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TRANSFORMATIONAL HOUSEBUILDING PROJECT CALLS FOR GAME-CHANGING SOLUTIONS TO INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Kenneth Booth July 29, 2021

An innovation initiative to support the transformation of the housebuilding sector is calling for suppliers of new solutions.  Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) is inviting suppliers to enter the sandpit challenge to showcase their innovative products or services, demonstrating how they can deliver industrialised offsite solutions

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Barratt Homes Delivers Site Safety Discussion

BDC News Team March 29, 2018

Barratt Homes organised an interactive site safety discussion with Battlefield Primary School in Glasgow’s south side this week, to remind the young ones of the dangers within its nearby live construction development. The visit is part of a series of site safety workshops that the housebuilder has organised ahead of

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Barratt Developments Announces the Opening of 12 New Sites

BDC News Team January 26, 2018

Barratt Developments, Scotland’s leading housebuilder, has announced its plans to open 12 new sites across Scotland where 2280 homes will be built during 2018. Apart from this home building programme, Barratt will continue to invest in land, hoping to acquire up to 16 new sites until next year. The programme

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Fusion and Barratt Developments work on Cane Hill Park

Cristina Diaconu August 23, 2017

Barratt Developments carried out an offsite trail project which has led them to work with Fusion Building Systems on their first live site working together. Fusion started working on the Barratt site at Cane Hill Park development which is located in Coulsdon, Surrey in June. Since then, the designer and

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Barratt Developments Looking to Expand Their Network of Sub-Contractors

Cristina Diaconu May 23, 2017

The property construction company Barratt Developments are looking to expand their network of sub-contractors. Companies that are based in the area around Fife are asked to get in touch with the housing development company. Barratt Development plc own two separate house construction companies. These companies are Barratt and David Wilson

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Issue 324 : Jan 2025

Barratt Developments

TRANSFORMATIONAL HOUSEBUILDING PROJECT CALLS FOR GAME-CHANGING SOLUTIONS TO INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Kenneth Booth July 29, 2021

An innovation initiative to support the transformation of the housebuilding sector is calling for suppliers of new solutions.  Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) is inviting suppliers to enter the sandpit challenge to showcase their innovative products or services, demonstrating how they can deliver industrialised offsite solutions required to meet current and future housebuilding demands. The three-year AIMCH project, whose goal is to support the sector to tackle the UK housing crisis by building new homes quicker, more efficiently and to a higher standard, is encouraging innovation and collaboration from across all parts of the industry. There are three challenge areas for suppliers to submit their technically and commercially promising products and systems;        Advanced MMC Solutions, with a particular focus on scaffoldless erect        Standardised Solutions, including modular stairs, bathroom pods, and preformed windows and doors         Zero Carbon Solutions, with a particular interest in heat pumps, underfloor heating, convection heaters, battery storage, and lower lambda mineral wool Successful partners could see their products and services trialled on live housing projects, with successful methods subsequently being commercialised and brought to market in volume.  Daniel Shea, AIMCH Partner and Technical Innovation Coordinator, Barratt Developments Plc, said, “What we are looking for from the sandpit challenge is for suppliers to bring forward truly innovative and unique near to market solutions that have the potential to be scalable.   Already we have witnessed the success of new product and system trials during the first two years of the AMICH project and we know that there are many more companies out there who are innovating and can play their part in helping to transform the sector.  We need to find more sustainable ways of building quality new homes and achieving a net zero-carbon built environment, and we need game-changers who can support this transformation.” The AIMCH project aims to develop know how that supports the key sector stakeholders deliver 120,000 homes for the same or less cost than traditional methods, built 30% quicker and has the potential to impact on 35,000 homes being delivered by AIMCH partners across the UK each year. Innovators who can play their part in delivering the project aims are encouraged to submit their proposals by completing the application form on the AIMCH website.  Successful applicants will then be invited to participate in a workshop hosted by one of three AIMCH partners, L&Q, Stewart Milne Group or Barratt Developments Plc. 

