10 HOUSEBUILDER NEWS
Manchester housing provider wins award for Tameside regeneration
Midlands construction Mentor of the Year named
Scottish Housing Minister opens Aberdeen development
A new 67-home affordable housing development has been officially opened by Scottish Housing Minister, Kevin Stewart MSP.
Onward Homes has received the Neighbourhood Transformation Award at the UK Housing Awards for its part in regenerating the Hattersley and Mottram Estate in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The social landlord was commended for
its ‘wide-ranging’ strategy to regenerate the estate, which included the delivery of a broader mix of housing, reversing the population decline, delivering sustainable community facilities, bringing in private investment, and engaging the community. For the first time since the estate was built in the 1960s, Hattersley’s population is growing, with an eight per cent increase since the regeneration project began in 2006. Satisfaction levels among residents have also risen, from 70 per cent in 2008 to 89 per cent by 2014. Andrew Brown, regional director of Onward Homes, commented on the award: “We are proud to have won this award which recognises all the hard work, not just of Onward Homes, but of everyone living and working in Hattersley and Mottram. “We have been privileged to work with the community for the past 13 years, and this win is just as much for them as it is for us.”
Onward Homes’ reported that its approach to regenerating the estate has now been adopted as a best practice guide for housing estate regeneration.
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Karen Ryan has been awarded ‘Mentor of the Year’ at the G4C Midlands awards. The award recognises individuals who have shown a commitment to developing the future leaders of the industry, and who have invested their time in nurturing people to help them reach their full potential.
During her 15 years at construction partner Stepnell, Karen was reportedly instrumental in implementing the company’s trainee and apprenticeship scheme, as well as chairing the Midlands Construction Training Group, which helped other firms to upskill and train their workforces.
“It was a huge compliment to be nominated for this award by my colleagues and receiving the award is an honour,” she commented. “We’ve had so many young people join the business 15 years ago who are still with us now. I’ve seen them progress into senior positions, grow as professionals and have their own families.” Karen concluded: “These people are the life blood of the business. It’s built on investing in the next generation and that’s what Stepnell is all about. When I started there was less than 100 people, now there’s around 450, but the ethos of supporting staff and helping them grow is still the same.”
Constructed by Stewart Milne on behalf of Hillcrest, 52 of the development’s homes are available to those on Aberdeen’s housing list, they comprise two bedroom cottage flats, three bedroom semi-detached and terraced houses and two bedroom flats. In addition, 15 of the properties are mid-market rent, made up of one and two bedroom flats.
The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, and MP for the Aberdeen Central constituency, visited the Countesswells development to view the homes and meet delegates from the organi- sations involved in their development. During Stewart’s visit to the site, he also met with newly housed tenants, who discussed with the Minister the difference that the new homes had made. The new homes have been created through an investment of £9,110,754, including £721,050 from Aberdeen City Council’s allocation from the Scottish Government’s affordable housing invest- ment programme. £4,080,960 of the development funding was provided courtesy of a charitable bond.
The development marks the completion of the first of three phases, which are set to bring a total of 137 affordable homes to Aberdeen, with a further two phases of development planned nearby. The second phase will commence in April 2019, and the third in July 2019, and both are expected to be completed in early 2021.
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