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Progress and Completions
Housing Refurbishments across the Home Counties We have been busy carrying out whole house refurbishments in the Home Counties for our client Thrive Housing Association. The project, which consisted of gutting and completely refurbishing 24 properties at various locations, was worth approximately £1.5M. Works consisted of; re-wiring, re-plumbing, plastering, minor structural alterations, decoration and flooring,… Read More
‘Best Small Development’ award for Parrott Construction’s site at Iveldale Drive, Shefford
On 1st September 2023 Parrott Construction joined our client Settle in attendance at the First Time Buyers Readers Award ceremony in London. We are delighted to announce that our development located at Iveldale Drive, Shefford, Bedfordshire was awarded ‘Best Small Development’ . The award is given to small developments, fewer than 30 homes, that have… Read More
Modern energy-efficient apartments unveiled on former office site
Parrott Construction have recently handed over 20 modern shared ownership apartments located in Towcester, Northants, to our valued client Grand Union Housing Group. Saxon Court is a contemporary three-storey building which was completed in September 2023. The complex of high quality, modern homes, includes 19 two bedroomed apartments and 1 one-bedroomed apartment. The homes were… Read More
Croyland Road, Wellingborough – site transformed into much needed family homes
October 2023 Parrott Construction are delighted to have recently handed over to our client, Grand Union Housing Group, 24 much needed family homes located just off Croyland Road in Wellingborough. The development of fully affordable houses, 6 for social rent and 18 for shared ownership have transformed the site from an old disused swimming pool… Read More
Iveldale Drive, Shefford – shortlisted for Award
We are delighted to announce that our completed project at Iveldale Drive in Shefford has been shortlisted in the category of ‘Best Small Development’ in the ‘First Time Buyer Readers Awards 2023’. These Awards recognise and reward the best in the business for their hard work. The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony… Read More
Quince Court, Sandy – ‘Highly Commended’
We are proud that our development at Quince Court in Sandy has been highly commended at the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) national awards ceremony held in London on Friday 27th January 2023. The project was praised by judges but narrowly missed out on the award for ‘best purpose-built accommodation’. Quince Court, which already won… Read More
A busy few weeks of site handovers
Parrott Construction were very busy completing and handing over a number of Housing Projects to our Clients prior to the Christmas break. Hearnes Meadow, Seer Green, Buckinghamshire We have constructed 3 New Build Houses in the ‘Cherry Pie Village’ for our client Paradigm Housing Group. The Design and Build project on a disused garage site… Read More
Great Heart, Hemel Hempstead – Handover
On 26th July 2022 Parrott Construction handed over three 2 bedroomed family homes to our client Thrive Homes. The project, which is one of three sites we are currently constructing for Thrive Homes in Hemel Hempstead, commenced late 2021. The homes are very spacious and well insulated, with gas central heating, fully carpeted and creatively… Read More
The Garth, Abbots Langley
We were delighted today to hand over our latest garage site build to our client Watford Community Housing Trust. The site has many of the complications that are inherent in the delivery of garage sites; demolition, contamination, retaining structures, drainage issues, service connections. Add in the huge slope on the site and the build was… Read More