Meet the Team
Vicki is director of Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd and a co-founder of the Social Housing Safety Network Scotland. She has worked in the sector for over 22 years as a safety practitioner and has a wealth of knowledge and experience.
She was awarded her Chartered Fellowship of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) based on the contribution made to the sector over the years; at the time she was one of only around 40 women worldwide to be awarded the prestigious title.
Vicki has over 25 years of health and safety knowledge, including corporate safety, but her main passion is for tenant and resident safety: she understands how the application of legislation surrounding subjects such as damp and mould, gas safety, asbestos management, lift and electrical safety, fire safety and water hygiene should be applied in the social housing sector and has worked with many organisations over the years to support their compliance journeys.
She is also a board member and chair of an audit & risk committee for a rural Scottish housing association.
Ryan is a highly experienced social housing professional who has worked extensively in the field of asset management and resident/landlord safety compliance. Having worked with a number of social landlords to effect change and improvement, he is adept at leading and supporting senior/executive teams to deliver compliance with the ‘big 6’ landlord/resident safety obligations.
Ryan is a Gas Safe Registered professional and has a working technical knowledge of gas safety management and current regulatory requirements; however, he has effectively managed all areas of resident safety including the development/review of policies, procedures and management plans and has a designed and developed robust KPI Scorecard reporting for many organisations.
He holds a wide and diverse portfolio of qualifications, including in water hygiene, asbestos management, fire door inspections as well as the NEBOSH certificates. Ryan is an Associate Member of the Institution of Fire Safety Managers, a Technical Member of IOSH and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering.
Ryan is currently providing compliance support through project management as well as completing compliance audits of a number of the main subject areas including gas, electrical and lifts for a number of our clients. He understands the key issues that are specific to the sector; working with fellow professionals his aim is to make a difference and improve safety and compliance in the sector across the UK.
Louise Burgess is our business support associate and provides us with a range of services and support through her company, Louise B Virtual Business Support: https://louisebvirtual.com/
Her role within the network will involve (amongst other things) dealing with membership enquiries and applications, co-ordinating training and events, updating the website, and formatting and proofreading documentation.
Louise has over 16 years’ experience in business support, administrative and customer service roles, including eight years spent managing a number of social housing networks, including for asset management and health and safety.
Louise has co-ordinated, developed and managed many conferences and events for social housing professionals, from small networking groups to technical training sessions and large annual conferences.
Her qualifications include a degree in business management, PRINCE2 Foundation, and NVQs Level 2 & 3 in Business Administration.
The early part of Matt’s career saw him operating as an environmental consultant for a small, West Midlands based asbestos consultancy, learning and undertaking the responsibilities that came with analytical monitoring (air testing) during and following asbestos remedial works. He holds the full range of BOHS Proficiency modules in relation to asbestos and has gained his Certificate in Operational Competence in Asbestos (CoC Asbestos).
Matt has worked within an English social housing provider, as their technical officer (asbestos), which saw him overseeing the asbestos management provision and creating and delivering asbestos training within the organisation.
Undertaking asbestos management compliance audits for many social landlords has been one of Matt's key responsibilities over the last ten or so years. He understands the key issues that are specific to the sector; working to make a difference and improve safety and compliance in the sector across the UK.
Matt is an experienced and accomplished trainer for a range of subjects, including asbestos and the IOSH Managing Safety in Social Housing and Working Safely in Social Housing qualifications.
