Sustainable Places
Great design of places, and social value - the way our activities create a positive change is at the core of our Building Communities Transforming Lives Vision.
PLACE DESIGN
EXCELLENCE
Through our design guide aligned to ‘Building for a Healthy Life’.
SOCIAL VALUE
EXPERTISE
Team of social value experts.
INDUSTRY CAREER
ADVOCATES
Cornerstone Employer, and Gold member of the 5% Club.
MONITORING &
PERFORMANCE
Through Impact reporting & our Social Value Framework.
Partnerships
Riverbank View is an example of community regeneration and working closely with partners to support local communities.
It was delivered collaboratively with Salford City Council and community partners providing training programmes, jobs and an improved environment. It won a Social Value UK award in 2018 for work with young people.
Keepmoat is the build partner of the major New Tyne West Development Company regeneration scheme at Scotswood. A significant engagement programme called “Make Your Mark” was used to ensure the community could make an impact on the regeneration. The fund saw over £1.5m used to bring communities closer to their place.
We delivered this regenerations as part of Hull Citywide Developer Partnership (HCDP), a consortium of developers, including Keepmoat, Strata, Home Group and Priority Space.
It’s a true example of how the local community, the council and private sector can come together to regenerate an area, stimulate private investment and deliver transformational change.
Social value projects
NEET SUMMER PROJECT
Our summer programme for young people not in education, employment or training has been run for six years in Salford with public and third sector partners. The six-week course provides an introduction to the construction industry, raises confidence and enthusiasm with construction activities and opportunities to apply for apprenticeships.
PRISON PLANTERS
We work with Hull Prison to supply inmates with waste pallets who in turn create them into planters for placement in the local community.
The offenders learn skills and feel they are giving back to the City. They earn credits via a system known as ‘Investors in Community’.
BRICKLAYING HUB
Our Bricklaying Hub at Scotswood, in partnership with NHBC, helps to considerably reduce the length of a bricklaying apprenticeship. That means apprentices get hands-on more quickly leading to greater placement satisfaction both for them and their bricklaying supervisors on site.
