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instrumental in driving transformational change, with a big commitment to building safety and service excellence. And James Reeveley, our Operations Director for New Build Housing, also joined in 2016 and has overseen the delivery of 800 new-build homes in his time at Casey. Together, these three individuals bring 35 years of experience at The Casey Group. This approach is working extremely well and we’ re really excited about the future.”
Complex project delivery
With a combined annual turnover of this subsidiary alone now forecast at over £ 80 million, the results are beginning to speak for themselves.“ We’ ve been set up to deliver that growth for the last 12 to 24 months,” highlights Phil.“ The industry will be more than familiar with the challenges posed by the Building Safety Regulator and the delays within the Gateway 2 process. Some of our projects were delayed by well over 52 weeks. However, we now have nine successful Gateway applications and another seven ongoing. That, combined with delays and uncertainty in the transition to the new Social and Affordable Homes programme, slowed parts of the new-build pipeline; however, we are well positioned to accelerate delivery as conditions improve. It’ s all about getting back on track.”
Avro Hollows in Manchester is one of the group’ s largest live contracts and one of several impressive flagship projects. Comprising of four high-rise tower blocks on one estate, combined with two low-rise blocks, the client is Manchester City Council. Phil explains more about the project in terms of stakeholder engagement:“ There is significant stakeholder complexity on this scheme – residents living in their homes throughout the works, a tenant management organisation, Building Control visiting monthly, and the Building Safety Regulator. It’ s a complex decarbonisation and regeneration scheme, including external wall insulation, new windows, new balconies,
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