Following consultation with tenants, residents, and local elected members to identify community needs and aspirations, our contractor Hadden Group pledged to deliver a number of Community Benefits.
This £6.037 million development has created a total of 31 new energy efficient and adaptable modern homes for affordable rent.
| Targeted Recruitment & Training | Target | Completions | % Achieved |
| New Starts | 1 | 3 | 300% |
| Targeted Skills & Training | Target | Completions | % Achieved |
| Career Events | 18 | 18 | 100% |
| Supply Chain Development | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Community Engagement | Target | Completions | % Achieved |
| Non-financial Support for a Community Project | 0 | 2 | 200% |
Employment
Hadden Group recruited three new employees during this project.
- 2 Site Labourers
- 1 Assistant Site Manager
William's Story
Read William Davidson's story, former Airdrie pupil and new entrant, who is on the pathway to a career in construction.
Supported by his job coach, William undertook different job tasters in a variety of work settings. It soon became clear that his interests lay in one area only - construction, and he showed a keen interest in becoming a labourer.
Career Events
Hadden Group delivered 18 career events to various schools beginning in June 2021. Below is a list the schools and groups which benefited from them:
- National Career Talk E-Sgoil - June 2021 - Virtual online talk
- Skills Development Scotland Marketplace Talk to various Primary Schools - June 2021 (2x sessions)
- Meet the Buyer Event for Supplier Engagement - December 2021
- Plains Primary School Careers Talk - December 2021 (4x sessions)
- Digital Construction Chat - Whitelees Primary School - February 2022
- Digital Construction Chat - New Monkland Primary School - March 2022
- Scottish Apprenticeship Week Career Talks - Various schools - March 2022 (x3 sessions)
- Step into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) Event - New College Lanarkshire Coatbridge Campus - October 2022
- Step into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) Event - New College Lanarkshire Cumbernauld Campus - October 2022
- Lego Brick Challenge - Chryston High School - November 2022 (x2 sessions)
- Lego Brick Challenge - St. Aidens High School - November 2022
Supply Chain Development
Hadden Group we're invited to speak at North Lanarkshire's Meet the Real Buyer event in December 2021. The sessions included opportunities for small local businesses to develop and engage with larger businesses, such as Tier 1 contractor Hadden Group, in order to progress their supply chain and further their potential custom. In total, there were 709 visits to the exhibitions and 100% of the feedback from the Construction Roundtable Q&A stated they were encouraged to bid for public sector contracts in the future.
Non-financial Support
In May 2022 Hadden Group donated excess timber to wood recycling team (Glasgow Wood). This donation amounted to £500 in value.