4EIGHTY is delighted to welcome back Mark Reid to the company after
an absence of over two years.
Previously an associate consultant with the company, Mark left
to develop his skills in training and development firstly with the
Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland and then with the Glasgow
Council for Voluntary Service.
Returning as Associate Director with responsibility for developing
4EIGHTY's range of staff, management and board development and training
services Mark is relishing the challenge.
"I really excited to be joining up with Tom again at an exciting
time in the development of the business. 4EIGHTY has always been
extremely active in developing and delivering a wide range of training
and development packages to clients across Scotland. Now it is my
job to build on that success and use my experience to make us one
of the first names that clients think of when they want help to
get the very best out of their people."
In addition to training and development,
Mark will also play a lead role in developing 4EIGHTY's community
and stakeholder consultation services.
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4EIGHTY Director Tom Hainey is to join Cairn Housing Association's
Committee of Management.Commenting on the news Tom said he was delighted
to be joining Cairn at an exciting time for RSLs in Scotland.
"I am looking forward to working with my new colleagues and
making my own particular contribution to the future success of the
Association. With such a wealth of experience already on the Committee
I am sure I will learn a great deal too."
Tom will take part in his first meeting
in December.
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4EIGHTY
has agreed to assist Wakefield based
social housing and community regeneration
specialists Weedon
Grant in developing its services
to clients throughout Scotland.
Already
with a number of assignments in progress
for clients in Scotland, Weedon Grant
is building on a solid foundation of
success in England. Working with 4EIGHTY
will offer access to specialist support
services such as resident and stakeholder
consultation, team building and service
reviews.
Weedon
Grant's Executive Director for its Scottish
operation, Andrea Paterson and Tom Hainey
have worked together before early in
their consultancy careers and share a
common background in Scottish social
housing. Together they aim to offer clients
a well balanced team with access to all
of the skills and experience necessary
to effectively meet their needs.
4EIGHTY
Director, Tom Hainey said he was delighted
with the arrangement and looked forward
to working with Andrea and her colleagues.
"Our
approach at 4EIGHTY has been to find
like minded consultancies with whom we
can build partnerships. I am really looking
forward to developing this new partnership
with Weedon Grant I am sure it will be
beneficial to all concerned."
Tom
emphasised that this arrangement had
no effect on the independence of 4EIGHTY
and that he and his team would still
be providing services directly to clients
as well as jointly with Weedon Grant.
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4EIGHTY
has been chosen by Scottish Premier league
outfit Dundee United as one of three
official first team kit sponsors for
season 2006-7.
The
4EIGHTY logo will be emblazoned on the
teams socks for all league and cup matches
home and away.
Long
time Dundee United Supporter and 4EIGHTY
Director said he was delighted to be
associated with the team he has supported
since first seeing them play while at
University in Dundee in 1981.
"After
a quarter of a century of supporting
United through good times and bad it
means a lot to me to see the company
I formed associated so visibly with the
team I love.
"I
wish I could come up with some clever
pun now to make a connection between
hosiery and our consultancy services
but sadly I can't get beyond - 4EIGHTY,
we'll help your team pull its socks up! Not
very good really is it?"
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After over
three years with 4EIGHTY, regeneration
consultant Alan Webster is moving
on to pastures new. Alan is joining
the community regeneration team
with the Planning service in
Dundee.
Alan is
currently completing the final
module of a degree in community
regeneration at Dundee University
and is excited about his new position.
"Working
with 4EIGHTY has given me a fantastic
opportunity to work on a variety
of community focussed and regeneration
related assignments. Moving to
Dundee will give me the opportunity
to take my interest a stage further
in a city where there is a huge
amount of innovative regeneration
activity.
"This
opportunity has come at a perfect
time as I am about to finish my
degree and I am now looking forward
to meeting my new colleagues when
I start later in March.
"I will
be sorry to leave 4EIGHTY and would
like to say a big thank you to
all of the clients I have worked
with over the years. The experience
of working with you all has taught
me a hell of a lot about regeneration
for real."
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Tom Hainey has been
retained by West Lothian Council to develop a comprehensive map of services,
programmes, organisations, facilities and funding that together contribute
towards the prevention of anti-social behaviour and promotion of good citizenship
and community cohesion.
The review will look
at the inputs of the Council and its partners across all sectors towards tackling
anti-social behaviour, diversionary activities for young people and other relevant
programmes such as those tackling alcohol and substance abuse.
West Lothian Director
of Customer and Support Services, Martin Armstrong said that the Council was
determined to be creative in its pursuit of effective and sustainable contributions
towards the promotion of contented and cohesive communities.
"This mapping exercise
will paint an accurate picture of who currently does what and enable us to
positively consider what we can do to be even more effective in meeting the
needs of communities across West Lothian."
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4EIGHTY
is delighted to announce the completion
of its first major tenant satisfaction survey for Bathgate based social landlord
Weslo Housing Management Limited.
Working alongside
survey partners TPAS
Scotland, DK Research
and Statistical Information Solutions, 4EIGHTY has developed its own unique
approach to obtaining results of the highest levels of reliability.
Weslo Chief Executive
Mike Bruce expressed his complete satisfaction with the 4EIGHTY approach.
"Tom Hainey and his
team of specialists have put together a package that has exceeded our expectations
and I have no hesitation in recommending 4EIGHTY to any other landlord who
wants to really find out what its tenants think.
"The survey also explored
the attitudes of our suppliers and strategic partners towards us and we are
already looking at how we can further improve our services and maintain the
very highest levels of satisfaction with us, our staff and all that we do."
Further information
on the survey can be found on the dedicated website
by clicking here.
If you would
like information on how 4EIGHTY can
help you with your stakeholder survey
requirements just call Tom on 08448
400 480.
