News from CHIC

CHIC’s September Board Meeting was focused on our strategic direction, celebrating our successes, and looking ahead to how we can better support our members and supply chain partners. Celebrating Our Successes Board members were delighted note the 2025/26 financial year was a resounding success. All key performance metrics were ahead of target, reflecting the hard […]

Highlights from CHIC’s Annual Report 2025/26 From our achievements over the past year to the opportunities ahead, these are just some of the highlights. Our full Annual Report shares more about the work taking place across CHIC and what’s next for our members and supply chain partners. A year of continued growth Our membership grew

CHIC recently hosted a webinar for NMBS members, introducing the consortium and its role in supporting procurement across the social housing sector. Hosted by Giles Newman, Assistant Director of Merchant Services, and Adrian Hussain, Assistant Director of Member Services, the session provided an overview of CHIC’s services and how we connect housing providers with suppliers

The recording of CHIC’s Consultancy Framework 2026–2030 launch webinar is now available to watch. The framework provides social landlords with a compliant route to professional consultancy services across 13 specialist Lots. Members can appoint an individual consultant for a specific requirement or access a multidisciplinary team to support larger programmes. Services include stock condition surveys

It was great to be back in Liverpool for the Housing Community Summit, spending two busy days catching up with members, partners, and colleagues from across the housing sector. For us, events like this are about more than being in the room. They give us an opportunity to hear directly from the people we work

By Chris Brockwell, Head of Member Services (South) I spent part of my career at George Boyd, working closely with fire door and architectural ironmongery products, so fire safety is an area I know well. Since then, the level of scrutiny has changed considerably and landlords now manage that risk differently.  Fire Awareness Month comes

CHIC is pleased to welcome Kelly Raven, who has joined our Member Services Team as a Member Services Manager. Kelly will work closely with CHIC members, helping them to access the support, services and procurement solutions available through CHIC. Her role will also focus on building strong relationships with members and ensuring they continue to

We have launched our new Consultancy Framework 2026–2030, giving members access to 146 supply chain partners and professional expertise throughout the lifecycle of their projects.  Flexible Consultancy Support  The framework reflects the different ways our members need consultancy support. It provides access to feasibility and early design advice, architectural and engineering expertise as plans develop,

CHIC, Switchee and Brabners recently came together, with legal and operational expertise, for a webinar: “Preparing for the Extension of Awaab’s Law: From Compliance to Confidence”. With Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law on the horizon, the discussion explored how housing providers can move beyond reactive compliance and towards a more proactive and predictive approach to

Our Head of Communications, Kyle Smith, recently joined the People in Housing Podcast to discuss the role of communications in building trust across the housing sector. Speaking with Skye Clee, Kyle reflects on his first few weeks at CHIC and why effective communications goes far beyond newsletters, press releases and social media. The conversation also