WHO ARE
EFFICIENCY NORTH?
WE ARE MADE UP OF 3 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS & 1 CHARITY
EN:Procure
PROCUREMENT
Intelligent procurement for social housing landlords in Northern England.
EN:Able Futures
APPRENTICESHIPS
Flex-job apprenticeship service supporting futures and opportunities for young people and businesses.
EN:Able Build
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Innovative land development to speed delivery of new homes.
EN:Able Communities
ENERGY ADVICE &
GREEN SKILLS
Supporting social mobility through training and jobs, and helping members in achieving climate goals.
TRUSTED BY OUR MEMBERS, LOVED BY OUR SUPPLIERS
LET’S TALK NUMBERS
Member social housing
providers
Homes supported across
Northern England
Frameworks and dynamic
purchasing systems
delivered
delivered
WHY WORK WITH US
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
We are committed to community development and regeneration in Northern England through professional, cost-saving services.
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
We foster collaboration among social housing providers to benchmark best practices and enhance efficiency.
NON-PROFIT OPERATIONS
We operate as a non-profit, with the objective of making substantial, positive contributions to the communities.
MEMBER-LED INITIATIVE
As a member-led group, we work closely with our members for joint planning, decision-making, and addressing shared concerns.
INNOVATIVE SERVICES
We provide innovative services for social housing in Northern England, ensuring everyone has access to safe, affordable homes.
EMPOWERING PEOPLE
Community support is at the heart of what we do. We provide training and employment opportunities to elevate and empower locals.
OUR EVOLUTION
HUMBER CONSTRUCTION HUB
With Department for Education funding delivered by CITB, EN:Able Futures established the Humber Construction Hub in 2019 to provide on-site training in a real building site environment.
EN:ABLE BUILD
In May 2018 Efficiency North established EN:Able Build, an innovative not-for-profit company which aims to accelerate the delivery of affordable new-build housing schemes in the region by facilitating the building of projects that might have otherwise been delayed or not developed at all, and bring forward sites with developed infrastructure and serviced plots for self-build customers and SMEs.
EN:ABLE FUTURES
Futureworks Yorkshire CIC was established in 2014 as a shared apprenticeship service delivering a new provision which took the risk and work out of employing an apprentice, allowing contractors, its hosts, to concentrate on their business. In 2017 they merged with Efficiency North and was renamed EN:Able Futures CIC. It became a subsidiary of Efficiency North Holdings Ltd and was now able to additionally provide a shared apprenticeship service to its members alongside its other clients.Â
EN:PROCURE
In 2017 Efficiency North Limited was made an operating subsidiary company of Efficiency North Holdings Limited changing its name to EN:Procure Limited.
EN:ABLE COMMUNITIES
Efficiency North Limited established a Charitable Incorporated Organisation called EN:Able Communities registered in England and Wales in August 2015 to support implementation of the consortium’s social value strategy.
EFFICIENCY NORTH INCORPORATED
In 2014 Efficiency North was incorporated as a private company in public sector ownership, limited by guarantee, with no share capital. As Efficiency North Limited the company continued to serve its membership of registered providers representing over two thirds of social housing located within Yorkshire and the Humber.
MERGING INTERESTS
In 2007, the consortium expanded into the Yorkshire & Humber Housing Construction Best Practice Forum by merging with West Yorkshire and Humber Landlords. In 2008, it grew further as landlords from beyond South Yorkshire joined, forming Efficiency 4 North. In 2009, Y&H HCBPF and Efficiency 4 North merged to become Efficiency North.
EXCITING EXPANSION
In 2022 Efficiency North moved into its current office, Collaboration Works, designed to suit their post-pandemic agile working model. In the same year, EN:Able Futures was appointed to the government register of Flexi-job apprenticeship agencies and expanded its services into the North East.
TRAILBLAZING BEGINNINGS!
Efficiency North was one of three original trailblazing social housing consortia in the UK who first accessed the ODPM Efficiency Challenge Fund in June 2005. The ODPM funds supported the set up of a Pathfinder Scheme involving 4 South Yorkshire Councils and 4 South Yorkshire ALMOs.