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mental health advice and offered support in other areas such as diabetes, nutrition and sleep. It’ s an area on which we focus a lot of support.”
The Casey Group’ s solutions are centred around creating a positive impact and, in that regard, the company boasts a successful track record. The business conducts all of its projects respectfully and with both sustainability and quality of life in mind, making it a preferred partner across multiple markets and disciplines. In particular, in light of the recent changes in legislation and building standards within the UK construction sector, building safety and sustainability are two major focuses.
“ Our largest presence is in supporting the social housing sector, including new build housing and social housing refurbishment. For the last few years, we have leant heavily into fire safety improvement and building safety works. We’ ve worked on over 50 tower blocks in the last few years, providing complete remediation – from recladding through to the installation of ground source heat pumps and other sustainable technologies – all with a real focus on building safety,” Paul explains.“ Our passion to help drive real cultural change in this area led to us being recognised as one of the first organisations in the UK to achieve the Building a Safer Future Champion status. In addition, we opened our Casey Building Safety & Skills Academy in October 2022, which offers a great environment where we can help educate our own employees, as well as our clients and supply chain partners, on building safety. The education is split across academic disciplines, including theory and knowledge of legal regulations, as well as best practices, and practical skills. For example, people can attempt a fire door installation to gain valuable practical skills.
“ Aside from that, though still within the remit of social housing refurbishment, we also do a lot of energy efficiency and decarbonisation work. We carry out building
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