12/04/10 - All Saints get All New Renewable Technologies by Thomas Vale

The eco-homes had been empty for a long time so Wolverhampton Homes applied for funding to renovate them to an eco-standard and bring them back into use for social housing.

Some of the eco-features which the households have had are; solar thermal technology, air source heat pumps and many more. This means the new tenants will have vastly reduced household heating bills and lower carbon dioxide emissions will be released into the atmosphere.

Paul Dockerill, Director at Thomas Vale, Commented:"Energy conservation and the protection of the environment are finally being taken seriously and our partnership through the Decent Homes programme with Wolverhampton Homes clearly indicates a commitment to both and provides a shining example of how this can be done economically. Fuel poverty needs to be highlighted to everyone. Wolverhampton Homes have recognised all these issues and are leading by example in tackling these head on and we at Thomas Vale are proud to be standing with them to deliver this commitment."

Thomas Vale Construction and Wolverhampton Homes have been working in partnership to help refurbish and improve homes and bring housing stock up to the Government’s decent standard by 2012, through a project totaling around £400 million.

Wolverhampton Homes is an ALMO (Arms length management organisation), managing 24,000 properties in Wolverhampton on behalf of Wolverhampton City Council.

Thomas Vale has a turnover of £214million and 830 employees. Recently they have celebrated a record month with over £52 million of new projects secured, bringing the companies forward workload in excess of £550 million.