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Repairs & Maintenance

Looking after 500,000 residents with routine and emergency repairs and a 24/7 diagnostic Smart Hub

Energy Services

Making homes, buildings and communities more energy efficient and better places to live

Planned & Project Work

We work with clients in housing, commercial, education or public sectors

Latest News

07.25.2024

Paul Bayston, Head of Retrofitting at Fortem, Describes the Challenges of Retrofitting Social Housing in the UK

Retrofitting social housing in the UK is a critical step towards achieving the country's environmental goals. Find out more

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People who care

A strategic approach to the delivery of social value, transforming the lives of young people through apprenticeships and work experience and creating prosperity in local communities.

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About Fortem

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Fortem Aim to Build a Better Future for Women in Construction

Fortem is helping to welcome, promote and retain women.

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Greatwell Homes appoints Fortem to improve energy efficiency in Wellingborough homes

66 homes in Wellingborough, Northants, will have major energy efficiency improvements in a project that will start in February 2024.

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Leigh Garbutt reflects on Fortem’s journey to develop lifelong skills

As part our FOR Our Future strategy, we have relaunched our Pathways4Future programme, which provides steps into thriving careers.

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TCH Repairs reimagine their approach to damp and mould

Damp and mould issues in residential properties have long been a persistent concern for both landlords and residents.

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Better Together

As Fortem near the end of an eight-year project, to improve energy efficiency, lower fuel poverty and support the decarbonisation agenda.

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Working with TPAS to enhance our customer service

At Fortem, providing excellent customer service and having positive resident engagement is at the heart of their core values...

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Fortem close in on the Green Skills Gap

We are all aware of the need to improve the efficiency of our homes and raise its ‘Green’ credentials...

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Green Careers Week 2023 and Beyond: The Sustainable Future of Fortem

In light of green Careers Week, Fortem are taking the time to highlight the steps being undertaken to reduce its carbon footprint...

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Fortem appointed by LHP to deliver Decent Homes programme

Fortem have been appointed to deliver planned improvements to Lincolnshire Housing...

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Fortem deliver Energy Efficiency cost savings for Hull City Council residents

Fortem has recently received glowing feedback from Hull City Council residents...

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Fortem Granted Place on Greener Futures Partnership Framework

Fortem are delighted to announce the allocation of their place on the Greener Futures Partnership Framework...

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Fortem Achieves RoSPA President’s Award

Fortem have received the prestigious RoSPA President's Award following successful achievement of 10 consecutive Gold Awards...

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Fortem’s Subcontractor Awards Celebrate Construction Industry Excellence

Fortem’s annual Northern Planned & Projects Subcontractor Awards celebrated the exceptional achievements of companies and individuals in the construction industry...

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How Gender Equaltiy Delivers Growth and A Skills Pipeline

The shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry has been dominating the news for many years and shows little sign of significant improvement...

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Mental health charity cooking up a treat thanks to Fortem

The kitchen at Northamptonshire Mind has been totally revamped thanks to the hard work of Fortem, who...

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Fortem and Town & Country Housing join forces to create innovative joint venture

Fortem and Town & Country Housing have created an innovative joint venture company to deliver a repairs service...

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Fortem Awarded Repairs Contract with Nottingham Community Housing Association

Fortem have been chosen to deliver repairs services for Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) in a new 10-year partnership...

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Fortem Expands Contract with Totalmobile to ‘Connect’ the Dots

Fortem has announced the expansion of its contract with Totalmobile, a UK leader in Field Service Management software solutions...

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Fortem Is A Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer

The Department for Education has recognised Fortem as one of the country’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in...

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Energy efficiency advice service sees success in Greater Manchester

Fortem has teamed up with Onward and Groundwork to provide a new home-energy advice service...

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Fortem Awarded Contract with Longhurst Group

Fortem have been awarded a new five-year contract with Longhurst Group, delivering repairs and voids services to...

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Safe4Life Taking Care of You: Fortem’s Rejuvenated Health & Safety Standard

Fortem have launched their new Health and Safety standard, Safe4Life, which builds upon...

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Fortem Launches Clean for the Queen

In 2022, Her Majesty the Queen will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service...

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Breaking the Bias: Mel Simon

When thinking of an industry dominated by men, construction might be one of the first that comes to mind...

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£1m Refurbishment enhances homes in Chesterfield

Fortem have delivered a £1m major regeneration project which has improved the look, feel and thermal efficiency of homes in Chesterfield...

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Unlocking the Potential of the Social Housing White Paper

Fortem explores how your contractor could be just the solution you’re looking for as we face the challenges of the Social Housing White Paper...

