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The Barratt Foundation is delighted to reveal the 15 successful charities from the second round of its grant funding programme: 🟢 National Numeracy 🟢 Change Please Foundation 🟢 The Beam Foundation 🟢 Greater Change Foundation 🟢 Save the FamilyUK 🟢 The For Baby's Sake Trust 🟢 The Scottish Pantry Network 🟢 The Stepladder Foundation 🟢 Hope for the Young 🟢 Chefs in Schools 🟢 Learning with Parents 🟢 One-Eighty 🟢 The Girls' Network 🟢 Electric Umbrella 🟢 Become This latest funding builds on the Barratt Foundation's first round of its grants programme, announced last October, which supported 12 fantastic charities. Visit the Foundation website for more information and look out for more opportunities later in the year: https://lnkd.in/d82weuuJ

Our ‘Summer of Pride’ 🌈 June was Pride Month, but at Barratt we've continued our celebrations throughout July in our ‘Summer of Pride’. Last Friday, our LGBT+ employee network hosted an 'LGBTea' session, bringing together colleagues, community members, and allies both virtually and in-person. This event provided a community space for our people to connect, sharing experiences and stories. We also invited our people to participate in a ‘Pride Colour Challenge’ by wearing a colour from the Pride flag to show support and solidarity. See pictures of our people taking up the challenge below. #BuildingWithPride

The Barratt Foundation has donated more than £12m to more than 1,000 local and national charities since it launched in 2021.   The Foundation has strong partnerships with national charities including Whizz Kidz, Place2Be, The Outward Bound Trust, Bookmark Reading Charity and Magic Breakfast, all of whom positively impact the lives of children, young people and those most disadvantaged in the communities where we work.   And we continue to support local charities right across the country through the Barratt and David Wilson Community Fund, as well as boosting employee and divisional fundraising efforts for causes that matter most to them.   Andy Button-Stephens, Head of the Barratt Foundation, said: "It has been fantastic to see how the Foundation has grown over the years and together with the amazing fundraising work achieved by the Barratt divisions and its employees, the Foundation will continue to be a force for good, helping people and communities right across the country."

Award-Winning News! 🏆 We are excited to announce that our very own Leigh-Ann Smith, Site Manager at Barratt East London, has won WeAreTheCity 'Rising Star' Award in the Property category! 🎉 Leigh-Ann's exceptional dedication and career achievements have wowed the judges, notably her work on complex projects such as transforming the former West Ham stadium (Upton Gardens) and the National Institute of Medical Research site (Mill Hill Ridgeway Views). Reflecting on this recognition, Leigh-Ann shared: "I'm very proud to be recognised. The past three years at Barratt London have been incredible, working on challenging projects that make a real difference to the lives of people in our communities." Join us in congratulating Leigh-Ann on this well-deserved recognition! 👏 #RisingStar #WomenInConstruction

We wanted to share some of the fantastic entries from our colleagues to the Spring edition of our Nature Photography Competition. We work hard to create great places to live, where people and nature can thrive. That's why we started a photography competition earlier this year, with categories covering ‘Around the Home’, ‘On Site’, and ‘Out and About’, giving employees across the country the chance to showcase the great places where they live and work. Thanks to everyone that took part and well done to all of our winners and runners up - and we can't wait to see the entries for our Summer edition!

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 – 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 We launched our Menopause Policy back in 2022, however recognised that there was still a need for greater understanding of the subject and awareness on what support we offer. To address this, we developed a dedicated 'Menopause Support Hub,' to provide our people with easy access to information, and resources. The hub includes a line manager training video featuring our CFO, Mike Scott, and Executive Sponsor for our Gender Equality Network 'Under One Roof', interviewing a specialist menopause GP. It also contains '5-Minute Guides' for managers and employees, educational materials, related policies. We're proud to share that our efforts have been recognised and were shortlisted for two industry awards: 'Best Healthcare and Wellbeing Benefits' by Employee Benefits magazine and 'ED&I Initiative of the Year' by Property Week. Whilst we didn't win, the positive feedback from our people has been significant: "𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦." "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 – 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥." If you're interested in joining a community that values your health and wellbeing, explore our job opportunities at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gHTHxfb #buildingwithoutbarriers

Abigail Stevens, an Apprentice Carpenter from our Yorkshire East division, has been awarded the prestigious York Guild of Building Silver Medal at York College's annual awards evening. On the awards presentation, it was noted that "Abi has always shown good motivation and dedication to the course and her apprenticeship. She is a pleasure to teach and shows a keen interest in all that she does. "Often Abi can be found helping other students when they are struggling in their work; and is an example student to her peers and those around her. " HR Director Sally Austin said: “We have a fantastic relationship with York College. The apprenticeship record we have here is absolutely exceptional. “We need more people in the industry and the more we talk about and celebrate role models and ambassadors like tonight’s award winners the easier it will be to attract future generations into the sector."

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 ✅ This week, we brought together managers from across the UK to spend two days at our 'Management Development Offer'. The three-part programme involves 21-hours of interactive learning, where delegates focus on building self-awareness and practical management skills such as effective communication, team motivation and handling important conversations. Attendees rated their experience 9.3/10 and gave an average score of 9.7/10 on a likelihood-to-recommend to a colleague. We are proud to share that half of our people managers have already completed the programme and we’re on track to deliver to all managers by November 2024. If you want to work for a business that values your learning and development, click the link below to explore our careers website. https://lnkd.in/gHTHxfb

Kingsbrook, our flagship site for nature, has been described as ‘a game changer for housebuilding’ as it won 'Biodiversity and nature - development project' at the Unlock Net Zero Awards. Developed in partnership with the RSPB and the local council, Kingsbrook will ultimately provide 2,450 new homes alongside over 400 acres of public green spaces, allotments, community orchards and a 250-acre nature reserve. Halfway through construction, it has already delivered nearly 6,000 new trees, hundreds of swift bricks, bat boxes and ecological habitats across the development plus hedgehog highways in every garden. The judges said: “This entry was a standout for the immense array of biodiversity incorporated into the scheme but particularly for setting a new standard for large scale development – this is a game changer for housebuilding.” Jeremy Alden, Technical Director at our North Thames division, said: “We are extremely proud of this accolade and it is a testament to the team’s hard work and dedication to nature, to conservation and our drive to make our developments a special place to live.”

We're delighted to join the industry-led commitment to build more Homes for Nature at our new developments across the country. The Homes for Nature commitment, developed by the industry through the Future Homes Hub, will see participating companies install a bird-nesting brick for every new home built, as well as hedgehog highways as standard on every development taken through planning from September 2024. Twenty homebuilders have signed up to the voluntary commitment so far, and with Swift Awareness Week starting tomorrow, the move represents a step towards providing the minimum of 300,000 nesting bricks and boxes thought to be required to support swift populations and many more bird species across the country. More information on the Homes for Nature commitment, visit: https://lnkd.in/enCBgwtZ #HomesForNature #Biodiversity #SAW2024