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Our pandemic response recognised as an example of service excellence
This week, FirstPort was confirmed as a commended finalist in the Accelerator PCA Showcase Awards, Service Excellence During Crisis category. The awards were created to recognise and celebrate innovation in…
National Careers Week – Training and Mentoring Scheme
Our 2nd story for National Careers week is from Norbert Jakab, who shares his experience of the training and mentoring scheme available at FirstPort. I will have been with Firstport…
National Careers Week – ExForces and Transferring Skills
It’s National Careers Week, and this week we will see a few stories from people in the business who tell us about their unique journey so far with us. First…
Robert – Development Manager and FirstPort Everyday Hero
Our Property and Development Managers are Everyday Heroes because they always go the extra mile for our residents. Their work is wide and varied, with the consistent aim of keeping…
Apprenticeship Programme and Career Development – Chris’s Story
We offer our colleagues a number of different career development and learning opportunities, these range from eLearning modules, courses, workshops, to mentoring schemes and accredited qualifications. Speaking more on our…
Celebrating our Unsung Heroes of 2020
Thank you to News on the Block for celebrating our industry's Unsung Heroes of 2020. They have recognised those people who have gone above and beyond this year and worked…
Getting to know…Kalsuma Khatun, Property Manager
Tell us about your role and how long you’ve worked for FirstPort I started with FirstPort in March 2020 as a Property Manager. My portfolio consists of 18 sites and…
Shadowing Week with our graduate, Joshua
As the final blog of our graduate shadowing week series, Joshua Varghese reflects on his time in our Property Services division. I spent a fantastic week in property services shadowing…
Shadowing Week with our graduate, Ana
The graduate 'shadowing week' is the part of our graduate programme where our grads spend time on sites buddying with either a Property Manager or Development Manager to see what…
Shadowing Week with our graduate, Ross
Our 2020 graduates are currently undergoing the “shadowing week” portion of their programme. This is an excellent opportunity for them to get real hands on experience and an insight to…
