Company number: 07188074

The Benjamin Foundation may have started small but we have big aspirations! We recognise the need to address the significant shortfall in affordable housing within Norfolk, and to meet the needs of our service users once they’ve ‘out-grown’ our supported accommodation service. To this end, The Benjamin Foundation has established its own ‘unique’ construction company.  Our aim is to employ individuals from vulnerable client groups (for example people with learning/mental health difficulties, the homeless, ex-offenders, long term unemployed, etc.) to construct the properties and provide them with both on-site and, if appropriate, off-site training.  In this way, we construct urgently needed accommodation and other facilities as well as enable individuals to progress their career ambitions and fulfil their potential.  And we’re taking it a stage further by focusing the construction on ‘green build’/ sustainable principles.

Our Train to Build’ programme has started with the construction of four ‘move-on’ flats and other related works at Winston Court, North Walsham.  Winston Court is one of our four supported accommodation centres for homeless young people.  It’s anticipated other schemes, including new builds, will be developed and thus secure the future of the construction company and the employees within it.  We see this as a long term ambition, indeed potentially a market leader and anticipate a significant increase in the size of the company in the medium term.

Contact: Chris Snelgrove, ’Train to build’ Programme Manager
T: 07584 500052
E: chris.snelgrove@benjaminfoundation.co.uk