Housing Brighton 2025

We are the largest provider of housing qualifications in the UK. We provide everyone in the housing sector with an opportunity to continue their professional development through online qualifications and training. 

So, whether you’re looking to upskill, tackle future challenges, or develop your career, the CIH Housing Academy is here to help.

Axis offers a comprehensive range of repairs and maintenance services for social housing, from 24/7 responsive repairs to planned maintenance and compliance to decarbonisation programmes, we ensure residents’ homes are safe, comfortable and energy efficient.

At E.ON Green Funding Solutions we’ve paved the way as trailblazers in the UK energy efficiency retrofit market, working with local authorities, housing associations and government on pioneering large scale domestic programmes. In doing this, we're creating warmer and more comfortable homes that are both more energy efficient and cheaper to run for your residents.

Over the past four years, we’ve been at the forefront of shaping and delivering government funding initiatives, working with our supply chain, the government and our trusted partners across 131 projects.

Ideal Heating are the UK's leading heating manufacturer.
Providing central heating you can rely on for over 100 years, Ideal Heating has been bringing warmth and comfort to domestic and commercial markets since 1906. Committed to a sustainable future and maintaining our core principles of quality, innovation and value, we supply market-leading gas boilers, heat pumps and heating controls to homes and businesses across the UK.

Building Energy Experts is an award-winning sustainability consulting, testing, and retrofit company. Based in Bristol but operating nationwide, we provide a range of services for housebuilders, property developers, architects, councils, and other built environment stakeholders.

Our expertise is focused on improving building performance and achieving Net Zero targets. From new builds to existing stock, we combine technical expertise with a practical, hands on approach to achieve measurable results. Discover how our comprehensive services can support your projects, reduce carbon footprints and enhance energy efficiency across your portfolio.

Equipped with over 15 years’ experience in the delivery of planned refurbishment projects across London and the Southeast, SER Contractor has the necessary knowledge and skill to successfully deliver for our clients. We have existing partnerships with councils such as Lambeth, Haringey and Camden, where we’ve delivered similar works to a high quality, on time, and within budget.

We employ an in-house Procurement Team and also own a Builder Merchants Business, Elite Building Services (EBS), who specialise in cost effective material procurement. 

SER Contractor are a privately owned, London based SME contractor that is big enough to deliver but small enough to give a personalised, bespoke service that bigger firms can’t provide. We deliver everything from whole block refurbishments to kitchen and bathroom replacement programmes, voids, roofing, retrofit and FRA works.

Safeguard Europe: Built to Protect

With over 40 years' experience in moisture management, Safeguard Europe Ltd is the UK’s leading specialist in damp and preservation solutions for the built environment. We have supported property professionals, landlords, and housing associations with innovative systems that combat damp, condensation, and structural decay—ensuring homes remain healthy, habitable, and compliant.

With the growing national focus on housing standards, especially in light of the Housing Ombudsman’s reports and recent amendments to the Social Housing Regulation Act, addressing damp and mould—particularly black mould—is now a critical legal and reputational issue. The government’s updated guidance places a greater responsibility on landlords and housing providers to proactively identify and resolve mould risks, rather than reactively responding to tenant complaints. Safeguard offers proven, systemised approaches to tackling root causes—like inadequate ventilation, penetrating damp, and cold bridging—ensuring you meet duty of care obligations and safeguard resident health.

Trusted by housing providers across the UK, Safeguard offers:

• Expert Technical Support: Our in-house team of specialists provides tailored advice, training, and CPD seminars to support correct specification and application.
• Tenant-Centric Solutions: We understand the operational challenges housing professionals face, and our systems are designed to be fast, minimally disruptive, and cost-effective.
• Sustainability and Compliance: From PAS 2035-aligned retrofit systems to low-VOC, energy-saving treatments, we help landlords and housing associations meet regulatory targets while protecting asset longevity.

