UK
Ireland
Scotland
London
Construction News
09/03/2012
Final Home Completed In GCH Decent Homes Programme
Gloucester City Homes has celebrated the completion of the final home in its Decent Homes programme.
Lovell has just completed work on the home, which belongs to Mr Robert Butler of 7a Bathurst Road, Tredworth. The home has had a new kitchen, bathroom and central heating system. The property has also been rewired.
Gloucester City Homes was awarded funding to carry out its Decent Homes improvement programme in 2007. A total of £40.1million has now been invested in the properties GCH manages on behalf of the Council, bringing 100% of its homes in line with the Decent Homes Standard. This includes 3,016 new kitchens, 2,470 new bathrooms, 1,997central heating systems, 868 medical adaptation, 3,448 homes rewired and new doors and windows installed in 1689 homes resulting in a complete modernisation of the housing stock. Over 13,000 property improvements have been completed.
This has all been achieved with tenant satisfaction averaging 98% which is a fantastic customer endorsement of this programme.
David Gough, regional director of Lovell in the Midlands, said: "We have enjoyed working with Gloucester City Homes on this large and very worthwhile project over several years. It leaves tenants in cleaner, warmer, safer homes and I know from talking to my service delivery team in Gloucester that tenants have really welcomed these improvements. I congratulate GCH on their achievement in getting so many homes up to standard and we look forward to working with them again soon."
(CD/GK)
Lovell has just completed work on the home, which belongs to Mr Robert Butler of 7a Bathurst Road, Tredworth. The home has had a new kitchen, bathroom and central heating system. The property has also been rewired.
Gloucester City Homes was awarded funding to carry out its Decent Homes improvement programme in 2007. A total of £40.1million has now been invested in the properties GCH manages on behalf of the Council, bringing 100% of its homes in line with the Decent Homes Standard. This includes 3,016 new kitchens, 2,470 new bathrooms, 1,997central heating systems, 868 medical adaptation, 3,448 homes rewired and new doors and windows installed in 1689 homes resulting in a complete modernisation of the housing stock. Over 13,000 property improvements have been completed.
-- Advertisement --
This has all been achieved with tenant satisfaction averaging 98% which is a fantastic customer endorsement of this programme.
David Gough, regional director of Lovell in the Midlands, said: "We have enjoyed working with Gloucester City Homes on this large and very worthwhile project over several years. It leaves tenants in cleaner, warmer, safer homes and I know from talking to my service delivery team in Gloucester that tenants have really welcomed these improvements. I congratulate GCH on their achievement in getting so many homes up to standard and we look forward to working with them again soon."
(CD/GK)
Latest Construction News
05/02/2025
Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) and ECF, a joint venture between Homes England, Legal & General, and Muse, have selected Vinci as the preferred contractor for Phase 1 of Stockport 8, a £350 million residential development west of Stockport town centre.
The decision follows a competi
05/02/2025
Vistry Group has finalised contracts for a significant housing development in Hinckley, Leicestershire, securing outline planning permission to deliver 475 new homes in the area.
The development, located east of Stoke Road and north of Normandy Way in the town's northern region, has a projected val
05/02/2025
Wilten Construction has been awarded a second Design and Build contract at Gateway 14 by client Gateway 14 Ltd and Jaynic.
The project involves the development of a state-of-the-art, three-storey Skills and Innovation Centre spanning 35,000 sq ft in the heart of Gateway 14. Designed to achieve BREE
05/02/2025
Knowsley Council has approved a major housing development in Kirkby, giving the green light to 800 new energy-efficient homes in the town's centre.
The decision also secures £7.7 million in Section 106 contributions from developer Barratt David Wilson Homes, further boosting local investment.
The
05/02/2025
Keepmoat Homes has announced plans to invest over £50 million in three new housing developments across Calderdale, aiming to deliver more than 200 new homes.
The developments, undertaken in partnership with Calderdale Council, form part of the North Halifax Transformation Programme, a local authori
05/02/2025
Essential renewal work at Skerne Road level crossing in Driffield has been completed. Over a six-day period, engineers replaced decades-old equipment, installing a state-of-the-art operating system, replacing the level crossing deck, and resurfacing the road.
The newly installed operating system is
05/02/2025
Construction firm GRAHAM is currently carrying out essential restoration work at the National Railway Museum in York, replacing the Grade II listed roof structure at Station Hall.
Originally built between 1875 and 1877 as a goods station, Station Hall now houses the museum’s six royal carriages.
05/02/2025
Mezzanine floors are commonly associated with additional storage or expanded floor space, but did you know they can also have a profound impact on employee productivity and morale? At Doity Engineering, we specialise in designing and installing mezzanine floors for
05/02/2025
Construction work is commencing on a new solar array at Weeton Barracks in Lancashire that will generate over one third of the site’s energy needs.
The work has been funded under the British Army’s Project Prometheus, a scheme that is increasing renewable energy across the army estate through inst
05/02/2025
The regeneration of Hartlepool's waterfront has reached a significant milestone with a £631,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The funding will support the development phase of the 'Tides of Change' project, aimed at transforming the visitor experience at the Museum of Hartlepool a
