilling.


Emma Watkins is promoted to new assistant director role at Gloucestershire HA Two Rivers Housing


Two Rivers Housing has appointed Emma Watkins to the newly created role of assistant director of neighbourhoods. Emma joined Two Rivers Housing in 2003 as an


administrative assistant. Since then, she has worked her way up through the organisation and was appointed as income manager in 2019, before being made head of income in 2023. Over the last 12 months, she has been working as interim assistant director of housing, working with executive director of people and neighbourhoods Liz Evans to support the team through an internal restructure. Two Rivers said: “Te new assistant director role


has been put in place in response to feedback from tenants and the housing team and follows a review


of the service area at the end of 2024. Tenants told the organisation that they wanted the team to be more visible in and around its neighbourhoods and improve the way it deals with issues such as anti- social behaviour, neighbourhood management and community support.” In response to this, Two Rivers Housing has


invested in its frontline housing team to provide a more localised neighbourhood management service. Tis includes a new dedicated safer neighbourhoods team and increasing the size of its neighbourhood management team. Emma will oversee the Two Rivers Housing


community engagement, income collection and neighbourhood management teams.


Housing Management & Maintenance December/January 2026


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