Hundreds of homes across Hartlepool are benefitting from a major investment programme, with customers receiving a range of internal upgrades.
Over the last 12 months Karbon Homes has worked with specialist regeneration contractor RE:GEN Group to carry out the improvement works to 267 of its homes across the town. Upgrades have included kitchen and bathroom replacements, electrical rewires and heating upgrades.
Steven Colby, Head of Planned Investment at Karbon Homes, said: “We’re really pleased with the results of this major investment work so far – a proactive programme which has helped ensure our homes in Hartlepool are great quality and provide our current and future customers with a great place to live.
Alongside the contracted works, through Karbon Homes’ Unlocking Social Value programme RE:GEN has supported the nearby Belle Vue Centre. Whilst renting a space in the community centre as a site office, the onsite team noticed that the youth club kitchen, from which youth workers provide meals for over 200 children a week from the local area, was no longer fit for purpose and in need of an upgrade.
RE:GEN donated and fully fitted a new kitchen and appliances, with help from supply chain partners Fortify Electrical, Albisson Painting and Decorating and Tees Valley Flooring.
Dave Brown, Operations Director for RE:GEN North East, said: “Knowing that we would be working in the Hartlepool area for almost 15 months, we were determined to find ways to leave a positive impact on the community, beyond just improving homes. As a purpose-driven organisation, our entire team is committed to a culture of enhancing lives and communities through the work we deliver. Building the relationships we did with the community centre, making these improvements felt like a natural way to create lasting positive change that is going to benefit so many young people within the community.”
