Contractor lands social housing scheme job
Enrok Construction has been appointed as principal contractor to build a new Handsworth housing scheme with social housing provider Citizen.
The contract win for Enrok will see the construction of 19 homes on Wellington Road, providing affordable rental accommodation for up to 72 residents. The development will comprise four, one-bed apartments, 11 two-bed houses and four three-bed homes.
Simon Bennett, MCIOB, operations director at Enrok, said: “As a result of our recent significant growth and a strategic re-alignment within the business, we are excited to be launching our first project in the affordable rental sector. We have significant in-house experience having delivered hundreds of units as individual team members over the last 15 years and I have no doubt as to the future success of the scheme.”
Citizen owns and manages 30,000 homes across the West Midlands, from urban tower blocks to rural villages and towns.
Nick Byrne, executive director of development at Citizen Housing, added: “We are pleased to be working with Enrok Construction on this 19 home development in Handsworth. The scheme is 100% affordable which means it will help with the demand for affordable housing in the area.”
“At Citizen we want to provide good quality, affordable homes and we have partnered with Enrok who share our values as an organisation. We are looking forward to seeing the scheme develop over the next year.”
The project is anticipated to take 12 months, with work expected to start on site in December 2022 and completion expected in late 2023.
