Gentoo Group

This week is #LivingWageWeek and we are proud to be an accredited organisation of the Real Living Wage Foundation. Our success is down to our people, and we are committed to supporting our colleagues and ensuring they are paid fairly and valued for the work they do. It’s more important than ever that everyone can earn a wage that meets their everyday needs and we’re encouraging organisations to join us and our partners across the country to join the Living Wage Movement: https://lnkd.in/gHixBnN #WeAreGentoo

We have joined forces with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Mobility Care Solutions to provide vital e-vehicle health checks for our customers to ensure they are safe in their homes. The health checks were carried out at our customers’ homes in Lakeside Village on e-bikes, e-scooters and mobility scooters and the vehicles’ overall condition and electrical components were checked at the appointment. For more information about the free e-vehicle checks, visit 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehAdXeW7 #WeAreGentoo

Great to see the progress at our Eskdene Rise development in Hetton-le-Hole 🎥🧱 Hear from Paul Green, Delivery Manager, who discusses how the sustainability measures used in our house types will not only sustain energy, but reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere and save customers money on their energy bills. As part of Gentoo’s commitment to carbon reduction, the new homes will be built with sustainable technology featuring air source heat pumps, smart meters, photo-voltaic panels, full fill cavity wall insulation and electric vehicle charging points. Once complete, the new development will feature 86 new homes, including two, three and four-bedroom houses, two-bedroom bungalows and two-bedroom apartments. The properties will be available for affordable rent, Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy. For more information on Eskdene Rise, visit https://lnkd.in/euNwMqAy Adderstone Living #WeAreGentoo

Residents from Houghton were delighted to receive a new bingo machine for our local community centre at Churchill Square. The bingo machine was kindly donated by our contractors Lovell Partnerships Ltd as part of their social value work with us to support local communities. Residents at the community centre get together every month for coffee mornings and said they were ‘excited’ to organise some bingo afternoons with the local community. Andrew Walsh, Project Manager at Lovell said: "On behalf of the Lovell Regeneration Team, we were delighted to be able to help Gentoo and the residents of the local community. It was great to meet everybody at the community centre and the cakes were delicious! Keep up the good work." #WeAreGentoo

On Monday, several of our partners, believe housing, Gentoo Group, and Karbon Homes attended the inaugural conference of the The Institute for Economic and Social Inclusion. We were delighted to be represented on a panel by Rachel Edmunds alongside other regional thought leaders. The panel explored how we can create pathways to employment, reduce poverty, and foster innovation for a sustainable and inclusive economy. Additionally, they highlighted the importance of making social inclusion a shared responsibility, the crucial role of communities and individuals with lived experience, and our commitment to valuing and embracing these contributions. We are grateful for the opportunity and look forward to continued collaboration.

We are currently recruiting a Pre-Construction Design Manager to join our Asset team. You will lead the Investment Building Surveyors and an Assistant Building Surveyor to carry out all appropriate pre-contract works including validation, technical evaluation and drawings, CDM requirements and works specification to prepare Investment Plan projects up to the point of handover to our in-house Delivery Team. Interested? Find out more here about the Pre-Construction Design Manager role here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g9-m7g2w #WeAreGentoo

We were recently contacted by Ambers Legacy, a charity that helps promote cervical cancer awareness and offers help and advice, for some support with promotional resources. The promotional materials were produced and printed by our print supplier, resource | sustainable creativity, as part of their social value commitment to our customers and communities. The resources will be essential in raising awareness of cervical cancer and the HPV vaccination, educating the public and dispelling myths. They have already been used at college events to educate students and lecturers and shared with the Immunisation Team covering all of Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham. Amber’s Legacy said: “We are so happy that our Cervical Screening, HPV and Smear Test banners and leaflets will be used to educate pupils and families around the North East. "I just wanted to thank you again for your very kind donation and it has certainly helped enormously with our campaigns and enabled us to give materials to educate and create awareness of Cervical Cancer, Smear tests and the HPV vaccine." A huge thank you to Asif Choudry and the resource | sustainable creativity team who were more than happy to support a wonderful charity doing amazing work. #WeAreGentoo #Partnership #SocialValue

We're thrilled to announce that we have been selected as finalists for two ERSA Awards in the categories of Skills for Work for our New Start and Green Start programmes, and Community Outreach for our BOOST programme! This recognition is a testament to the incredible collaboration across our partnership, working together to deliver programmes that make a real impact on our residents, tenants, and communities. The ERSA Awards 2024 celebrate outstanding achievements and innovation in the employability sector, and we are honoured to be among the finalists. Thank you to our partners believe housing Bernicia Group Beyond Housing UK Gentoo Group Home Group Karbon Homes Livin Housing North Star Housing Group Newcastle City Council Oasis Community Housing Thirteen Group Tyne Housing and our partnership with North Tyneside Council's Employment and Skills Service who have all contributed to our success and helped us achieve this milestone.

Progress update on Cricketers Hill 👇 🎥🧱 Working in partnership with RE:GEN North East, 115 homes including two, three and four bedroom houses, two bedroom bungalows and two bedroom apartments are currently under construction at our development in Carley Hill. We are thrilled with the progress so far, and delighted that the team were recently awarded the LABC Warranty - The Bricks Site Recognition Award 🏆 The incredible progress and recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our Homes and Development Team, the RE:GEN team and the supply chain - thank you! ✅ Another step closer to our show home launch! For more information on the development, visit: https://lnkd.in/eCiM7abF #WeAreGentoo

This #ChallengePoverty Week, we want to recognise the work we’ve been doing to address the many challenges of poverty in our communities, working in partnership with 26 local organisations. Sunderland Poverty Action Group was set up to bring together a range of partners, working throughout Sunderland, to support those in poverty and work to support people out of poverty and hardship. The Group provide a collective voice of Poverty within Sunderland, enabling and advocating for change within Policy and Action locally and nationally. Since forming, we have already encouraged Sunderland City Council to join the auto-enrolment pilot for Free School Meals. Our next priority is the Winter Fuel Payment and supporting pension-age residents to maximise their income. We are currently drafting an action plan to support those at risk of, living in and working their way out of poverty and are committed to working together for our communities. If you are interested in joining, please contact our Financial Inclusion Manager, Zara Kelly. Sunderland City Council Money and Pensions Service Citizens Advice Love, Amelia Home Group The Wise Group Shelter Back on the Map South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Beacon of Light Sunderland Stop Loan Sharks England Job Centre Plus The Bread and Butter Thing The Salvation Army Christians Against Poverty SHARP, NE First Credit Union, NE Child Poverty Commission, Together for Children, Durham Christian Partnership, Sunderland Foodbank, Back on the Map, Sunderland BME Network, Space4, Pallion Action Group, SARA #WeAreGentoo