Connaught plc
Overview
United Kingdom
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, operating in the social housing, public sector
Public sector
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and compliance
Regulatory compliance
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markets. It is headquartered in Exeter
Exeter
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and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
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before going into administration in September 2010.
The Group is organised into three divisions:
- Connaught Partnerships - working with social housing landlords throughout the United Kingdom to provide a range of planned and response maintenance services, as well as compliance and estate management
- Connaught Compliance - one of the UK's leading providers of safety, health and risk management solutions.