Watkin Jones agrees 295 affordable home scheme

On behalf of North West affordable housing provider Torus, the new scheme forms part of an overall masterplan to regenerate the area’s former industrial site.

Initial phases are already under construction by third parties with this next phase of the scheme to see Watkin Jones deliver 295 new homes with a mix of affordable tenures.

The scheme is entirely focused on delivering new, affordable properties (including social rentals), introducing two, three, and four-bedroom family homes, and mews-type properties and apartments.

Upon completion, Torus will manage the development.

The development will include:

• New green space and high-quality landscaping for residents
• A revitalised, fossil-fuel free brownfield site with fully electric heating.

The news follows the announcement from the residential property manager of the appointment of its new CFO back in April this year.

George Dyer, Group investment director of Watkin Jones, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Torus to deliver 295 homes in St Helens. The scheme will provide affordable housing across a variety of tenures, and will allow residents to benefit from high-quality housing offering good sustainability credentials.

“Like many towns across the country, there is a clear shortage of affordable housing in St Helens, so we are excited to be partnering with Torus, an organisation that has consistently demonstrated its dedication to addressing the housing challenges across the region.

“Delivering residential homes remains a key element of our overall residential strategy, and we look forward to growing our partnerships further in this space.”

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The firm was appointed to the upgrade scheme by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), as part of a wider £3.8 billion estate modernisation programme.  

ISG will refurbish and return to use 300 single-person cells at the Category B men’s prison in the Winson Green area of the city. 

It is understood to be the firm’s “largest refurbishment project to date”. 

ISG is also one of four project partners on the MoJ’s £1 billion New Prisons Programme Alliance to deliver four new adult male prisons across the UK. 

The contractor has also been appointed to the MoJ’s five-year, £2.5 billion Constructor Services Framework, providing access to national and regional projects valued up to £30 million. 

“The MoJ continues to be one of our most innovative and progressive customers across a range of measures – from procurement approaches, modern methods of construction (MMC) adoption and as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) trailblazer,” said Alister McNeil, sector director for justice, ISG. 

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The firm was appointed to the upgrade scheme by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), as part of a wider £3.8 billion estate modernisation programme.  

ISG will refurbish and return to use 300 single-person cells at the Category B men’s prison in the Winson Green area of the city. 

It is understood to be the firm’s “largest refurbishment project to date”. 

ISG is also one of four project partners on the MoJ’s £1 billion New Prisons Programme Alliance to deliver four new adult male prisons across the UK. 

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“The MoJ continues to be one of our most innovative and progressive customers across a range of measures – from procurement approaches, modern methods of construction (MMC) adoption and as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) trailblazer,” said Alister McNeil, sector director for justice, ISG. 

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