Pendleton Together

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Pendleton Together Operating Limited
Pendleton Together
Company type
Industry
FoundedJuly 1, 2007;17 years ago (2007-07-01)
HeadquartersBrotherton House, Loganberry Avenue,
Salford
,
England
Area served
 Pendleton, Salford
Parent
[1]
Website www.pendletontogether.co.uk [ dead link ]

Pendleton Together is a tenant management organisation (TMO) in Pendleton, Salford, England. It manages part of the council housing stock of Salford City Council. [2] It was formed in 2013. As of 2023 it managed over 1,000 homes, with plans for expansion. [3]

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Formation

In 2008, the council unveiled its plan for a Pendleton PFI scheme to manage some of its most "challenging" housing. [4] [5] The £650 million Creating a New Pendleton urban regeneration scheme was finally launched in September 2013. [6] [7] Pendleton Together was formed to administer parts of the regeneration, and was a consortium including Together Housing Group, Keepmoat, Lathams architects, and Salford City Council. [8] [9] In 2013 it secured a 30 year contract with the council [10] to manage and maintain specific tower blocks.

Safety

In June 2017, it was reported that council tower blocks in Pendleton used similar aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding that had been a major contributing factor in the Grenfell Tower fire earlier that month. [11] [12] Nine blocks managed by Pendleton Together [note 1] required fire safety and other improvements. [14] Work began in 2017 to remove the cladding, but halted in the same year. [15] One reason for delays in replacing the combustible cladding was that Pendleton Together, technically a private contractor, was not eligible for public funding made available by the national government in the wake of the Grenfell fire. [13] The cladding removal resumed in 2020, but as of April 2024 had not been replaced, resulting in cold and damp living conditions and causing a series of resident protests against the company. [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Thorn Court, Spruce Court, Beech Court, Plane Court, Salix Court, Malus Court, Whitebeam Court, Hornbeam Court, and Holm Court were found to use ACM cladding. [13]

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  3. ↑ "Pendleton Together to manage more council properties". Derive Salford. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Barlow, Jane (17 June 2008). "Outline Business Case for Pendleton HRA PFI Scheme". salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council . Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Salford City Council". Anthony Collins Solicitors. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Creating a new Pendleton•Salford City Council". www.salford.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Big plans for Pendleton". Pendleton Together. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Our Commitment - Values - 'An Ideal for Living' by Pendleton Together". flipgorilla.com. Pendleton Together. November 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "The Pendleton Estate, Salford II: 'a distinctive neighbourhood with a strong identity'". Municipal Dreams. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Housing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes" (PDF). housinglin.org.uk. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cladding to be removed in Camden as councils scramble to check tower blocks". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Pendleton tower blocks: Work to replace unsafe cladding to begin in 2020". BBC News. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Salford blocks' cladding removed | Fire Protection Association". www.thefpa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Pendleton High Rise". Pick Everard. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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  16. ↑ Stephenson, Katherine (17 April 2024). ""Freezing" Salford residents take a stand after living without cladding for years". Salford Now. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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