Bradstone Boosts Social Housing | 5 May 2006 |
With the government under pressure to provide affordable housing, Bradstone was called upon to supply product for a flagship site for affordable homes in South Somerset.
As part of John Prescott’s £22bn housing policy scheme for more sustainable communities, the extensive use of Rebastone by local Housing Association, South Somerset Homes Partnership, has helped to provide high specification and affordable homes costing under £60,000.
Rebastone walling, which was added to the Bradstone structural portfolio in 2003, is a structural and decorative product and comes in a split or rustic finish and is supplied nationwide for domestic and commercial building projects.
Produced at the firm’s Somerset factory, the product was a perfect match for the site at Bardon St David, near Somerton, which required walling to compliment the 15th Century stone already present in the ancient rural town.
Bradstone’s Somerset housing links are deeply rooted, having supplied Rebastone to the South Somerset Homes and its partner construction company ROK for over 50 years.
“We are delighted to be have been specified for a project that prides itself on providing members of the local community an affordable first step on the property ladder. This is an exciting time in the house building history and the first step in a long line of projects that will challenge governmental demands. I hope that Bradstone will continue to be a part of that.” Comments Ian Smith, Commercial Manager for Rebastone.
Extensive use of Rebastone walling has also been seen in the Cotswolds, when local building firm R G Carter required readily available materials for a Cotswold Housing Partnership contract.
The 250 dwellings were developed to facilitate the affordable housing needs of the district, providing a quality housing service to the community and meeting the needs of the homeless.
Bradstone has been involved as a producer of replica Cotswold stone since the early 1900’s. Over the years its ranges have extended and now replicate many of the 200 or more types of indigenous stone found in the UK.
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Ashton Keynes
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