LEOF was formed by a consortium of Housing Associations who have a strong commitment to promoting Equal Opportunities in Housing Association building work.

In the centre spread of the each edition of the Annual Report/Wall Planner, you will notice the organisations that carry out key housing development and service provision in the UK.

A register of approved companies is kept and monitored by LEOF, and this provides our affiliates with the opportunity to choose a minority contractor whose standards are already attested to by appropriate referees, and have passed a variety of pre-qualification criteria when set by our Contractors Sub-Committee.

Since 1999, the Register became a prequalification system of Minority Led Contractors online, at www.safebuild.com

Safebuild.com is now an embodiment of the UK public sector and community-client construction procurement environment.

Safebuild.com is pulling in Public Sector and community-client organisations, their main construction partners, and minority led contractors and consultants into a rigourously managed supply chain solution.

LEOF organises training sessions to assist its register entrants in gaining more understanding of social housing service requirements and legislation & procedures governing the work in order to assist them become more competitive.

These activities vary considerably, and can include technical construction issues and site visits, business development, tender management, administration, enterprise resource planning, IT, and human resource management.

Safebuild.com continues to develop new services attracting a wider level of participation, and appealing to a continually expanding stake-holding group.

LEOF and Safebuild.com represent a realistic and practical way through which its Member Affiliates can demonstrate their commitment to Equal Opportunities, while achieving Construction Best Value.

Former Minister and Secretary of State the Cabinet Office, Ian Mc Cartney, centre, flanked by left, Noble Amoateng ( Islington and Shoreditch H.A.) Former Chair of LEOF, and Baljeet Singh Ghataora ( Trident H.A.) Secretary of LEOF; at the launch of The Code of Practice (for Registered Social Landlords and Local Authorities) at the House of Commons.