Abri, one of the largest housing providers in the South of England, is pleased to welcome Sally Ingham to the new position of Partnerships Director.
As Partnerships Director, Sally will be responsible for leading and growing new and existing partnerships across Abri. Her role will have an important part to play in Abri’s commitment to ‘work in partnership with others to create thriving communities and empower lives.’
Sally joins the organisation with a wealth of housing and development experience, most recently as Group New Business Director at award winning house builders, Inland Homes.
“I look forward to helping Abri use our strategic alliances to reach our goals. I’m passionate about working collaboratively to gain scale, expertise and access to the funding and stakeholders we need to achieve our ambition of providing 12,500 homes by 2030. So much can be achieved when we work together, and I’m excited to implement this approach across Abri: from building homes and vibrant communities to empowering our residents and achieving carbon net zero.” – Sally Ingham
Abri holds a number of key partnerships, including strategic partner of Homes England, through which Abri works collaboratively to deliver new affordable homes, support small and medium sized enterprises and invest in communities. Abri also leads Wayfarer, one of the largest consortiums of registered housing providers and local authorities that work together to deliver affordable homes, with a particular focus on grant funding partnerships. With its commitment to making a positive impact on climate change, Abri is a founding member of the Greener Futures Partnership, a unique collaboration of social housing providers who are working together to combine their strength to influence and deliver change.
Stephen Lodge, Executive Director of Development and Strategic Asset Management at Abri said: “it’s with pleasure that we welcome Sally to Abri. Collaboration and value-adding partnerships have made Abri who we are today: a leading housing provider who invests in their homes, customers and communities. We look forward to Sally’s skills and experience enabling us to do much more of this in the future.”
