The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Housing milestone for Fife builder
Fife-based Campion Homes has marked the completion of its 1,000th home for Kingdom Housing Association (KHA).
The Dunfermline-based group reached the milestone during the final phase of the redevelopment of the Kincardine High Flats.
The project is providing 133 new affordable homes on the site of three former high-rise blocks.
Campion chairman Peter Bell said it was a proud day for the firm, which has linked with KHA for more than 20 years.
“Over the last 28 years we have worked very closely with Kingdom and grown alongside them to attain a turnover of £30 million and become an important employer in Fife with a staff of 125 and over 200 more subcontractors,” Mr Bell said.
“Kingdom has been at the forefront of pioneering the use of modern methods of construction and introducing energy efficient systems and it has been exciting to be involved in constantly improving standards while delivering much needed homes.”
“It has also been very rewarding to work with Kingdom to deliver additional value to strengthen local communities by creating training and apprenticeship opportunities, working with schools and delivering public art programmes.”
Campion was established by Mr Bell and partner George Cruikshank in 1989 and projects undertaken include an award-winning Passivhaus in Pittenweem and the Housing Innovation Showcase development in Dunfermline.
KHA group chief executive Bill Banks said Campion had played a major role in the regeneration of parts of Fife.
“Campion has been one of our development partners for many years and the completion of their 1,000th home for us is a remarkable achievement,” said Mr Banks.
“We have always felt Campion is a proactive, local family-based contractor that has consistently delivered for Kingdom and the Fife Alliance of housing associations.
“They recognise what we are trying to achieve and embrace our objectives both in terms of the provision of high quality sustainable housing and the added value that can be provided through delivering community benefits as part of the affordable investment programme.”