Investing in place: building the future of urban life
We are dealing with a housing crisis, alongside an information overload on how we are going to tackle it
We are dealing with a housing crisis, alongside an information overload on how we are going to tackle it #UKhousingAdvertorial by:
The hope is that government measures and policy directives will get things moving. While policies and targets are important, the response to this crisis can’t just be about numbers.
We need to create homes that reflect the character, culture and history of a place and ensure social and physical infrastructure is embedded into any plans. A significant part of revitalising our towns and cities is delivering a new residential offer that will bring footfall, vitality and economic growth to places.
The construction sector is a vital part of the solution to these issues and must innovate and collaborate to create the dense urban communities that will enable placemaking to happen, giving tangible form to communities’ ideas and vision.
Read more
Galliford Try is proud to reaffirm its commitment to delivering high-quality homes at scale, utilising our expertise and supply chain in this field and our financial stability to build the homes we so desperately need.
So how can we help?
Tackling our sector’s challenges head-on
We’re under no illusions. The challenge and opportunities are significant.
The affordable housing sector is faced with costly but justified asset improvements including stock condition, decarbonisation, fire safety regulations and the eradication of damp and mould in legacy properties.
These priorities are critical for safeguarding existing customers, but the budgetary pressures they have created are holding back the long-term strategic delivery of affordable homes and leaving us in a cycle of under provision for future generations.
The dedicated team at Galliford Try have the experience and technical knowhow to deliver exciting and innovative solutions to many of these challenges. Our in-house land, development, project management and construction teams work with stakeholders to unlock opportunities delivering a turnkey solution from inception to completion.
Specialist services for professional delivery and ongoing support
To complement our core construction capabilities, our specialist services provide a spectrum of financial, technical support and facilities management services:
- Our investments team delivers turnkey residential projects for institutional investors and private funds
- Oak Specialist Services provides passive fire protection and fire maintenance, as well as risk assessments and building fabric surveys alongside new build facades and cladding remediation.
- Our facilities management team provides hard and soft services, carries out planned and reactive maintenance and small works, manages and monitors performance and life cycle – ensuring customers assets remain compliant and safe
- The digital infrastructure team provides technological solutions for communities, including 5G networks enabling digital access solutions to homes and businesses
- Asset intelligence can help create safe, secure and compliant environments, through cutting-edge electronic and physical security, active fire systems and integrated building technologies
By integrating specialist services with our construction and regeneration programmes, Galliford Try offers housing associations and other customers a seamless, end-to-end solution.
Strong partnerships for sustainable development
Trust lies at the heart of every successful development. In the affordable homes sector we create collaborative partnerships with our customers, providing:
- Financial stability, and the expertise and experience to work alongside them through any challenges during the process of affordable housing delivery
- Value for money, creating homes that are safe, warm, sustainable, built to last and right first time
- Tangible placemaking and legacy benefits that resonate long after the keys have been handed over
- A partner who knows and fulfils their role: facilitating outcomes, solving problems and caring about the end customer and their lived experience
A shared vision for the future
Invigorating our urban centres and investing in place will be a key factor in delivering affordable homes at pace.
Galliford Try has a proven track record in delivering schemes that balance excellent design, infrastructure, green spaces, transport and community facilities to truly deliver great places.
Come and talk to us about how we can deliver together! Angela Brockbank, affordable homes sector director
Related stories
