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National Apprenticeship Week

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, we’re celebrating Touchstone’s Apprentices who bring so much to our business. They prove you can be any age and at any stage of your career, and still have the opportunity to benefit from an apprenticeship.

Alex Gray works in our Compliance Department, studying for a Business Administration L3 Standard, which she’s nearly completed. When Alex decided to undertake an apprenticeship, she was nervous because of her age, and the misconception that you have to be a school leaver to be an apprentice, but...

Malawi, what happened next?

Since 2016 we’ve proudly partnered with Habitat for Humanity GB, helping to support their work. For the first three years of our partnership we sent three teams of Touchstone volunteers to Chimombo in Malawi to build homes there.

John Midgley, former director at Touchstone was on each build and has remained close to the people of Chimombo. Alongside building homes, we helped fund the local children’s nursery. It has become a focal point of village life and now has 276 children attending and a meal is provided every...

We’re Employer of the Year!

WINNERS!! We’ve been crowned Employer of the Year at the Bath Property Awards!

This award means so much to us, because it reflects the hard work we’ve put in to our Brilliant Place to Work project at Touchstone. We’re so proud to win - and we dedicate the award to all our brilliant colleagues. Our Brilliant Place to Work journey continues…

Our leading light for Kindness in Leadership

We’re unbelievably proud of our Managing Director, Helen Kings who has been named one of the UK's Leading Lights for Kindness in Leadership!

Kindness in Leadership’s 50 Leading Lights is an initiative which recognises the contribution of kind leaders to business, the economy & society. Helen explains why she believes kindness is essential for a leader in today’s world: “Kindness in leadership is everything. People...

Awards, awards, awards!

It’s awards season!

This year we’re proud to have been finalists in the prestigious RESI Awards as Property Manager of the Year, and the Property Week Management All-Stars as Build to Rent/ PRS Operator of the Year. Both awards celebrate the very best in our sector, and it was a real honour to make the finals. And...

Our Cambodian build is complete

Our team in Cambodia have completed their build!

The team have worked so hard this week, learning news skills and working alongside local builders to create a home for Lok Heanh and Soeum Poeun and their children. Today the village held an opening ceremony, celebrating the new home and the huge difference it will make to the family. The...

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National Apprenticeship Week

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, we’re celebrating Touchstone’s Apprentices who bring so much to our business. They prove you can be any age and at any stage of your career, and still have the opportunity to benefit from an apprenticeship.

Malawi, what happened next?

Since 2016 we’ve proudly partnered with Habitat for Humanity GB, helping to support their work. For the first three years of our partnership we sent three teams of Touchstone volunteers to Chimombo in Malawi to build homes there.

We’re Employer of the Year!

WINNERS!! We’ve been crowned Employer of the Year at the Bath Property Awards!

Our leading light for Kindness in Leadership

We’re unbelievably proud of our Managing Director, Helen Kings who has been named one of the UK's Leading Lights for Kindness in Leadership!

Awards, awards, awards!

It’s awards season!

Our Cambodian build is complete

Our team in Cambodia have completed their build!

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National Apprenticeship Week

Malawi, what happened next?

We’re Employer of the Year!

Our leading light for Kindness in Leadership

Awards, awards, awards!

Our Cambodian build is complete

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