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Winning Hearts & Minds

Embedding TUPE staff into the Fortem culture...

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Fortem are heading to Housing

Fortem are proudly sponsoring the CIH Housing conference again in 2021...

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Sustainable remodelling of Larwood House begins

Larwood House, an independent living centre owned by Bassetlaw District Council is being extensively refurbished...

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Fortem improves efficiency and compliance using Totalmobile

Totalmobile’s cloud-based Mobilise application drives effective capture of job information...

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Fortem awarded maintenance contract with Lambeth Council

Fortem has been appointed by Lambeth Council to deliver reactive repairs...

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Families settle into towns first modular build homes

Families in Chesterfield are settling into their new homes following the completion of an innovative development...

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Sonya Holmes: From Management Trainee to HR Director

Construction has the greatest issue with gender diversity in the UK...

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Fortem tackles youth unemployment with flexible work experience programme

Fortem have launched a virtual work experience programme...

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Be brave, be bold, be Armin!

Armin shares his remarkable journey from living in a disruptive hostel at 16 to mastering his A-Levels and joining our management trainee scheme.

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Fortem completes regeneration of historic Snibston Colliery Park

The Snibston Colliery Park has officially reopened following an ambitious £3m regeneration scheme...

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Fortem Given Silver Award for Work with Armed Forces

Fortem have been recognised for their work with the Armed Forces by being awarded a Silver Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

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Fortem Revamps Police Training Facility

Fortem have completed their first project in Northamptonshire providing the local police force with a brand new training facility.

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Fortems Generious Donation

Gussie's Kitchen was set up in April 2016 and the team, based in St Augustine's Church in Chesterfield, feeds on average 70 people each week...

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Working Safely Through COVID-19: Birmingham

Fortem have a long running presence in Birmingham where they have been carrying out repairs to much of the city’s housing stock since 2008...

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Working Safely Through COVID-19: Chesterfield

Fortem have been delivering projects on behalf of Chesterfield Borough Council since 2017...

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Fortem Awarded Seventh Consecutive RoSPA Award

Fortem is celebrating after landing an internationally-recognised award...

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Fortem Given Bronze Award for Work with Armed Forces

Fortem are pleased to announce they’ve been awarded the Bronze Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme...

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Apprenticeship Scheme 2020

Fortem continue to support and develop talent within their business...

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Fortem deliver their first virtual reality training

Fortem’s team of Birmingham roofers have taken part in their first ever virtual reality training...

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Management Trainee Scheme 2020

Fortem have officially launched the application process for their 2020 Management Trainee scheme...

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Fortem to create new post-16 common room at Ashgate Croft School

Fortem are assisting Ashgate Croft School, in Chesterfield...

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Fortem win place on EN:Procure framework

EN:Procure is the procurement arm of regional social housing consortium Efficiency North...

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Fortem lead the way in Carbon Management

Fortem have been ranked the highest company in their sector in Carbon Management...

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Volunteering day hailed huge success

More than 50 volunteers recently came together to help renovate Hattersley Community Garden...

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Fortem chooses Trigate for regional hub

The Trigate offices just outside Birmingham are to be the new...

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Fortem to launch second training academy in Rotherham

Fortem are launching a second specialist repairs and maintenance training centre...

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Rising population creates demand for new extension at Michael Drayton Junior School

Michael Drayton Junior School required an extension to accommodate additional students...

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Fortem secures £330m repairs contracts

Fortem has secured repairs and maintenance contracts worth up to a total of £329.9 million with five housing associations across England...

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Fortem’s Kitchen Project a Success in Charnwood

As part of Fortem’s partnership with Charnwood Borough Council (CBC)...

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Fortem partners with Six Degrees

Six Degrees is helping Fortem transition away from legacy IT infrastructure...

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Fortem Handed 6th Consecutive RoSPA Gold Award

Fortem has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of its practices and achievements...

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Fortem wins £32.5m contract with Onward Homes

Fortem has won a five-year contract with North-West based Onward Homes...

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It’s time to wake up on the Decent Homes Standard

Five months on from the publication of the Social Housing Green Paper, Fortem continues to consider what it and other housing service providers can do to support our clients and their communities...

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Fortem gain FTA Van Excellence Operator status

Van Excellence is a scheme designed by some of the best van operators in the UK, facilitated and managed by FTA...

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Fortem’s Management Trainee Awards

Fortem hosted their annual Management Trainee awards on Friday 16th November at the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel in London...

