01 January 2021
2021 Calendar
We would like to say a big thank you to all our staff, clients, design teams and supply chain for all your hard work in what was a difficult 2020. Here's to 2021! Take a look at our 2021 Calendar. … read more »
21 January 2021
Safecontractor Renewal
We are pleased to announce that we have received our renewal certificate from Safecontractor for another year! … read more »
29 January 2021
Successfully Delivered Projects for 2020
In reviewing our 2020, despite the obvious challenges the year brought, we are delighted with the fantastic projects that completed during this period. Especially proud are we to have received a CCS Gold award for a scheme we carried out at 4 Ingate Place, Battersea. A commercial scheme which … read more »
05 February 2021
New project delivery: Blaker Court for the Cherry Orchard Estate, Charlton
We are delighted to announce we are working with Charlton Triangle and their development partner Peabody to deliver Blaker Court. Together with their EA Martin Arnold, we have collectively been working hard during the pandemic to get this project to site as soon as possible; and are pleased to … read more »
15 February 2021
Construction Playbook
As Einstein once said “Without changing our pattern of thought, we will not be able to solve the problems we created with our current patterns of thought…’ - in the spirit of Einstein, we are pleased to see the thought process into public procurement is being challenged for the better as … read more »
16 February 2021
Delivering in BIM - New Homes For Bow
We are excited to be progressing with the delivery of Regency Court in Bow. Working for the first time with client Victoria Park Housing Developments Ltd, we will demolish the existing building to make way for 32 residential dwellings consisting of a combination of 1,2 & 3 bed … read more »
16 February 2021
ISO45001 Certificate
We are extremely delighted to have recently received our ISO45001 certificate, which we hope demonstrates our organisations policy and approach towards occupational health and safety. We would like to congratulate and say ‘well done’ to all the team who worked hard to achieve this … read more »
25 February 2021
Returning to the Roman Road to deliver more homes
We are delighted to announce we have secured a £3m project to deliver new homes for a neighbouring East London Borough to Kind & Co -Tower Hamlets. We will be working for the local authority to provide 11 residential apartments located on the Roman Road in Bethnal Green; once the stats … read more »
09 March 2021
Southern Housing Group Framework
We are delighted to have received confirmation from Southern Housing Group of our selection onto their DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System). Successful in Lot 1, with projects valued between £5-10m, we look forward to the opportunity to contribute towards the delivery of their 7-year housing programme. … read more »
31 March 2021
Kind & Co return to the Clapham Park Estate
We are pleased to announce that following the completion of a rigorous procurement exercise we have returned to the Clapham Park Estate to deliver our second project for Metropolitan Thames Valley in recent years. Responsible for the demolition of 2 existing blocks consisting of 24 flats within … read more »
15 April 2021
Annual Supporters of The Lighthouse Club
We’re delighted to announce we are now annual supporters of The Lighthouse Club charity; an organisation that provides mental, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction community. A pertinent charity to Kind & Co as a construction company with 100 plus directly … read more »
16 April 2021
South East Consortium Framework
We’re pleased to announce we’ve qualified for the recently procured New Build - South East Consortium framework. We look forward to building new relationships with the South East Consortium, its 41 members and guest authorities who intend to utilise this framework to procure and deliver … read more »
20 April 2021
Positive start for 2021 with 3 Residential contract awards
We are pleased to report an extremely successful start to the year so far at Kind & Co, after having secured 3 residential projects in Q1 with a combined value of +£24m. Powell Road, located in Hackney, East London will provide 21 new homes and a basement level commercial unit for our … read more »
27 April 2021
One Of A Kind
After celebrating out 75th year last year, we will be celebrating our 75th + 1 this year, as last year was an anomaly! Therefore, we are delighted to feature in the April issue of the Construction and Civil Engineering Magazine, showcasing our Considerate Constructors Gold Award-winning scheme and … read more »
29 April 2021
Hoe Street handover - new affordable homes delivered in Waltham Forest
This week we are proud to hand over one of the two residential blocks we are currently delivering for our client ISHA (Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association), along with key funders and partners Waltham Forest Council and the GLA. 317a Hoe Street offers 16 new homes to the residents of … read more »
