Luke Beard
Assistant Director

Luke specialises in providing asset management, investment planning, repairs and maintenance, net zero planning & delivery, landlord compliance and procurement support to clients in the affordable housing sector.
Luke previously worked in senior roles within the sector with responsibility for a range of areas including asset management, investment planning, repairs and maintenance, project management, asset performance evaluation and landlord compliance/building safety. He has additional experience in funding and delivering new build housing for the affordable and private rented sectors. Luke has worked on energy efficiency projects & decarbonisation works and has a vast experience in all things asset management including system implementation & optimisation. In previous strategic roles Luke has spearheaded community regeneration projects, stock investment plans, acquisitions and disposals & been the corporate lead for health & safety. Luke is centred around the customer and designing services that put customers at the heart of those services.
Luke has until recently been a non-executive board member for a large purchasing consortium. Lukes involvement has spanned from inception of the consortia to latterly serving as a NED for over 5 years. Luke has also worked on new developments utilising MMC, providing advise and cost support from inception to works delivery stage.
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