£17m scheme gets back on track
Work on a £17m housing scheme in West Bromwich has restarted following the appointment of a new contractor. Midland Heart, the housing and regeneration business, has appointed Mansell Construction Services to develop the multimillion-pound scheme on Bagnall Street.
The appointment follows the announcement that Mansell has acquired elements of the construction and social house building division of Rok.
Carl Larter, director for new business and development for Midland Heart, said: "The appointment of Mansell is really good news as the site is now fully operational and the development is now progressing well.
"We are particularly pleased that all existing site and office jobs have been retained and we are now working to implement our training requirement in-line with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) funding, which should see local procurement and job opportunities too."
The former industrial site will create 106 affordable new homes, which will be available for rent-to-homebuy, rent, intermediate market rent and a number of homes being made available for a care and support service.
The 4.8 acre site, scheduled to complete in early 2012, is being led by Midland Heart in partnership with Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and the HCA.