Our core mission is to provide long-lasting protection for buildings through high-performance waterproofing, damp-proofing, and timber preservation technologies. We manufacture and supply a wide range of independently tested and verified products, from masonry protection creams and internal wall insulation systems, to ventilation solutions and basement tanking systems—all developed with durability, efficiency, and tenant well-being in mind.

SWITCH HOUSING

ASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE,
ALL FAMILIES ARE OUR CUSTOMERS.

‍Switch Housing is a multi solutions housing company that was formed in 2020 during the Covid pandemic when our hospitality group kept 2 hotels open to assist Birmingham City Council’s temporary accommodation demand.  Over the last 3 years switch have gained an invaluable understanding of the Social Housing issues and requirements across all areas. Our key areas for social housing support are:

• Provider and procurement partner for Temporary B&B & Apartment Accommodation with centralised bookings and audit team
• Social housing purchase & lease programs
• Turnkey purchase schemes
• Ad hoc project solutions

To date Switch have provided:

• Over 100,000 hotel rooms and apartments for families across the UK
• 15,000 children’s meals funded via Switch during covid.
• A number of self contained apartment facilities to assist council’s to move families out of B&B accommodation.
• Two red list hotels during covid.

Switch continue to provide:

• Over 1,000 hotel rooms and apartments each week
• Switch currently work with a number of local authorities across England
• Switch provide a suite of services for local authorities to include property inspections, health & safety certification and core standards checks.

Tapi Smart Flooring Solutions specializes in providing high-quality, cost-effective flooring solutions tailored for social housing projects. As the B2B division of Tapi Carpets & Floors, we understand the unique challenges of social housing, delivering durable, safe, and easy-to-maintain flooring options for projects of any size. Our range includes hardwearing carpets, vinyl, and laminates designed to meet the needs of tenants and housing providers alike. With end-to-end support, from consultation to installation and aftercare, we ensure efficient, reliable service for every project. Backed by Tapi’s trusted expertise, we help create comfortable, practical, and sustainable homes for communities across the UK.

South East Consortium (SEC) is proud to celebrate 20 incredible years of supporting the housing sector in 2025! 

Since we began, we’ve been dedicated to supporting Housing Associations and Local Authorities with flexible procurement solutions that save you time and money. Our frameworks connect housing providers with a wide range of suppliers - from local SMEs to national contractors - ready to deliver your projects. 

But we’ve grown to cover more than just procurement. We reinvest in the sector through our tailored training programmes, knowledge-sharing events, and community fund - all helping our members make a lasting impact.

Today, we’re owned by 55 Housing Associations and Local Authorities, collectively managing over 484,000 homes.

Ridge is an award-winning built environment consultancy offering a partner-led approach that delivers scale and expertise with a personal touch.

Founded in 1946, Ridge now employs over 1,200 people in 13 UK offices.

Specialist services for social housing include:  structural assessments/remedial solutions for LPS and RAAC; housing asset management consultancy; stock condition surveys; business planning support; strategy drafting; Stock Assessment Viability Model; development and regeneration; public sector compliant procurement including Fusion21 framework; design, specification and on-site supervision; stock transfer and rationalisation advice; fire safety consultancy and risk assessments; due diligence; compliance activity reviews; data management; policy and procedure drafting.

At Upkeep Training we are passionate about helping housing professionals provide and maintain good quality homes for residents. A home is more than just a building and we never forget that a housing service is about more than just repairs and maintenance.

We’ve been teaching people about the care, refurbishment and improvement of residents’ homes for over 25 years, believing good maintenance is the starting point in delivering a great service and is fundamental to environmental sustainability.

We offer qualifications and short courses for people working in housing, property management and facilities management.

Upkeep - helping make your property their home

Social landlords have been making their neighbourhoods safer and cleaner for over a decade now using metroSTOR bin stores and charging stations. With the number of Lithium-ion battery fire incidents rapidly increasing and the government’s Simpler Recycling deadlines looming, our team look forward to sharing our latest solutions to help you improve resident safety and satisfaction while reducing both your organisation’s operating costs and carbon emissions.

