Elderpark Housing tells AGM it is putting community first
Elderpark Housing holds 44th AGM.
Elderpark Housing is “leading the way” as it builds more homes and puts its community first, members were told at its 44th AGM.
Members were also told that the construction of 82 new homes in Govan was under way, Elderpark continues a multi-million-pound programme to refurbish its tenement stock, and the association remains “deeply engaged” in community regeneration.
Elderpark is also saving a “much-loved building” and turning it into new offices for the association, and it is engaging with the University of Glasgow to determine how it can help the community as it plans a new Govan campus.
The meeting was told the most recent customer satisfaction survey showed a “ringing endorsement” for Elderpark’s work with 96% of tenants saying they were satisfied with the service it provided.
In his remarks to the meeting, Chief Executive Gary Dalziel praised members for continuing to support the organisation.
He said: “I also want to commend the staff and the committee because, put simply, they really do care about the delivery of good homes and supporting our community. We are also leading the way in outstanding customer service and our most recent customer satisfaction survey bears this out.”
The meeting heard that, over the last few years, 306 tenement flats were refurbished in Elderpark’s ongoing programme at a cost of £3.4 million, with a further 112 due to be improved. The work included new bathrooms and kitchens, internal doors, new boilers and new radio-linked smoke alarms which are a notable feature of fire safety improvements across the housing association sector.
Gary also paid tribute to Elspeth Millen, the retiring Chair, who has served on the association’s management committee for 23 years. He called Elspeth a “true servant of her community” and wished her well and thanked her for such long service now that she was leaving the association.