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Sanctuary appoints contractor to regenerate Shiregreen estate
 

Shiregreen residents moved another step closer to seeing their homes and estate completely transformed following the appointment of a main contractor for the refurbishment works by new landlord, Sanctuary Housing Association.

Doncaster-based housing regeneration specialists, Keepmoat, have been chosen by Sanctuary to refurbish around 2,500 homes on the Shiregreen estate over the next five years. Frank Haslam Milan (FHM), part of the Keepmoat group will be responsible for delivering the works. The work includes new kitchens, bathrooms, roofs, re-wiring and garden walls and railings, and is part of a £90m investment by Sanctuary which will improve homes on the estate beyond the government’s ‘Decent Homes’ standard.

The homes were transferred to Sanctuary from Sheffield City Council this March after a successful ballot in which residents voted overwhelmingly in support of the stock transfer.

The works are expected to commence this August and will be carried out in a series of phases with completion anticipated around the end of 2010.

Said David Gooch, Sanctuary’s head of regeneration: “We believe that residents should have a say in the decisions which affect them, which is why we involved a number of tenants in our rigorous contractor selection process. Together we established that Keepmoat were the best contractor for this major programme of works to their homes.”

Tenants will have a variety of choices over the work done to their home. As well as the usual choice of kitchen units, tiles and vinyl flooring, they will also have a list of extras to choose from, such as decoration vouchers, patios, burglar alarms, garden sheds and even solar panels.

On behalf of Keepmoat, Managing Director of FHM, Allen Hickling commented: “We’re already active in the Decent Homes programme in other areas of Sheffield – I’m, therefore, delighted that Sanctuary has chosen Keepmoat for the refurbishment work in Shiregreen.

“We pride ourselves on involving residents at every stage of development. Establishing excellent levels of communications is vital so we can get to know the residents and find out what’s important to them. We can then play an active role in improving their local communities. For Keepmoat, regeneration is all about bringing people together to build better communities.”

In addition to the £90m investment programme of works to homes, Sanctuary has struck an agreement with Sheffield City Council to invest around a further £10m in the roads, footpaths, verges and trees on this 1930s built housing estate.

20 June 2006
 
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Sanctuary Housing Association is a registered social landlord (Housing Corporation No. L0247), and is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 1993 (Industrial & Provident Society No. 19059R).