CHIC’s Board held its quarterly review meeting recently. The Board represents members and comprises eleven directors – at least eight of which must be appointed from Members.
This was the last meeting for long term director Mak Akinyemi. Mak joined the Board in January 2016 when he was director of Property Services at Gateway Housing Association. He has served three terms of three years and completed the maximum term permitted for a director. CHIC is extremely grateful to Mak for his support, wisdom and commitment to CHIC over so many years.With Mak leaving, CHIC had two director vacancies to be filled. Following a competitive selection process, the Board was delighted to approve the appointment of two new directors.• Chantall Pottage: Group Procurement Manager, Sanctuary Housing• Sandip Shergill: Director Of Procurement, Notting Hill Genesis
Welcoming Chantal and Sandip to the Board fills all director places, with nine member representatives and two independents.
The Board meets quarterly and reviews progress against CHIC’s business strategy, as well as monitoring operational performance delivered through its Agency Services Contract with ARK Consultancy.
Successful event at HOMES UK We ended last month welcoming our members, partners and other exhibitors to the CHIC Community at HOMES UK event at London’s Excel Arena. We had 14 of our approved supply chain partners showcasing their services and products, all available through CHIC’s DPS and Framework solutions.
Amanda Long, John Fisher and Hannah Elliott from CHIC hosted a session along with Steve Gayter from Novus which challenged whether members should be changing the approach to surveying the housing ‘asset base’. They discussed the idea for a 'super survey' to ensure that comprehensive asset data is collected in one survey visit, to drive better investment planning and more efficient asset management. It was great to see the audience participation around this important topic and we are happy to share the presentation materials upon request.
CHIC’s Head of Member Services (East), Adrian Hussain also chaired an engaging session on how the sector can plan for a carbon-free future. There were some great examples shared by the speakers panel, which then engaged in a lively discussion.
If you would like to register your interest in becoming an exhibitor in the CHIC Community at HOMES next year, please contact Curtis Coulson, Marketing Manager, ccoulson@chicltd.co.uk

CHIC NEWBUILD ROUNDTABLE - FEEDBACK PAPERThe paper from our first Newbuild Core Group meeting is now complete. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed their feedback. You can download the paper here.
The first meeting brought together members and supply chain partners to discuss how the framework should operate, with a focus on identifying effective KPIs at both framework and contract levels. These insights will inform the next steps.
The next roundtable will be held at the CHIC Conference & Exhibition on 21st May 2025, where we will focus on defining specific KPIs for the framework and reviewing outcomes from the initial discussions.
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For more details about the Newbuild framework, please click here

REGEN25Hosted by ARK Consultancy, REGEN25 is a new conference aimed at sharing national good practice between leading housing and regeneration professionals. The event offers a fresh and contemporary perspective, providing an opportunity to share thoughts and ideas, stimulating debate, and encouraging innovation whilst growing networks and offering mutual support.
CHIC’s Head of Development Sarah Davey is pleased to be speaking at a conference session “Thinking outside of the box and developing innovative regeneration solutions” discussing all things MMC. To register for this event, please click here.