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Fortem’s Northern Trainees create suite success for school

The Northern Trainees spent weeks sprucing up a disused bungalow at pupil referral unit...

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Southern Trainees transform Baldock school gym into new skills centre

Brandles School in Baldock has welcomed the arrival of a new skills centre...

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Midlands Trainees dedicate over 1600 hours to help renovate Charles House

Fortem’s Trainee Challenge sees management trainees from across the business split into three regional teams - North, Midlands and South...

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Fortem named Employer of the Year

Fortem won three prestigious industry awards last week...

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Fortem appointed to national repairs and maintenance framework

Fortem has been appointed to a major new framework for the provision of repairs and maintenance services...

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Fortem’s Branches Take Part in Gas Safety Week

Gas Safety Week began on the 17th September and Fortem delivered activities to help raise awareness to the general public...

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Fortem’s Charnwood Contract gets Underway

The first renovation under Fortem’s new contract in Charnwood has started with the installation of a new kitchen...

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Fortem’s new intake of Management Trainees start in their First Placements

As part of the September start date for the management trainee programme...

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Fortem have been accredited as an Investors in People at the Higher Standard Gold award level

It is confirmed they have been accredited as an Investors in People at the Gold award level...

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36 New Apprentices Join the Fortem Family

This year Fortem took on 36 apprentices, on top of the 40 apprentices already employed...

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Fortem Fun Day Raises Over £900 for National Charity

On 3rd of August Fortem hosted their second national Fun Day which is attended by operatives...

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Housing 2018: Moving the housing sector forward

“Let’s be open with our information,” Fortem’s director of business solutions, Geoff Parkinson...

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Refer IT provides clients with a line of sight to their customer and the real issues they face....

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Fortem Achieves Most Inspiring Apprenticeship Programme at the Inspire Awards ....

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Fortem Awarded RoSPA Gold for 5th Consecutive Year

Fortem has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of ....

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Birmingham Children’s Trust Succeed at RHS Malvern Show

Fortem recently sponsored Birmingham’s Children’s Trust .....

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Fortem highly commended at the UK Housing Awards

Fortem was highly commended for its ‘Outstanding approach .....

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Achieving Equal Pay

April 2018 saw the deadline for 9,000 UK companies with more than 250 employees to submit their gender pay gap data to the government....

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Fortem to Deliver £18m Homes Investment

Fortem has been appointed to deliver multi-million pound improvements to.....

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Fortem Supports Sheffield Boxing Gym

One of the four boxing gyms Fortem are supporting over the next three years.....

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Apprentice Jamie Wins RNN Recognition Award

Described as a "shining star" by his employers at Fortem, Jamie has excelled in his Apprenticeship...

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Fortem Appointed onto New Scape Framework

Scape Group, the public sector procurement specialist, has appointed Fortem onto lot 6 of a new 4 year framework...

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Fortem, Northgate & Vauxhall: A British Collaboration

Watch as BTCC driver Rob Austin takes us on a journey behind the scenes on a British collaboration...

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Fortem Sub-contractor Engagement Event, Belfast

Fortem are partnering with supply chain and procurement service provider Constructionline, in order to expand and grow...

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Fortem Take Part in Gas Safety Week

Fortem used their expertise to inform people of gas safety, making an impact amongst the public over towns and cities in the UK...

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Fortem Launch Four Men and a Camel Challenge

Over the next three years, Fortem are supporting four boxing gyms in their local areas and spread...

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Students Put Apprentice's Rigs Through Their Paces

Fortem needed students to test and judge new educational rigs designed and built by Apprentices during...

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Fortem Helps Young People Be Inspired

Fortem sponsored the Apprenticeship: Be Inspired event, hosted by Skills Made Easy...

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Fortem Partners with Constructionline for Meet the...

On 2 March, Constructionline hosted their first Meet the Buyer event for 2017 in Leeds, attended by a...

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Fortem Encourages Growth of SME Paint 360

Fortem have supported the growth of the SME Paint360 over the last 4 years, allowing their revenues...

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Marcus Wins Apprentice of the Year... Again!

It wasn’t long ago that Marcus was winning Apprentice of the Year at Fortem’s Trade and...

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Harrison Court Sheltered Housing Scheme

There was a buzz of excitement at the Harrison Court Sheltered Housing scheme in Hitchin...

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Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

Every year, 17th February marks Fuel Poverty Awareness Day - the nation’s biggest housewarming...

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Fortem is off to a flying start

Fortem has started 2017 flying out of the starting block and setting a firm pace against competitors with several bid wins.