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230 new homes and huge social value programme for London’s iconic Portobello Road

|Date: 8 December, 2023

230 new homes and huge social value programme for London’s iconic Portobello Road

Peabody’s construction of an additional 230 homes at Portobello Square is well underway — with 119 afford ...

Peabody’s construction of an additional 230 homes at Portobello Square is well underway — with 119 affordable homes another step closer for the community. The not-for-profit housing association held ...

8 December, 2023
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CHAS calls on construction businesses to take mental health pledge and announces new mental health accreditation standard

|Date: 28 November, 2023

CHAS calls on construction businesses to take mental health pledge and announces new mental health accreditation standard

CHAS, the leading provider of risk prevention, compliance and supply chain management services for client ...

CHAS, the leading provider of risk prevention, compliance and supply chain management services for clients and contractors, is joining partner Causeway Technologies to ask construction businesses to p ...

28 November, 2023
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Mears Group named as one of the top 10 big companies to work for in the UK

|Date: 20 November, 2023

Mears Group named as one of the top 10 big companies to work for in the UK

Mears Group’s commitment to engaging with and supporting its workforce has been recognised as it has been ...

Mears Group’s commitment to engaging with and supporting its workforce has been recognised as it has been named one of the top 10 big companies to work for in the UK. The specialist housing provider, ...

20 November, 2023
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62 new affordable homes underway in Rotherhithe, London

|Date: 17 November, 2023

62 new affordable homes underway in Rotherhithe, London

The site of a former workhouse, infirmary and hospital dating back to 1746 is to be transformed into 62 s ...

The site of a former workhouse, infirmary and hospital dating back to 1746 is to be transformed into 62 sustainable and affordable new homes. Not-for-profit housing association Peabody generated mor ...

17 November, 2023
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Barclays Corporate Banking and Orbit agree £115m Sustainability-Linked Facility

|Date: 30 October, 2023

Barclays Corporate Banking and Orbit agree £115m Sustainability-Linked Facility

Orbit has announced that it has agreed a new £115m credit facility with Barclays Corporate Banking. The f ...

Orbit has announced that it has agreed a new £115m credit facility with Barclays Corporate Banking. The facility is Orbit’s second sustainability-linked loan (SLL) where the margin is linked to the ho ...

30 October, 2023
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Record £16m in social value generated by Clarion Housing Group through supply chain

|Date: 27 October, 2023

Record £16m in social value generated by Clarion Housing Group through supply chain

Following the publication of its ‘Making a Difference’ report in September which gives an overview of the ...

Following the publication of its ‘Making a Difference’ report in September which gives an overview of the social impact delivered across the business, Clarion Housing Group has released a report which ...

27 October, 2023
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£10.5m library edges closer to completion following interior fit out

|Date: 23 October, 2023

£10.5m library edges closer to completion following interior fit out

The new Nottingham Central Library is one step closer to opening its doors following the completion of a ...

The new Nottingham Central Library is one step closer to opening its doors following the completion of a stunning interior fit out and refurbishment by Overbury. Putting children and young people at t ...

23 October, 2023
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Construction sector understands social value: but needs the tools to make the right choices

|Date: 23 October, 2023

Construction sector understands social value: but needs the tools to make the right choices

More than 100 construction professionals have shared their insight and opinions on social value in the se ...

More than 100 construction professionals have shared their insight and opinions on social value in the sector in a new white paper launched today. The report found that more than a decade since the tr ...

23 October, 2023
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Completion of new energy-saving homes in Peacehaven celebrated

|Date: 3 October, 2023

Completion of new energy-saving homes in Peacehaven celebrated

A ribbon cutting ceremony has been held to mark the completion of 40 new homes at Cripps Avenue in Peaceh ...

A ribbon cutting ceremony has been held to mark the completion of 40 new homes at Cripps Avenue in Peacehaven. The site has been completed by a partnership between leading social housing provider Ston ...

3 October, 2023
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VINCI Building set to deliver St Helens Town Centre transformation

|Date: 21 September, 2023

VINCI Building set to deliver St Helens Town Centre transformation

The next significant step for the ambitious plan by St Helens Borough Council and The English Cities Fund ...

The next significant step for the ambitious plan by St Helens Borough Council and The English Cities Fund (ECF) to transform 24 acres of St Helens town centre has seen VINCI Building selected as the m ...

21 September, 2023
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