About us

Collaborise is led by an expert team, whose experience spans strategy, funding, governance, stakeholder management and construction delivery. Together, we provide a balanced perspective — combining commercial judgement with practical delivery insight — so that projects are structured properly from the outset and managed with care through to completion.

Glen Trask

Construction Director

Glen is a highly experienced construction professional with decades of hands-on experience delivering residential and commercial building projects, from complex refurbishments through to high-value, bespoke new builds.

Glen has worked across a wide range of property types, site conditions and build challenges, giving him a deep, practical understanding of how projects perform on site — not just on paper.

Glen is known for his calm, methodical approach to delivery, particularly on projects where risk needs to be identified early and managed carefully. He brings strong build sequencing knowledge, realistic cost awareness, and an ability to problem-solve issues before they escalate — qualities that are highly valued by investors, lenders and professional teams.

He holds SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) accreditation and has a strong working knowledge of CDM regulations, NHBC standards, health and safety management, and site governance. Glen has worked closely with surveyors, engineers, building control officers and lenders’ monitoring surveyors, ensuring projects meet regulatory and funding requirements throughout the build process.

Glen has delivered projects recognised through the LABC awards programme, demonstrating strong compliance, build quality and effective site management.

Julie Housby

Commercial Director

Julie is a qualified business adviser and marketer, with extensive experience managing client relationships, stakeholder engagement and complex, multi-party projects across the private, public and third sectors.

Julie has worked across a wide range of regional economic development, tourism and regeneration initiatives. She brings significant expertise in funding and bid development, having supported and contributed to successful funding applications and investment cases. Her work has included leading stakeholder engagement and delivery activity within local communities, ensuring projects create meaningful social value alongside commercial outcomes.

Julie leads on client and stakeholder relationships, overseeing communication, coordination and alignment across projects. She works closely with investors, sellers and professional advisers to ensure opportunities are clearly structured, responsibly delivered and supported by transparent, professional processes from initial discussion through to completion.

She is known for her calm, organised and highly relational approach — particularly on projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities and financial risk.

Notable appointments:

  • Chaired Central Lancashire Tourism Association

  • Stakeholder Engagement Consultant for 'Blackpool Better Start', which successfully secured a £45 million Big Lottery Fund.

Julie leads on Social Value, ensuring projects deliver positive local impact alongside strong commercial outcomes.