UCEM is the leading provider of supported online education for the built environment, with more than 100 years’ experience of providing the highest quality learning opportunities. At any one time, it has more than 4,000 students from more than 100 countries benefiting from its qualifications taught by tutors with extensive industry experience.

We provide flexible and accessible postgraduate and undergraduate degree and apprenticeship programmes that fit your life and career goals at every stage, creating a better built environment that is shaped with people in mind.

We put people first. Our suite of modular, flexible courses are designed to work for each and every individual at each and every stage of their career. Whether you are starting out or levelling up, fitting learning around life or committing time to move to the next stage, we can offer a path that suits you and we’ll be there to support you every step of the way.

We champion the role of the built environment as the setting in which life and lives take place, today and for generations to come. Our courses put sustainability, security and the wellbeing of communities at the heart of everything and equip our graduates to build better, with people in mind.

We specialise in the manufacture of industrial mortar products including renders and decorative finishes, external wall insulation systems, floor screeds, technical mortars and tile fixing products.

Based on our strong expertise in industrial mortars, we offer a comprehensive solution that includes services complementing our products, such as technical support and training. Our training programmes meet the needs of our customers, providing specifiers, developers, and contractors with substantial support before, during and after contract periods.

At TCW, we are more than just a software company – we are a catalyst for change. Since our inception, we have been dedicated to empowering organisations to unlock the full potential of their existing data and compliance documentation. At the core of TCW's mission lies our commitment to taking the guesswork out of risk identification, ensuring that our clients can navigate complex regulatory landscapes with confidence and ease.

Our innovative data management software revolutionises operational efficiency in social housing, providing advanced technological solutions that streamline processes and elevate service delivery standards. By seamlessly converting data from compliance documents such as LGSRs and EICs into actionable insights, TCW empowers professionals with precise, evidence-based decision-making capabilities.

Furniture Flex

Furniture Flex is here to help landlords tackle the challenges of offering furnished tenancies. We provide everything needed to turn a house into a home—from furnishings and white goods to appliances and everyday essentials like utensils and bedding—all through flexible, cost-neutral options. Our innovative packages let you choose between rental, purchase, or a mix of both.

Offering furnished tenancies can deliver many benefits, including:

• Lower tenant turnover
• Reduced void losses from vacant properties
• Reduced rent arrears
• Better tenant engagement
• Increased demand for hard-to-let properties

Furniture Flex also partners with End Furniture Poverty, using their extensive research to create solutions that help landlords set up furnished tenancies and help tenants escape furniture poverty.

To find out more about the options available to those looking to establish furnished tenancy schemes, contact us for impartial advice and support.

End Furniture Poverty

End Furniture Poverty is the campaigning and social research arm of FRC Group. Launched in 2015, the initiative was created to raise national awareness of the issue of furniture poverty and to develop scaled solutions to drive change.

Our research helps us dig deep into the causes and impacts of furniture poverty, so we can create evidence-based solutions. We use these insights to fuel campaigns across the social housing sector and lobby local and central governments to improve furniture provision.

Our current campaigns include Make a House a Home, which calls for at least 10% of social homes to be furnished, and our ongoing efforts to secure long-term, ring-fenced funding for local authority crisis schemes.

We work closely with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to ensure furniture provision is widespread and accessible. We’re also key players in broader efforts to tackle poverty.

We provide ongoing support to social landlords, charities, local authorities, and others to help them set up furniture schemes, making sure everyone has access to the essential items they need for a secure life.

Together, we can End Furniture Poverty.

Kingsbury Fire doors are part of Kingsbury Group who are a collection of companies within the construction industry.

Kingsbury Fire Doors specialise in supply, install and maintain to UKAS Q-Mark standard and SBD certified.

