07 February 2022
Construction is underway at Norman Grove
Construction is underway for our upcoming residential scheme Norman Grove, for our client London Borough Tower Hamlets. This project will see demolition to the existing buildings to make way for a mixed-use development. This project will see the construction design & construction of four … read more »
10 February 2022
Lighthouse Club Sponsorship Renewal
We are delighted to continue our support to the Lighthouse Club Charity in 2022! The Lighthouse Club is an organisation that provides mental, physical, and financial wellbeing support to the construction community. We are pleased to be able to support this industry charity and look forward to … read more »
16 February 2022
SafeContractor Renewal
We are pleased to announce that we have received our renewal certificate from SafeContractor for another year! … read more »
17 February 2022
Working with Wandsworth to deliver more new homes for residents
We are delighted to announce that following a rigorous procurement exercise, we have been appointed by Wandsworth Council to continue to deliver more homes within the borough. Whitlock Drive, situated in Westhill Wandsworth, is a garage site identified by the council for redevelopment, … read more »
03 March 2022
Inspiring young people at Clapham Park D01 – Careers in Construction
Our site team at Clapham Park D01 and members of our office team were delighted to assist with a fantastic 3-day event hosted by the Construction Youth Trust and our client Metropolitan Thames Valley, as they introduced 17 young people into what a career in construction might look like. The site … read more »
09 March 2022
Topping out at Gideon Road
Last Thursday, we were delighted to welcome the leader of Wandsworth Council Cllr Ravi Govindia, and Wandsworth’s Cabinet Member for Housing, Cllr Jonathan Cook to site at Gideon Road, as we ‘topped out’ marking a significant milestone in the construction of this project. Both Cllr … read more »
17 March 2022
Calcutta Road Completes As We Welcome Beaconsfield Place To Tilbury
We are delighted to announce we have successfully completed on site at Calcutta Road in Tilbury. Last week we handed over to our client Thurrock Council, 35 one and two bed affordable retirement living homes for over 55s. This new quality scheme, which has been named Beaconsfield Place, … read more »
21 March 2022
Mayor Visit at Mandeville Street
All the site team meeting Mayor Philip Glanville and Cllr’s Lynn Troughton + Guy Nicholson on site for a tour The London Borough of Hackney’s Mayor Philip Glanville was guided round our almost complete site at Mandeville Street last week by our Operations Director Steve Juson. Steve was … read more »
24 March 2022
Procuring For Building Safety
The South East Consortium (SEC) have published a guidance document entitled 'Procuring For Building Safety'; with the devastating consequences from the Grenfell Tower tragedy and building safety been a strong influence for this document. The SEC guidance has outlined “The Eight Pillars of … read more »
04 April 2022
Housing Brighton 2022
Come say hello and catch up with us over coffee! Kind & Co’s Gemma, Tony and Graham are looking forward to the Housing Brighton 2022 Conference. Collaborating with our industry colleagues has always been integral to Kind and the way we deliver our projects. The construction industry has … read more »
18 April 2022
Delivering Easter eggs to New Leaf Community Centre
Last week we were delighted to head back to the New Leaf community cafe, to deliver a bunch of Easter egg treats to residents who regularly receive support from this organisation! We hope they all had an egg-cellent Easter! Thanks to the site Team at Blaker Court for organising and delivering … read more »
03 May 2022
The Building Safety Bill Has Become Law
The Building Safety Bill has now been made law. Today, we were pleased to attend the FBE breakfast seminar and networking event. A very informative seminar regarding the Building Safety Bill and Secondary Legislation - a timely topic following our announcement last week, that this Bill has … read more »
04 May 2022
AJ Retrofit Awards - Winner!
