Creating positive legacies for future generations
Alongside building sustainable homes, commercial premises, and Extra Care facilities, Hale Group are committed towards providing meaningful Community Engagement within our areas of work. We have a directly employed Social Value Officer, Dionne Herbert, who oversees the organisation and delivery of all engagement, from educational workshops, sponsorships, through to community led events.
Dionne is also Hale’s point of contact for all things TR&T (Targeted Recruitment and Training). This refers to all Work Experience, New Employment, Apprenticeship and Trainee Placements. TR&T also extends to the provision of Site Visits, Mock Interviews, CV Workshops, and any other employability and training support that we can extend to our communities.
We work with a range of excellent charities, not-for-profits, community projects, sporting clubs, employability, education, and training providers across Wales. Always seeking to discover new connections of this nature, Dionne welcomes contact from any organisations or charities of this nature, whom may benefit from Community Engagement, on Dherbert@halegroup.uk
Understanding the crucial importance of being a socially responsible organisation, Social Value forms part of Hale’s company mission. As such, throughout the expansion of our business we have become experts in:
“Our expertise, combined with Dionne’s knowledge and understanding, allows Hale Group to surpass our corporate social responsibility objectives to provide tangible legacies within our local communities.”
Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells
Newydd Housing Association
Contract Value: 21 million
Project Type: Residential
Phase one and two of the Glan Yr Ithon development comprised of fifty-five homes. The properties include a selection of flats, bungalows, assisting living bungalows (suitable for additional learning needs), together with three-bedroom houses. Phases three and four will deliver an additional seventy-nine homes, valuing the completed project at £21million. The development adopted a Fabric First Approach. Energy efficient boilers were installed to each property. Air testing results were 66% better than current building regulations.
Point(s) of Interest:
The innovative design of the development resulted in no spoil being removed from site, it was repurposed within the development and used to form plateaus, levels and SUDs ponds.
County Flats, Port Talbot
Tai Tarian Housing Association
Contract Value: 13.6 million
Project Type: Residential
The IHP (Innovative Housing Programme) and Welsh Government Funded project at County Flats will see the energy-efficient redevelopment of seventy-two existing flats, with the further creation of fifty-five new apartments. Forming an extension to the existing buildings, each of the new flats are being constructed at J.G Hale’s JCG Modular factory, from a fully volumetric panellised system, by sister company, Sevenoaks Modular.
PV panels will be added to the roofs, and batteries installed to store excess energy. Five electric vehicle (EV) charging points will be installed to the development. The collective of energy efficient principles applied to County Flats will enhance each of the flats’ energy efficiency to EPC A.
Point(s) of Interest:
The scheme is being used to research and develop a new and sustainable form of insulation, utilising waste by-products. In addition to the natural forms of insulation being used, all flats will be fitted with an Intelligent Energy Management System, monitoring energy usage within the home, flagging areas of excess usage. This process will allow tenants to assess their energy usage, reducing operational energy wherever possible, and lower energy bills. Consequently, by making energy savings, fuel poverty will be reduced for tenants.