03 May 2021
Kind by Name, Kind by Nature
We were proud to receive a fantastic letter from the London Borough of Ealing in 2020 following the completion of a project we delivered for the council at Lambourn Close, which comprised the re-location and re-purposing of a series of modular units that were upcycled for the residents of the … read more »
26 May 2021
Retirement calls for one of our longest serving site managers
Today we bid a fond farewell to one of our longest serving Site Managers Steve Owen. Joining Kind & Co in 1977 Steve has served us for an astonishing 44 years and today he officially hangs up his hard hat to enjoy his retirement! As one of our longest serving employees, we wanted to … read more »
29 June 2021
Contract awards – Kind to deliver Passivhaus for LB Newham
We are delighted to be able to share details of our recent contract awards to design and build 2no. five storey residential blocks for the London Borough of Newham. Providing 50 units in total across both sites the combined contract value for these schemes sits at just under £16m. Throughout … read more »
30 June 2021
Building Safety Bill
With the upcoming Building Safety Bill due to commence with the introduction of Gateway one by 31st July 2021, clients should be carefully considering their principal contractor now and with more focus than ever. Gateway 1 is a requirement for all high-risk buildings (all buildings over 18m … read more »
01 July 2021
Contract award news: Norman Grove, Bow
Following a successful start to the year after having secured several residential projects within the M25, we are pleased to announce we have been awarded a further opportunity to continue to deliver quality homes in the capital. Norman Grove, a site owned by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, … read more »
13 August 2021
Groundbreaking Ceremony: Blaker Court
We were delighted to see the sun shine on site this week as we celebrated our most recent residential project to break ground. Our site at Blaker Court, located in amongst the existing Cherry Orchard Estate, will bring an additional 14 high-quality homes to families in this community. Following … read more »
17 August 2021
West works Procurement
We are excited to announce that we have received confirmation from West Works Procurement of our selection onto their robust DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System). To find out more about the geographic areas we can serve in this DPS, and how you can work with us to procure your next scheme get in touch … read more »
04 September 2021
Ludlow Lodge Wins RIBA Award
We are delighted to announce that our Ludlow Lodge project for the London Borough of Sutton has won an RIBA London Award! We were delighted to be part of Sutton Council’s first residential project of 25 years, working alongside Bell Philips Architects. As the main contractor working on this … read more »
14 September 2021
Summers Lane Considerate Constructors Certificate of Excellence
We would like to say a big ‘Congratulations’ to our site team at Summers Lane in Barnet, for recently receiving a Considerate Constructors Certificate of Excellence, following a second visit conducted by a CCS monitoring representative during August. Our Operations Director Steve Juson … read more »
26 October 2021
Top of the block for Clapham D01
Yesterday we were delighted to host a topping out ceremony on site to mark the completion of the concrete frame for our project Clapham Park D01. The scheme which is located within the Clapham Park Estate will provide an additional 50 homes for residents in Lambeth. Following a site … read more »
04 November 2021
Colby Lodge makes the shortlist for the LBWF design awards 2021.
We are delighted to hear our completed scheme Colby Lodge has been shortlisted for another award! The scheme which has provided 20 new older persons flats for our client Walthamstow & Chingford Almhouse Charity was one of 36 entries to be submitted for a Waltham Forest Design Award 2021. … read more »
26 November 2021
Better Procurement for Better Homes
If you haven’t had the chance yet to read The Housing Forum’s ‘Better Procurement for Better Homes’ paper, it is definitely worth looking through with a coffee in hand! We wholeheartedly back Geeta Nada (CEO of Metropolitan Thames Valley and Chair of G15) who opens this paper by … read more »
13 December 2021
Festive parcels for New Leaf Community Centre
Today some of our staff have enjoyed assembling Christmas parcels full of festive goodies, which we will be delivering to the New Leaf Community Café located close to one of our sites in Blaker Court, Charlton. The Café provides community support which makes a difference to local residents and … read more »
22 December 2021
Passivhaus Trust Members
We are delighted to have received confirmation that we are now members of the Passivhaus Trust. Passivhaus accreditation and Passiv principles will play a key role going forward and as a company we are keen to be affiliated with this organisation, to ensure we are informed and kept well abreast of … read more »