People have always been at the heart of Three Sixty. The pioneering construction and property company, which is part of Stockport Homes Group (SHG), donates the majority of its profits to social causes across Greater Manchester.

Based in Stockport, it has two divisions: Three Sixty Construction and an estate agency, Three Sixty Living. The company was launched in 2016, when it had nine staff. Today it has a turnover of more than £17 million and 175 employees. The construction arm provides services to local authorities, businesses and private landlords and delivers 360-degree projects, from inception to completion.

One project was the Arthur Greenwood community centre in Bredbury, which needed complete refurbishment. The work included making space for a Your Local Pantry. The pantry scheme was the inspiration of SHG and sets up membership food shops that are designed to enhance communities and help prevent food poverty.

Three Sixty, which has worked on social housing since its launch, is keen to tackle the stigma of living in social houses. As part of SHG, the biggest landlord in Stockport, it believes in listening to tenants. Staff have an office in one of its most significant social blocks, Millbrook Towers, so that tenants can visit.

The company says: "Many people living in social houses complain about negative assumptions made about them, not only by people from other neighbourhoods but also by the staff and contractors. We train our employees to understand that tenants are at the heart of what we’re doing."