Gilbourne Road wins Social Housing Project of the Year at Offsite Awards

We’re delighted to announce that our Gilbourne Road development for Royal Borough of Greenwich has been crowned Social Housing Project of the Year at this year’s Offsite Awards. The awards, which are celebrating their 10th year in 2024, were handed out during a ceremony at Coventry Building Society Arena, on Tuesday 17th September.

Gilbourne Road was completed earlier this year and comprises a five-storey block of 13 flats and two houses in Plumstead. The new homes are available for affordable rent to local people as part of Royal Borough of Greenwich’s ‘Greenwich Builds’ scheme, which aims to provide more affordable homes in the borough.

As well as winning in the Social Housing category, Gilbourne Road was also selected as a finalist in the Best Use of Volumetric Technology category. The development was constructed using MMC, with modules manufactured in a factory and assembled on site, to increase speed and efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The new properties are designed to meet net zero carbon emissions standards, and employ a number of energy-saving technologies, which also make the running costs more affordable for residents.

Gilbourne Road residents celebrate moving in

It has been a busy month celebrating our Gilbourne Road project. A week prior to the project’s awards win, we were pleased to attend a welcome event for the new residents organised by Royal Borough of Greenwich. Jamie Watkins (Operations Manager), Ayesha Wright (Social Value Manager), Marnie Greenwood (Contracts Manager) and Sarah Feleppa (Customer Services Manager) attended from the Elkins team, alongside the team from Greenwich Builds, local councillors, and the new residents of Gilbourne Road.

It was fantastic to have the opportunity to meet the new residents and discover the difference this development, and the wider Greenwich Builds scheme, is making to local people on the housing register. “We were in temporary accommodation for seven years,” said Caroline, one of the new residents. “It’s like a dream come true, I needed to pinch myself a few times. The kitchen is amazing, it’s a beautiful home. We’re very happy.”