We are delighted to announce that our scheme Lambourn Close won the housing award at last night's Architects Journal Retrofit Awards! This award recognises the commitment of the team to deliver sustainable, innovative ways of working and above all teamwork, as the judging panel said: "This is a … read more »
15 June 2022
Men's Health Week
This week is men's health week, which is an annual campaign designed to give men & boys access to important information about how they can help themselves live healthier, longer, and more fulfilling lives. With a particular focus this year on the importance of getting a man MOT- by encouraging … read more »
16 June 2022
Men's Health Week Posters On Site
Take a look at our Men's Health Week 2022 posters that have been displayed on each of our sites! These posters include a QR code offering additional information, about how to access healthcare help and support our employees and all visitors to our sites may need! … read more »
28 June 2022
Dame Judith Hackitt Talks to CIOB
The Building Safety Act became law on the 28th of April this year. Dame Judith Hackett says “it is unfathomable to me why people have still not woken up to the need for a very different approach to building safety”. Planning gateway one aims to ensure developers consider fire safety needs … read more »
05 July 2022
75th+2 Anniversary Celebration
On Friday evening our board of directors were pleased to welcome our employees to The Law Society in Chancery Lane, as our company finally got the opportunity to celebrate our milestone 75th Anniversary - which we were unable to celebrate in 2020 due to lockdown restrictions. It was a fabulous … read more »
15 July 2022
Talk To Us Month
This month we are supporting the Lighthouse Club Charity’s ‘Talk to us Month’, the Lighthouse Club are raising awareness of the importance of talking about wellbeing issues, whether it’s a chat with a family member, friend or colleague or by accessing professional help and support via the … read more »
05 August 2022
Continuing to deliver Passivhaus Projects for Newham
At Kind & Co we are delighted to announce we have recently been awarded a further two residential schemes for the London Borough of Newham, combined these two projects will bring an additional 49 affordable Passivhaus homes to this east London borough. Morse … read more »
12 August 2022
Marking a Milestone with the Mayor of Newham
This week we were excited to welcome to our site at Leather Gardens, the London Borough of Newham's Mayor - Rokhsana Fiaz OBE. The mayor assisted our team in laying the final brick at the top of this five-storey apartment block, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of … read more »
22 August 2022
A shining start for our first Lighthouse Day charity fundraiser
Last week, our Operations Director, Steve Juson, was pleased to welcome Tom McConkey (Head of Fundraising) from the Lighthouse Club to our head office in Leytonstone to present him with a cheque for the grand sum of £2,000 for the charity. All money raised for the Lighthouse Club was thanks … read more »
22 September 2022
Exciting Employee Announcements
We are pleased to announce that in July our Business Development Manager, Gemma Gallagher was promoted to the position of Head of Marketing and Partnerships. Gemma is delighted to be getting stuck into her new role which includes continuing to collaborate with our clients and industry … read more »
06 October 2022
The Return to Royal Hospital Chelsea
We are pleased to share we have returned to the historic grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea to carry out what will be our second project for this client, as we proceed with the refurbishment of the Margaret Thatcher Infirmary (MTI). The works comprise of the refurbishment to all … read more »
17 October 2022
The Kind Effect
Today we are excited to announce we have a brand-new page on our website, and we would love you to check it out. We are pleased to bring you our re-launched Kind Effect! What is the Kind Effect? Our Kind effect was established in 2015 during an exercise we undertook to … read more »
28 October 2022
Proud Supporters of The Tree Council
At Kind & Co, we are working together for the love of trees and our planet’s future. We are delighted to announce that we are now proud supporters of The Tree Council! As an organisation, we are honoured to be a Jubilee partner contributing towards the planting of 35,000 trees and 7 … read more »
02 November 2022
Our Rooftop Developments Brochure is Now Released
It’s time to look up! We are excited to be releasing our rooftop developments brochure which showcases the rooftop developments we have completed over the years. With over 75 years in the industry, delivering new build, refurbished and extended properties across London and the Southeast, our … read more »
04 November 2022
Essex Housing Award Winners 2022
We had a fantastic night last night at the Essex Housing Awards and are very proud to announce… we won the award for Excellence in Development – Medium Schemes (26-50 Homes) for our completed project Beaconsfield Place (Calcutta Road). This development was recognised for … read more »
15 November 2022
Raising the beds for residents at Sir George Monoux Almshouse
In a recent collaboration with Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects, along with our existing client The Walthamstow and Chingford Almshouse Charity (WCAC), we are delighted to have recently spent a day at Sir George Monoux Almshouse in Walthamstow, installing several raised plant beds for the … read more »
05 December 2022
Kind Volunteer for National Tree Week
Last week a team of our green fingered Kind volunteers were delighted to be invited by the Tree Council, to join them and representatives of the Adhurst Estate Allotment for a day-long tree planting project marking National Tree week, to celebrate the start of the winter tree planting season. The … read more »
09 December 2022
Christmas jumper day for Save the Children
At Kind & Co, we are coming together as a team and took part in Christmas jumper day on Thursday 8th December, to help raise awareness for Save the Children UK. A fantastic effort from all our team who wore their Christmas jumpers on Thursday! We are delighted to announce that we have … read more »
19 December 2022
Christmas parcel prep is complete for a second year running!
On Friday afternoon we had a team of eager Kind volunteers ready to help package a number of Christmas festive parcels, full of foodie treats - which we will be delivering to the New Leaf Community Café this week in Charlton. We are proud to be in our second year supporting this organisation which … read more »
21 December 2022
Christmas Toy Drive
As the cost of living crisis is set to impact many this Christmas, we at Kind wanted to do something a little special to help some of the communities in which we build. There are many families whose children will miss out on receiving presents this year and we think the prospect of no magic at … read more »
22 December 2022
Delivering Christmas parcels to our friends at the New Leaf Community Café
Yesterday our site team at Blaker Court in Charlton were pleased to deliver and help our friends at the New Leaf Community Café, to hand out Christmas goodies to local residents who were delighted to receive the welcome treats. This is the second year running that we have donated these parcels. … read more »