{"id":130274,"date":"2023-07-25T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=130274"},"modified":"2023-07-25T11:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:45:54","slug":"places-for-people-104m-major-works-investment-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/places-for-people-104m-major-works-investment-programme\/130274\/","title":{"rendered":"Places for People launches \u00a3104m major works investment programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A four-year major works investment programme promises \u00a3104m of upgraded homes and employment opportunities across England and Scotland<\/h2>\n<p>Delivered under a strategic framework, Places for People&#8217;s new major works investment programme aims to drive customer efficiency at a reduced delivery cost.<\/p>\n<h3>Five regional contractors have been appointed to the framework:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bell Group has been appointed in Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Connolly Limited in the North West of England<\/li>\n<li>Wates in the North East and central areas<\/li>\n<li>MD Group in the South West<\/li>\n<li>Novus Property Solutions in the South East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Using this regional approach, Places for People has saved an estimated \u00a32.46m, which it intends to reinvest in the communities it will be working in.<\/p>\n<h3>Each contractor has committed to social value goals<\/h3>\n<p>Across the next four years, 200 apprenticeships, 1,750 training places (including places on the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme), 850 work experience places and 9,700 volunteer hours will be invested in local communities.<\/p>\n<p>Community refurbishment projects and DIY workshops will benefit from donated materials and labour, as well as financial donations to local charitable causes.<\/p>\n<p>Places for People\u2019s director of asset strategy and investment, Mark Arnold, commented:\u00a0\u201cWe have a proud and longstanding track record of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/embracing-offsite-construction-methods-sustainable-supply-chain\/121154\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working collaboratively with our supply chain<\/a> to the benefit of our customers. Our new framework formalises this approach, with a sustainable commercial model that even in its first year, will result in almost 10% of construction cost savings that is already being invested in community initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Energy efficiency upgrades are also part of the major works investment programme<\/h3>\n<p>A \u00a34.9m energy efficiency programme adding solar hot water heating systems is already underway, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/pv-panels\/105300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">installation of PV panels<\/a>, low energy lighting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/tackling-the-heating-crisis-circular-design-and-the-future-of-home-energy-storage\/126138\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy efficient storage heaters,<\/a> as well as a programme to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/actis-reports-a-rise-in-retrofit-insulation-enquiries-following-fuel-price-surge\/115785\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrade insulation<\/a> in almost 900 homes across the country to follow.<\/p>\n<p>A sheltered scheme in the North West of England is the site of a \u00a31m energy efficiency improvement programme.<\/p>\n<p>There are also pioneering projects taking place in certain areas, including a \u00a31m energy efficiency improvement programme at a sheltered scheme in the North West of England.<\/p>\n<p>Mark continued: \u201cWe have listened to our customers through their queries, complaints or surveys and are making evidence-based decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis programme is a response to their needs, exceeding regulatory requirements and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/social-value-and-net-zero-construction-industry\/112113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivering sustainable homes and sustainable communities<\/a>. It will generate thousands of new opportunities for customers in the next four years and I am proud to have commenced this programme and look forward to working with people in and around our communities as the concept becomes a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can learn more about Places for People&#8217;s social value initiatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.placesforpeople.co.uk\/about-us\/community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-year major works investment programme promises \u00a3104m of upgraded homes and employment opportunities across England and Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[997,430,94828],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-130274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-development","8":"tag-energy-efficiency","9":"tag-social-value"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Places for People debuts new major works investment programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A four-year major works investment programme promises \u00a3104m of upgraded homes and employment opportunities across England and Scotland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/places-for-people-104m-major-works-investment-programme\/130274\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Places for People launches \u00a3104m major works investment programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A four-year major works investment programme promises \u00a3104m of upgraded homes and employment opportunities across England and Scotland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/places-for-people-104m-major-works-investment-programme\/130274\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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