16 HOUSEBUILDER NEWS
CALA launches £15k bursary scheme
A new online tool will enable homebuy-
ers to visualise their kitchen. Once they have moved into the property, they can instantly and easily get familiar with all the new mod cons in their brand new home through QR codes. The Kitchen Visualiser tool allows
visitors to the Miller Homes website to create their dream kitchen in “a couple of clicks” by choosing from a selection of kitchen styles, cupboard door fronts and worktops to find their ideal combination. Once users have selected the kitchen of their choice, they can print or share their chosen combinations via social media or email. In addition, once new customers move
A £15,000 community bursary initiative across the West of Scotland has been launched by CALA Homes West to help charities and organisations within the local communities it is building. The housebuilder is inviting local chari-
ties, community groups and organisations to apply for a share of the bursary across three specific regions within the area. Split into three regions, the fund will see
Lanarkshire, Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire each receiving a £5,000 allocation from the total funds. Liana Canavan, sales and marketing
director for CALA Homes West said she believes that the company are building homes that “belong to a wider community.” Liana continued: “The £15,000 fund has
the opportunity to help lots of local organi- sations and charities do good within the community, so we are looking forward to helping as many as we can throughout the coming months. “We would like to welcome all charities,
groups and organisations in the areas that could benefit from our assistance to complete the application form by 9 June.”
into their new home, the appliance and products in the property, such as heating, hob, oven and even the front door and windows, now feature QR codes as standard. By downloading the Miller Homes QR reader app and scanning the code on each appliance or feature, customers can access simple and informa- tive instructional videos. Anne Marie Britton, national sales and
marketing director at Miller Homes, said the tool is an “engaging way for customers to consider the options for their home and share their choices with friends and family.”
Larkfleet gives model home to Peterborough school
A model house has been donated to the Greater Peterborough University Technical College (GPUTC) by the Larkfleet Group. The scale model of a typical timber-
framed house built by Larkfleet Homes can be taken apart and re-assembled using a set of drawings, which Larkfleet has also supplied. It is intended to help the school’s
Miller Homes’ online buying tool launched
The introduction of new tools by house- builder Miller Homes is set to make buying and settling into a new home easier.
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students, who are studying the built environment to understand how a modern house is put together, as well as getting to grips with topics such as architectural design and planning. The model is also being used to make
practical points about communications. In one test the house plans are held by a group of students in one room, with the model held by another group in a separate room. One student from the planning group has to quickly carry instructions to the
construction group in a time trial to see which team of students can correctly build the house the fastest. Larkfleet CEO, Karl Hick said:
“Investing in the future of the construction industry by supporting local young people in their training and development has always been part of Larkfleet’s ethos. The model house is just one more way in which we are supporting the next generation of construction professionals.”
Barratt preserves native black poplar trees
The first of fifty black poplar trees to be planted at Barratt Homes’ Kingsbrook development in Aylesbury has taken root, and children from a local school were on hand to help plant it. Black poplar trees are the most endan-
gered native timber trees in the UK. The trees used to be a familiar sight in the British countryside, but numbers have been on the decline for the last 200 years. They are particularly significant to the
Aylesbury Vale, as this is where half of the current black poplars can be found. Barratt Homes is assisting in the conser-
vation efforts of black poplars by planting a number of these iconic trees at Kingsbrook. Barratt claims the development will eventually be home the largest black poplar woodland in the country. The planting process of the black poplars
is being overseen by ecologists Southern Ecological Solutions. Children from Bierton Primary School,
which is situated close to Kingsbrook, were also invited to the ceremonial planting of the first tree.
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