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Barratt Homes Delivers Site Safety Discussion

BDC News Team March 29, 2018

Barratt Homes organised an interactive site safety discussion with Battlefield Primary School in Glasgow’s south side this week, to remind the young ones of the dangers within its nearby live construction development. The visit is part of a series of site safety workshops that the housebuilder has organised ahead of its new site launching at Riverside at Cathcart. “Our site managers are acutely aware of the attraction of construction sites to children during the school holidays. And while they might look like obstacle courses, the fact of the matter is that they are incredibly dangerous,” said Stewart Ponton, Safety, Health and Environment Manager for Barratt Developments PLC. “It is our duty of care to the people of Glasgow and the many other communities in which we operate to provide local schools like Battlefield Primary school with the right information on how to keep pupils safe.” The team at Barratt Homes delivered a 40 minute interactive presentation, which included a video, a question and answer session, children sized personal protection equipment (PPE) for the pupils to try on, as well as an information pack for school staff to distribute to pupils and parents as they see fit. “Barratt Homes joined us for some serious fun this morning as they explained the importance of personal protective equipment by dressing up a P5 pupil. The team delivered a very important message to the children, which emphasised the reality that our pupils are not equipped to be on a building site. Thanks to all for taking the time to come and present at our assembly,” said Mrs Brown, Principal Teacher at Battlefield Primary School. Riverside at Cathcart is the award-winning housebuilders’ most recent development to take shape in Glasgow. On completion, the site will have a selection of two, three, and four bedroom homes.

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Barratt Developments Scotland Receives Maximum Rating from Customers

BDC News Team March 28, 2018

Barratt Developments in Scotland, a housebuilder that includes Barratt and David Wilson Homes, has received a five out of five star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction survey for 2018. Being rated as a five star company means that more than 90% of its customer would recommend the homes to a friend. Currently, Barratt is the only major national housebuilder to have received a five star rating for nine years in a row. In addition to this celebratory reason, Barratt Homes is also looking forward to its 60th anniversary this year. This high customer satisfaction is the result of the housebuilder’s commitment to building high quality homes and creating great places, as well as its focus on looking after customers, particularly post sale. “The fact that 90% of our customers would recommend us to a friend is testament to the effort we invest to make sure our customers enjoy the best possible experience when buying a Barratt or David Wilson Home. Being independently rated as a 5 star builder is a great endorsement of our approach, particularly as we the only major national housebuilder to have 5 stars for 9 years in a row. To us this is the most important industry award which is why we put so much effort into building high quality homes and nurturing trusted relationships with our customers,” said Douglas McLeod, regional managing director for Barratt Developments in Scotland. The HBF survey is one of the largest surveys of this type, with almost 40,000 people completing it. The simple 1-5 star rating system was developed to give customers an easy to view ranking system of which housebuilders have the most satisfied customers. “Achieving high levels of customer satisfaction is hugely challenging. It requires leadership from Board level downwards and commitment from all areas of a housebuilding business and is a credit to every member of staff. A 5 star rating is not easy to achieve and is a very positive endorsement of the processes, systems and culture in place and should provide customers with real confidence in Barratt and the homes they build,” said Stewart Baseley, executive chairman of the Home Builders Federation.

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Barratt Developments Announces the Opening of 12 New Sites

