Hft
Angela Watkins has over 30 years of experience in the construction and maintenance industry, currently serving as the Maintenance Contracts Manager at Hft since March 2015. Prior to this role, Angela was the Director at Davan Construction Services Ltd, co-founding the business in 2013 and focusing on private sector refurbishments. Angela has held various positions, including Contracts Manager at RCL Building Services Wales Ltd, where responsibilities included coordinating structural repairs for the NHBC, and Post Contract Manager at Opco Ltd, managing defect corrections for numerous projects. Angela's career began at Westbury Homes, where a combination of managerial and customer care roles spanned over 15 years. Angela holds a BSc in Building Studies from the Polytechnic of Wales, complemented by a strong foundational education from Crossley and Porter Grammar School.
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We are a national charity, founded in 1962. We pioneered the idea that adults with learning disabilities have the right to choices about how they live and how they are supported, to enable them to lead the best life possible. We continue to explore ways to deliver this right for people, every day. People with learning disabilities face obstacles that are hard to imagine. We use our skills, experience and creative ideas to help people to overcome them. Our Fusion Model of Support is key in this – it’s how we ensure the best possible outcomes for everyone we support, challenging us to provide consistent, high-quality services. We support people in all areas of their life: developing practical skills, connecting them to their community, helping them to get a job and introducing them to technology that can help them to live as independently as possible. Local authority social care budgets have historically funded our services. But ongoing cuts have placed mounting pressure on local authorities and providers. Today, it’s common to find that local authority budgets will cover only the basics, or funding for only those with the most complex needs. We don’t feel that is enough. So we also raise money for things that are no longer funded to make sure people can live the best life possible.