Equans Hops In To £35 Million Sustainable Housing Contract

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Électricité de France or EDF once became Engie. Engie’s services led activities are now called Equans. Chester Council has kissed a thousand frogs before finding its eco warrior - and awarded a £35 million contract to deliver a sustainable new housing development.

Equans will deliver a mixed tenure scheme of 268 homes, at Winsford in Cheshire as part of a wider partnership that includes QWEST, Cheshire West and Chester Council and the Riverside Group. Homes will be available for open market sale, shared ownership and affordable rent.

The consortium has secured Homes England Accelerated Construction Funding to deliver the project. The £450million Local Authority Accelerated Construction (LAAC) programme was launched to help unlock public land and increase the speed of delivery on local authority housing schemes across England.

 “Sustainability and modern construction methods are at the core of this scheme and the heart of our business strategy as we look to support our partners to embrace the energy transition we face and work towards a net zero carbon future.”

– Tim Wood 

Regional managing director, Equans UK & Ireland (North West)

Net zero

Equans has also worked alongside environmental assessors to progress an energy strategy that exceeds Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning policy and will support its wider net zero carbon ambitions.  This includes the use of enhanced building fabrics, highly efficient heating systems and photovoltaic solar panels across every plot to optimise sustainability.

Ben Cummins, Managing Director at QWEST, said: “This is the second scheme for QWEST homes, and we will continue to ensure local supply chain and employment are key drivers in this and future schemes.”

Nick Jones, Riverside’s Director of Development, added: “We are delighted to be the preferred registered provider partner to deliver 100 affordable homes in an area of high demand in Cheshire.”

Engie

At the beginning of July, Engie announced the creation of Equans, bringing together its global service activities under a new brand, with 74,000 employees and revenues of 12 billion Euros.  In the UK & Ireland, all of Engie’s activity in technical services, facilities management, construction & regeneration and its energy capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district and embedded energy, and renewables, are now all delivered under the Equans brand.

Picture: The Cheshire Eco Scheme being built by Equans includes the use of enhanced building fabrics, highly efficient heating systems and photovoltaic solar panels across every plot to optimise sustainability.

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
11th August 2021

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