John Perkins retires!

Colleagues and friends joined John Perkins to wish him well in his retirement and to celebrate his 19 years service with Friendship. 

John joined Friendship back in 1990, initially working as a carpenter/general builder.  Over the years he gradually developed his career to the position of Property Services Asset Manager.

He and his wife Maureen,  who also retired recently, is looking forward to John’s help in looking after their sixteen month old granddaughter Natasha three days a week and for him to make a start on the long list of jobs she had lined up for him!

ABOUT JOHN PERKINS

John joined Friendship in March 1990 as a carpenter/general builder working for Friendships Direct Labour Organisation. He was promoted to supervisor and later became the Direct Labour Organisation manager for approx. 15 operatives, providing the repairs and maintenance service to all of Friendship's stock.

He also managed the gas servicing team and trained to become a CORGI registered fitter providing him with the knowledge and understanding in the delivery of this critical service.

In 2000, John took the opportunity to transfer to become a Technical Officer based at Friendships Birmingham office managing the repairs and maintenance of the West Midlands stock.   In 2002 joined the asset management department to oversee delivery of the planned, cyclical and re investment programmes.

When the asset management and reactive maintenance services merged in 2007 to form the property service department John was promoted to Property Services Manager reporting directly to the Head of the department.