IN BRIEF
WORK COMPLETES ON £ 15.1 MILLION DEVELOPMENT IN STOCKBRIDGE VILLAGE
SUTCLIFFE BOOSTS WORKFORCE AND SECURES NEW NATIONAL PROJECTS
Work on a new £ 15.1m extra care development in Stockbridge Village has completed with tenants now enjoying their new homes .
Jackson Gardens is a brand new 90-home development made up of 64 one and two-bedroom apartments and 26 bungalows , with landscaped gardens , on site bistro and communal facilities including lounges , an on-site laundry , spa and treatment room for tenants to use and enjoy .
The apartments are for those who need extra-care and the scheme provides 24-hour support to enable tenants to live safely but independently . The bungalows are available for extra-care tenants with lower care needs too . Seven of these homes have been also been made available for younger people with lifelong disabilities requiring ongoing support .
ForHousing is working with Knowsley Council , who are allocating the homes to tenants following a care needs assessment . You can find out more on the Council ’ s website about how to apply for extra care homes and register on Property Pool Plus .
Kathleen Collier aged 74 who moved into one of the bungalows said : “ I love my new home it ’ s bright and clean , I ’ m made up with it . My garden is fabulous too ”.
Another new tenant , 77 year old George Notley said : “ Living here gives me a lot of peace of mind , there ’ s a lot of people you can go to . I ’ m looking forward to settling in , getting on my veranda and getting on the bowling green . I can ’ t wait for the summer , it ’ s going to be fantastic .”
Barbara Murphy had concerns about her Dad ’ s future until he recently moved into Jackson Gardens which she says is a beautiful development . Barbara said : “ The staff are an absolute credit and nothing seems to be too much trouble . I know my dad ’ s life will be enhanced by living here .”
The development is part of a wider plan to bring new affordable homes to Stockbridge Village , improving lives and creating new possibilities in the area .
A further 24 new homes for Affordable Rent are currently under construction on the former site of St Jude ’ s Church and are due for completion in Summer 2021 , with a second phase to follow on , on adjacent land .
Civil and structural engineering firm , Sutcliffe , has boosted its workforce with three new recruits , with the company still actively looking to fill two more positions in the coming weeks .
New to the team are senior BIM technician Benjamin Downey , geotechnical scientist Daniel Evans , and structural engineer Adam Leek . It represents a 16 % increase to the workforce since the start of 2021 . Previously working for five years at Lancashire County Council as an environmental services officer , Daniel has a wealth of experience in the geo-technical field , while his new colleague Adam has worked most recently as a graduate structural engineer at Warrington-based Atkins . A BIM expert having worked as a BIM manager in a host of roles before joining Sutcliffe , Benjamin brings over a decade ’ s worth of experience to the company . It comes as the multi-disciplinary , BIM-accredited , chartered consultant engineers , which has offices in Liverpool , Manchester , North Wales and London , has won a host of new national projects since April . New contracts include building reinstatement valuation survey work for Truro College in Cornwall , plus work to develop Home Bargains stores across the country , ensuring that Sutcliffe now has work scheduled up until February 2022 , with further scope to take on more projects in the weeks and months to come . In the Liverpool City Region , the company is also working at the new CCC Waste Management treatment facility in Kirkby , as well as collaborating with Onward Living and H21 to construct 62 homes and 91 apartments for a new extra care unit on Hawthorne Road in Bootle .
Sean Keyes , managing director , Sutcliffe , said : “ We are constantly on the search for new talent and to grow our team . After overcoming the most challenging 12 months the industry has ever seen , I am immensely proud to be in a position to boost employment in the Liverpool City Region . We have had a solid April and May , with new work coming through the door . These projects not only put us in a very strong position for the second half of 2021 , but enable us to raise our profile nationally and take Sutcliffe ’ s high standards across the country .”
Earlier this year Sutcliffe appointed three new directors to its board – promoting Jacqui Johnson to communications director , Anoop Jayakkar to technical director and Ian Robinson promoted to finance director . It also welcomed seasoned structural engineer , Graham Swanson , as its new associate designate in the structures team , Mike Armes as senior technician and Michael Wiggins as graduate environmentalist .
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