We are a family run business with over 51 years’ worth of construction experience. In that time, we have offered design and build services to Housing Associations, Local Authorities, commercial, industrial and private clients, building a reputation for astounding quality.

There is little Kingsbury Group hasn’t seen or done, from major refurbishments, listed buildings and new built modern housing developments.

FRC Living

At FRC Living, we’re experts in providing durable and compliant furniture, white goods, and accessories tailored for all types of social housing. Whether it’s hostels, refugee shelters, temporary or emergency accommodations, RSAP projects, furnished tenancies, key workers, student lodgings, or individual homes, we can help.

Key services include:

• Contract furniture supply: We supply all kinds of furniture, white goods and accessories, nationwide. All items are Fire Retardant compliant to Crib 5 Fire Retardancy Standard.
• Starter Packs and Accessories: From kitchen utensils and cookware to bed linens and toiletries, we provide everything residents need to feel at home from day one
• Project Management: Let us handle installation from start to finish. Our solutions are flexible, supporting housing projects of any size, budget, or timeline.
• Aftersales Support: We offer ongoing assistance to help landlords maintain high accommodation standards and minimise relet times.

FRC Living is all about making things easier so landlords can focus on core activities. Simply place an order, and we’ll do the rest.  

Buckingham Interiors

At Buckingham Interiors, we’re passionate about creating beautiful and functional living spaces. We specialise in high-quality interior design, bespoke furniture, and accessories for independent living, sheltered living, and extra care accommodations.

Here’s what we offer:

• Interior Design: Our sector-specific design services blend style, comfort, and aesthetics with practical solutions that cater to the diverse needs of residents, including those with dementia, impairments, or disabilities.
• Project Consultation and Management: We’re with you every step of the way on new builds or retrofits. Working closely together, we deliver design-led interior solutions with packages tailored to your project’s unique needs.
• Furniture supply and installation: We provide high quality, Crib 5 fire retardant, compliant furniture, accessories, artwork, and window coverings, all delivered and installed according to your floor plan.

When you choose Buckingham Interiors, you’re tapping into over 30 years of experience in design-led procurement. We’re all about combining comfort, style, and practicality to create living spaces that people love to be in.

Aico, an Ei Company, are the European market leader in home life safety, pioneering new technologies and offering high quality alarms, developed and manufactured in Ireland. All Aico alarms meet UK standards and offer a variety of sensor types to guarantee protection for every home, the cornerstone of which is delivering education, quality, service and innovation. In 2020, Aico expanded their Connected Home offering with the acquisition of leading Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, HomeLINK. HomeLINK are a multi-award-winning high-tech software team within Aico that leverage cutting edge home integration and analytic technologies to address the needs of social landlords and their residents.

Gerflor is a leading manufacturer of sustainable, innovative, and high-quality flooring and wall covering solutions for the social housing and new build markets. Our products are fast and economical to install, provide excellent longevity, outstanding comfort, optimal safety, and high acoustic performance. The collections are available in popular and contemporary designs, and free trial areas are also available for new customers. Loved by landlords, tenants and owners alike with best sellers in stock for fast delivery. Gerflor wil also be joined by Gradus business that is part of the Gerflor Group, and is a UK manufacturer of stair edgings, floor trims, barrier matting and wall protection. This vast array of interior finishing solutions ensures that the housing sector has a complete package for all project needs. The combined business of Gerflor and Gradus is backed up by a strong network of experienced specification, technical, customer and design support teams. To view our complete solutions click here Social-Housing-Brochure-UK.pdf

Inciper, a Kerv company, is a leading Microsoft Business Applications Solutions Partner, empowering housing associations to harness the full potential of their data. We can help you build the technology foundations for an exceptional tenant experience. Our mission is to leverage the power of technology for good, driving sustainable digital transformation, enabling you to not only get ahead but stay ahead. Digital transformation, reimagined — simpler, smarter and designed to deliver lasting impact.