VINCI Facilities has been awarded a £9m, three-year retrofit contract by Southern Housing.
Taking a fabric first, whole house approach, these works will improve Southern Housing’s homes to a minimum EPC C rating. The work is jointly funded by Southern Housing, and the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and it is one of the first awards released through the Fusion 21 De-carbonisation Framework.
Southern Housing successfully secured £10.3m under the Government Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1. The grant will be used to improve the energy efficiency of 1,491 homes over the next two years.
Tony Raikes, Managing Director of VINCI Facilities, said,
Working with Southern Housing is a great chance to demonstrate why we came first in the Fusion 21 framework and put into practice our policies around retrofit. It is all about improving the quality of life for residents and one of our first steps will be to create a bespoke resident engagement process using TPAS standards.
Karin Stockerl, Corporate Director of Assets & Sustainability at Southern Housing, said,
As one of the largest housing associations in the UK, we’ve a responsibility to be proactive on sustainability.
We’re pleased to be partnering with VINCI Facilities Building Solutions to help us deliver our retrofit plans over the next three years. As well as working towards reducing our carbon footprint, this vital work will be hugely beneficial to our residents.
Kara Tomes-Meek, Head of Sustainability at Southern Housing, said,:
In addition, it’s fantastic to see VINCI Facilities supporting our social purpose, offering to train young people during the project. This will be incredibly valuable to so many people and will contribute towards closing the green-skills gap.