BDC News Team January 26, 2018

Barratt Developments, Scotland’s leading housebuilder, has announced its plans to open 12 new sites across Scotland where 2280 homes will be built during 2018. Apart from this home building programme, Barratt will continue to invest in land, hoping to acquire up to 16 new sites until next year. The programme will see the creation of 100 new jobs in Scotland and the support of over 6200 existing jobs. Some of the new developments that will be launched at the beginning of this year are Brae of Yetts in Kirkintilloch, Preston Square in Prestonpans, and The Fairways in Drumpellier. There is a constant demand for homes in key locations across Scotland and Barratt wants to make sure that local businesses and people can benefit directly from it, therefore their employ predominately local sub-contractors and tradesmen. The housebuilder also saw a successful 2017, opening 14 new sites across Scotland with a total of 2500 new homes for sale. Mains of Culduthel near Inverness, Weirs Wynd in Brookfield, and The Woodlands in Dalkeith are the new sites that were launched last year. These achievements were recognised by industry peers and customers and ten of its site managers were awarded by the National House Building Council’s Pride in the Job Quality Awards. Home Builders Federation customer satisfaction survey also awarded Barratt with a 5 star rating for the eight year in a row, meaning that more than 90% of customers would recommend them to a friend. “The quality of our homes and our high levels of customer service are key to our ongoing success. Our NHBC Pride in the Job Award winning site managers and our HBF five star status demonstrate our credentials and, more importantly, reflect the importance we place on putting our customers first. We’re looking forward to another strong year in 2018,” said Douglas McLeod, Regional Managing Director for Barratt Developments in Scotland.

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Fusion and Barratt Developments work on Cane Hill Park

Cristina Diaconu August 23, 2017

Barratt Developments carried out an offsite trail project which has led them to work with Fusion Building Systems on their first live site working together. Fusion started working on the Barratt site at Cane Hill Park development which is located in Coulsdon, Surrey in June. Since then, the designer and manufacturer of light gauge steel superstructures has managed to erect two of the five apartment blocks that have been contracted by the development company. Barratt Developments is the largest housebuilder in the UK, and their project at Cane Hill Park will see the creation of 86 residential units to be used for private and social housing markets. Fusion Building Systems are working as part of the project in the design and manufacture of individual wall and floor panels that will be used on the four storey apartment buildings. These panels will be installed on the site using a crane and a team of just five people on the site. The external wall s that will be used on the development use Fusion’s patented pre-insulated systems. This construction method allows for a reduction in build times as well as cutting down on the number of different trades that are required on site and also provide a 0.2W/m2K thermal efficiency. Before the partnership was agreed upon for the construction of the Cane Hill Park Site, Barratt and Fusion spent around 18 months in discussions to explore all of the different ways collaboration could improve construction methods and make offsite construction a more viable option. After this, Fusion successfully completed the building of nine properties, using their manufactured light gauge steel systems at one of Barratt’s developments located in West Sussex. Following the success of this trail, Fusion and Barratt have entered a supply-chain partnership which will be beneficial to both of the companies going forward. As part of this, Fusion has also been contracted to deliver a number of projects that have been valued at more than £3 million.

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Barratt Developments Looking to Expand Their Network of Sub-Contractors

Cristina Diaconu May 23, 2017

The property construction company Barratt Developments are looking to expand their network of sub-contractors. Companies that are based in the area around Fife are asked to get in touch with the housing development company. Barratt Development plc own two separate house construction companies. These companies are Barratt and David Wilson Homes. The Development company are intending on expanding the number of sub-contractors they have on their books as a way of meeting their expansion targets for the year. The constructors of new build properties around the UK are wanting to increase their contacts list while also making sure that the sub-contractors they include are skilled and qualified. They are hoping the new connections they make with companies or persons will help them build more and more houses in an attempt to meet the housing shortage and demand. It is thought that expanding their network the support for the Development company’s existing sub-contractors will be created. A wide range of companies are being called out to in order to be included as a Barratt Developments sub-contractor. This call out applies to larger companies as well as self-employed or sole traders in order to help the house builders expand support their workforce. This expansion also coincides with a number of new contracts that have been awarded to Barratt that will have work begin this year.  The appeal in order to expand their workforce applies to any company who already works in the residential property building sector, or those in the commercial sector who are wanting to expand. Any company or sole trader that is able to provide a trade to Barratt Developments has been encouraged to contact them. The specific kind of trades that have been selected as desirable include Scaffolding companies, Mastic Sealant contractors, the painting and decorating trade, joiners, roofers, and pluming and electric skilled workers.

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