Orbit Group

Today, we unveil our 2030 strategy... We've outlined our ambitions over the next six years at Orbit Group, where we will be aiming to provide amongst the best customer experience of any housing association in the country. Our 2030 strategy focuses on: 🔵 Prioritising customer experience 🔵 Building 5,700 new homes We’ll look to achieve this by building and maintaining safe, quality homes that our customers love, both sustainably and at scale, all supported by excellent customer service. Our 2030 Strategy is also underpinned by our Sustainability Strategy which sets out how we will ensure everything we do maximises the positive social and environmental impacts we make. Scroll through the images below or read the full strategy document to find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ej7J3uBa

“We welcome today’s announcement that the Government is investing an additional £300 million to increase the delivery of much-needed, new affordable and social homes via the Affordable Homes Programme. Whilst this is another encouraging sign from the Government, the collective task ahead to deliver 1.5 million homes remains a challenging one. Our eyes are now on the Spending Review, where we hope to see continued government investment for new affordable homes and regeneration, at a level that will enable the sector to move at scale and pace to meet the UK’s housebuilding ambitions.” Phil Andrew, Group Chief Executive, Orbit

We’re proud to have recently installed three lifesaving defibrillators at our local community hubs in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Northamptonshire. Thanks to the support from Department of Health and Social Care's Community Automated External Defibrillators Fund, we secured 50% of the necessary funding and matched it to cover the total costs. The defibrillators have been installed on the outside of Orbit’s Community Hubs and registered on The Circuit, the UK’s national defibrillator network. This ensures the defibrillators are accessible to the public and the ambulance service can easily direct people to them in an emergency. Read more here: https://ow.ly/faUm50UYmRv #DefibrillatorFund #CommunitySupport #Norfolk #Suffolk #Northamptonshire

At Orbit, we believe that good housing is a basic human right, fundamental to our health, wellbeing and quality of life. Good housing is also the key to better economic outcomes, safer communities and a healthier nation, which is why we're pleased to support Home Builders Federation's New Homes Week. By working together, we can build and regenerate more homes - homes that the country so desperately needs, whilst delivering greater social value for our communities to achieve a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.  #NewHomesWeek

Our CEO, Phil Andrew, recently spoke to Housing Today about our 2030 ambitions and the steps we’re taking to put customers at the heart of our decision making. Read the interview here 👇

Last week alongside partners such as Homes England, we attended the NHBC Affordable Housing Innovators in conjunction with the British Property Federation. Together we all want to help build the affordable homes our country needs, which is why we’re building 1,000 new homes in 2025 and over 5,000 over the coming years. We’re ready to play our part to solve the national housing crisis, and with greater innovation and government support, we could build even more. Phil Andrew #AffordableHousing #HousingAssociations

We have now officially opened our new community hub in Norwich! Located at St Anne’s Quarter, this hub provides access to free face-to-face support on a range of issues such as managing finances, health and wellbeing, and employability as part of our Better Days programme. It also provides space for community events, helping our customers build friendships and connect with their neighbours. The hub was opened by The Lord Mayor Councillor Vivien Thomas and her Consort who unveiled a plaque at a celebration event for the community. This is the first of three new hubs we’ll be opening over the coming months as part of our recently launched Everyday Excellence plan designed to enhance our customer experience and help realise our 2030 ambition to deliver amongst the best customer service of any housing association in the country. To find out more about the opening, read here: https://ow.ly/6GuO50UBICT #BetterDays #CommunitySupport #Norwich

Creating greener spaces for our communities 🌱 We were delighted to recently welcome Councillor Jennifer Fradgley, Chair of Stratford-on-Avon District Council, to join our team of colleague volunteers in planting 900 hedgerow whips, 900 flower bulbs, 600m2 of wildflower meadow, 200m2 of naturalised grassland and five fruit trees at our Wattons Lodge Independent Living scheme, to provide our customers there with better access to a more biodiverse and high-quality outdoor space. The planting day is just one of the ways in which we are working towards our commitment to ensure that 30% of our outdoor spaces enable nature’s recovery by 2030, as part of our Biodiversity Approach and aligned with The Wildlife Trusts’ ‘30 by 30’ campaign. Read full story here: https://ow.ly/tPTw50UjWub For more information on how we are working to create more sustainable and biodiverse environments for our customers visit: https://ow.ly/KBEs50Uspbk #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Voluteering

Welcome to Orbit customers Maxwell Doku and Sayo Ogundayo who’ve joined as non-executive directors to our Group Board. Their lived experience as an Orbit customer, alongside their professional expertise, will enhance our capability to improve our customer experience and support the delivery of our 2030 Strategy - https://lnkd.in/eyCkhPW4 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e_cEJxvx

Season's Greetings to all our customers, colleagues, and partners! Wishing you a wonderful holiday with family and friends, and a happy and healthy New Year.