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Taylor Wimpey are one of the UK’s largest residential developers. As a responsible developer we are committed to working with local people and communities. We were formed by the merger of George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow in 2007, and have operations in the UK and Spain. We aim to be the developer of choice for customers, employees, communities and shareholders. We are one of the largest homebuilders in the UK, operating from 24 regional offices across England, Scotland and Wales.  and keeping them informed about our work, both before we build and through- out the life of the development. We focus on getting the basics of homebuilding right first time, such as quality, custom- er service and health and safety, and we aim to continually improve all parts of our business. We build a wide range of properties, from one- and two-bedroom apartments to five bedroom detached houses, with a broad price range including both private and affordable homes. We are truly national and we cover most regions across the UK. Our regional businesses are run as local homebuilders and have in depth knowl- edge and experience of the local market. We understand that development is about more than creating homes and we provide millions of pounds worth of infrastruc- ture, for example roads, sewers, land- scaping and community facilities, every year across the UK. We aim to develop vibrant communities with a true sense of place that fit into their surrounding area and meet the needs of local people. We are a responsible community developer, committed to working with local people, community groups and local authorities We work in partnership with a wide range of companies, organisations and individu- als. We aim to be the land buyer and residen- tial developer that everyone wants to deal with. A positive and structured approach to working with others benefits us all and is at the heart of a successful and sus- tainable development. Many people have an interest, or stake, in a Taylor Wimpey scheme and we work with them to find the most appropriate development solu- tion. As well as local communities and our potential customers, such stakeholders include local authorities, government and public-sector organisations, our materials suppliers and subcontractors, other devel- opers, and the landowners who have sites to sell. Taylor Wimpey is committed to sup- porting Charities and Local Community Groups in the areas in which it operates. We believe that as a responsible business, we must actively contribute to helping others financially, with our time, energy and leadership. We aim to be an aspirational housebuild- ing brand that is recognised for the good that is given back to our local communi- ties by our employees. Our primary goal is to genuinely improve the position of the causes that we sup- port. The secondary, but equally impor- tant goal, is to engage our employees in these activities as we recognise it is good for their development and self-awareness. Whilst there are a large number of worthy projects and causes, we have to focus to make sure that we are effective and that we support others to be the best they can be. Our Priorities We will generally focus on smaller nation- al charities or regional/local charities, where we can make a more significant difference and where our employees can be actively involved, rather than solely be a funding partner. Projects which promote aspiration and education in disadvantaged areas. Intervening and improving homeless sit- uations for seriously economically disad- vantaged groups in the UK. Local projects that have a direct link with our regional businesses and develop- ments. Our Principles Our charitable giving is focused on causes linked to our business, the communities in which we operate our business partners and our employees. Our contribution will not be restricted to solely monetary award. We encourage our teams to volunteer their services in sup- port of suitable causes from the commu- nities in which we operate or seek to do so. These causes are not limited to nation- al charities or major events but they are strongly associated with our priorities.