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Mike Hardy
Mike obtained his Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Geography
at Sheffield University in 1980. He commenced his career in
housing with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council and moved to North
British Housing Association in 1983 as a Housing Assistant working
primarily in the Blackburn area.
He obtained the Professional Qualification of the Chartered
Institute of Housing in 1984 having won the Housing Corporation’s
prize for best third year exam results. He was elected to
Member of the CIH in the same year and has been a Fellow of the
Institute for several years.
Mike took up the position of Housing Manager at Longhurst in
1986, became Director of Housing Management in 1994 and Executive
Director of Operational Services in 1998. He was appointed as
Managing Director in 2000 in preparation for the formation of the
new group structure and took over full operational control of
Longhurst Housing Association in February 2001. Longhurst
Housing Association changed its name to Longhurst Homes in December
2005.
Mike undertook the Runge Effective Leadership programme with the
Industrial Society in 1995, and completed his M.B.A. qualification,
passing with distinction, at the University of Nottingham in
1999.