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RNS Number : 2808H  Springfield Properties PLC  23 November 2022

23 November 2022

 

Springfield Properties plc

("Springfield" or the "Group")

 

Springfield recognised for best sustainable development

Flagship Springfield Village developments win UK awards for sustainability and
community

 

Springfield Properties (AIM: SPR), a leading housebuilder in Scotland
delivering private, affordable and PRS housing, is pleased to announce that it
has won two national awards showcasing its best-in-class energy credentials
and commitment to sustainability and community.

 

The WhatHouse? Awards, which celebrates residential developments across the
UK, recognised Springfield's Bertha Park Village, on the outskirts of Perth,
Scotland, as the Best Sustainable Development and Dykes of Gray Village in
Dundee, Scotland secured the silver award for Best Public Realm.

 

Bertha Park, which is already home to a growing community will, once complete,
include a mix of 3,000 homes across a range of tenures. Bertha Park homes
feature cabling for electric car charging, sustainable heating systems and
high levels of insulation. New homes at the Village are four times more
efficient than older equivalent homes and qualify for green mortgages thanks
to their EPC rating of B. The wider Village boasts an established loch,
ancient woodland and a biodiverse suds pond.

 

Demonstrating its understanding that sustainability extends to more than
energy efficient homes and development design, Springfield's dedicated
Community Engagement Co-ordinator regularly engages with the residents at
Bertha Park, encouraging the community to come together at seasonal events,
while keeping them updated with the latest Village information.

 

The team's understanding and commitment to community and sustainable design
also saw Springfield win the silver award for Best Public Realm for its Dykes
of Gray Village. The Village includes public art, green corridors, places for
children to play and a community core complete with local businesses
overlooking an amphitheatre.

 

Innes Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Springfield, said: "We're
understandably delighted to have our Springfield Villages recognised at such a
respected event. With steep competition from across the UK to win these awards
is an enormous achievement, particularly from such a high-profile platform.

 

"Sustainability is understandably a hot topic at present, and it has been a
focus for us at Springfield for some time. We endeavour to create sustainable
places for people to live, deliver energy efficient homes that are cost
effective to run, engage with the communities to enhance our social impact
while regularly reviewing our internal practices to mitigate our own impact on
the environment. To have had our efforts recognised with two national awards
with competition from housebuilders across the UK is outstanding.

 

"With energy costs at the fore of everyone's minds and with recent research
finding that buyers of a new build home save on average £2,600 pa in energy
bills each year at current prices, we couldn't be prouder of delivering such
efficient homes and great places that allow our customers to live more
sustainably amongst attractive surroundings. These awards are a fantastic
endorsement for what we are delighted our customers benefit directly from."

 

These awards follow Springfield publishing its first ESG strategy in September
of this year, where the Group has set new goals and committed to measuring
performance to ensure that it continually improves. This includes a commitment
to achieving net zero by 2045, in line with the Scottish Government
aspirations, and Springfield will aim to achieve this sooner. Having always
placed great importance on behaving responsibly and instilling sustainability
across its operations, the Group is already well established on the route map
to net zero.

 

For more information about the Springfield Group, visit
www.thespringfieldgroup.co.uk (http://www.thespringfieldgroup.co.uk) .

 

 

Enquiries:

 Springfield Properties
 Sandy Adam, Chairman                                         +44 1343 552550

 Innes Smith, Chief Executive Officer

 Singer Capital Markets
 Shaun Dobson, James Moat, Rachel Hayes (Investment Banking)  +44 20 7496 3000

 Gracechurch Group
 Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury                                +44 20 4582 3500

 

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