Contractor lands slot on £60m development framework

Merseyside-based construction company Carroll Build has landed a place four-year development framework to build and refurbish rental properties on behalf of the Blackpool Housing Company, which aims to deliver a £60m housing plan over the next 10 years.

The framework is set to provide Carroll Build – part of parent company The Carroll Group – with the opportunity to potentially work on projects which are estimated up to the value of £500,000.

The contract will start this month and will see the re-modelling and refurbishment of non-residential properties such as hotels and guesthouses.

Blackpool Housing Company will also be commissioning works on existing residential properties which require significant redevelopment.

Terry Carroll, director of The Carroll Group, said, “Carroll Build are pleased to have been appointed as a framework contractor for the Blackpool Housing Company. The contract is part of our vision to grow as an organisation whilst boosting the local economy through providing first-class employment opportunities.

“As a group we have already completed a portfolio of works for rental properties for a number of leading housing organisations in the North West – we are confident we possess the skills and talent required to carry out the proposed works. The contract is set to provide The Carroll Group with an opportunity to expand its services further North.”

David Galvin, managing director of Blackpool Housing Company, said: “Blackpool Housing Company Ltd. have recently appointed a number of contractors onto a framework designed to help us to deliver our ambitious and exciting programme of refurbishment projects over the coming years. We look forward to working with The Carroll Group.”