Robertson completes work to deliver six new North Lanarkshire communities

Work has officially completed on a landmark project to deliver 139 affordable homes across North Lanarkshire.Robertson Partnership Homes, the affordable homes division of Robertson, built the units across six sites in a project spanning over two and a half years.Part of North Lanarkshire Council’s NL Homes project, it has provided modern homes for dozens of families.The homes themselves are built for the future, with features including energy-efficient materials to help minimise running costs for tenants, accessibility for tenants with different mobility requirements and ‘Secured by Design’ layout accreditations, which ensure safe and secure environments.The sites completed by Robertson Partnership Homes include Blair Road, Coatbridge; School Street, Coatbridge; Brown Road, Cumbernauld; Cairnhill Road, Airdrie; Clydesdale Street, New Stevenston and Draffen Street (Calder Court), Motherwell.Several sites received Considerate Constructors’ Scheme recognition for care for appearance, the community, the environment, safety, and the workforce.Community benefits put in place throughout the builds include a total of 2,641 people attending site visits, careers, skills and STEM workshops as well as the delivery of 802 apprenticeship weeks and 319 work experience weeks. During the course of the builds, over 3,000 individuals completed training courses.The project was procured through Scape Group’s National Major Works Framework, part of the (Scape) National Construction framework, and delivered by Robertson in partnership with Willmott Dixon. Scape Group is a public sector owned built environment specialist offering a full suite of national frameworks and innovative design solutions.In a separate project, Robertson built a total of 36 units at Coltness and Tannochside for North Lanarkshire Council, with work completing in summer 2017.