Company Profile
Value: £10m over 14 months - 1,500 social & private properties
"...the technical installation is of the highest standard possible and their self-motivation to exceed the KPI targets is a credit to them."
Nottingham City Homes - Energy efficiency works
Value: £3.5m - "highly commended" for quality
"..the company has consistently delivered top quality services on time and on budget, for the Glasgow MSF frameworks."
Glasgow Housing Association - High-rise external upgrades
Value: £800,000 per annum - Duration: 10 year framework
"...a consistent service, with very good customer satisfaction feedback. We are receiving a well delivered, well planned, quality service."
Guinness Housing Trust - Cyclical decoration programme
Sustainable Group (UK) Limited is a British building and property maintenance contractor with particular expertise in creating modern, energy efficient buildings. Over a period of 40 years, we have built lasting partnerships with some of the country's best known developers, housing associations and local authorities - and many of our framework agreements are now in their second and third generations.
We are wholly committed to partnership working. Through value engineering, strict quality control and a culture of communication and accountability, we seek to make ourselves as valuable as possible to our clients and their residents.
History and Development
The company was established in 1976 under the name of St Anne’s Contractors. At the time, it specialised mainly in painting and decorating and in pre-paint repairs. Gradually, however, we introduced additional maintenance, refurbishment and new build capabilities, and we developed industry-leading expertise in the field of solid wall insulation. The business has therefore evolved into an organisation with a number of distinct strands and specialisms. It was for this reason that, in January 2013, the company restructured itself and changed its name to the Sustainable Group (UK) Ltd.
Our broader capability enabled us to offer customers a far more comprehensive range of services, and clients responded accordingly - awarding us places on major frameworks across the UK. Indeed, since 2011, we have grown the business by 350% and we continue to expand year on year.
Expertise
We are wholly committed to partnership working. Through value engineering, strict quality control and a culture of communication and accountability, we seek to maximise value for our clients, residents and the wider community.
One of the ways we do this is by identifying, securing and co-ordinating different sources of funding for optimal effect. We help clients to make their capital budgets work in tandem with public/energy sector schemes such as ECO - and with any available European Union, Scottish or Welsh funding streams - to achieve significant efficiency savings and real economies of scale.
By offering private finance, we also help to ensure that private homeowners are given an opportunity to benefit from works taking place on local social housing projects - thereby delivering community-wide improvements. We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and supported by Barclays Partner Finance. We are also founder members of EnergieSprong UK - a new refurbishment sector initiative dedicated to making net-zero-energy housing a widespread reality in Britain.
Vision and Values
The concept of sustainability is central to the Group's vision and values. The importance of environmental sustainability drives our energy efficiency work, of course, but we also strive to ensure greater sustainability in communities, in our workforce and in our own business model.
We do this by:
- Using public funding and private finance mechanisms to maximise community-wide regeneration.
- Creating jobs and apprenticeships in the neighbourhoods in which we work.
- Providing effective training to maintain skills within the Group.
- Building long term partnerships with clients based on shared values and objectives.
- Demonstrating our commitment to quality, safety and best value.
This approach has helped us improve the lives of literally tens of thousands of British residents, and - on an ongoing basis - it enables us to maximise the local social and economic impacts of our work.
Our Senior Management Team
The Sustainable Group is managed by a senior team with decades of experience in the building and energy saving industries. Leading this team are Derek Horrocks, Gary Lawson, Mike Monaghan and Robin Myers.
Derek Horrocks
Owner & Chair
As company owner and chair, Derek represents Sustainable Group at the most senior level. Highly experienced and respected in the social housing and energy efficiency sectors, he is a director of both the National Insulation Association and Solid Wall Insulation Guarantee Agency (SWIGA). He regularly represents the industry in dealings with government bodies such the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC).
Gary Lawson
Group Commercial Director
As Group Commercial Director, Gary is responsible for managing the company’s continuing growth. He has ultimate responsibility for all our commercial activities. He joined the Group in 2013 and sits on the company's board of directors. He has extensive experience of delivering major works, particularly large-scale housing refurbishment and energy efficiency projects.
Accreditations & Memberships:
All our divisions undergo regular assessment and performance reviews to ensure we are constantly delivering a high quality service to our customers. We are accredited to ISO9001, ISO 14001 and ISO18001, amongst other schemes. As such, we are fully committed to continuous improvement and this is reflected in our accreditation with the following schemes and industry bodies:
Some of Our Accreditations and Memberships...
