Welcome to your resident's update from Equans. This is a great way for us to keep you up to date with all the work that has been going on so far and what we expect to achieve going forward.
If you have any queries about the works being undertaken by Equans, please direct your query to your appointed Resident Liaison Officer, Sanusi Conteh by calling 07855 967 608.
As you will be aware, Equans has been appointed by Southern Housing to replace cladding and associated fire remediation works at Cygnus Court. We would like to extend our sincere thanks, gratitude and appreciation for your patience, support and understanding during the fire remediation works.
Our progress so far:
- We have completed erection of the temporary roof and this has enabled us to investigate further the condition of the roof more in-depth while still working on the methodology for the works up there. However, we will share this with you when we know more.
- We are currently on the second floor with the façade works.
Reminders:
- Please note that due to the nature of the works, some debris may end up on your balconies below, we do have control measures in place, but cannot eliminate this happening at times. However, we will clear anything up at the end of each day. We apologise for any inconvenience caused as a result of this.
- We will be delivering an additional container at our Cygnus Court site on 25th March 2024. This may involve some noise and disruption with vehicular movements on the driveway.
Please click here to view a copy of the full Resident's Newsletter.
Welcome to your resident's update from Equans. This is a great way for us to keep you up to date with all the work that has been going on so far and what we expect to achieve going forward.
If you have any queries about the works being undertaken by Equans, please direct your query to your appointed Resident Liaison Officer, Sanusi Conteh by calling 07855 967 608.
As you will be aware, Equans has been appointed by Southern Housing to replace cladding and associated fire remediation works at Cygnus Court. We would like to extend our sincere thanks, gratitude and appreciation for your patience, support and understanding during the fire remediation works.
Our progress so far:
- Scaffolding works are currently in progress to enable us to complete the temporary roof over the next few weeks
- We commenced strengthening works to the facade, and this will involve the removal of the remaining render including that on the balconies
Reminders:
- The next residents meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 23rd January at 6pm. We look forward to updating as many of you as we can, if not we will share the meeting minutes
- Residents are advised to clear their balconies of any obstructions for ease of access to contractors
- We apologise for any inconvenience caused from the noise during the works on your balconies. We will try as much as possible to minimise the noise
Equans' Festive Santa's Grotto
The turnout of more than 30 children and their parents of both projects (Whytecliffe Road and Cygnus Court) to visit Santa at his grotto on 22nd December was a huge success - we hope to have a bigger turnout in 2024.
A huge thank you to everyone who visited the grotto and our Santa (John Loftus, Site Manager at Whytecliffe Road).
Please click here to view a copy of the full Resident's Newsletter.
The slides from our resident project meeting presentation on 23rd January are now available to view and download from our Documents Library.
Please click here to see the slides in full.
Please join us in welcoming new Site Manager, Josette Marie Fitzpatrick to the Cygnus Court site team.
Senior Site Manager, Mark Rains is still involved in the project, however Josette will have main responsibility for the daily management of the site including oversight of our subcontractors.
As always, if you have any queries or concerns about the works being undertaken, please direct them to your appointed Resident Liaison Officer, Sanusi.
New Site Manager, Josette
Welcome to your resident's update from Equans. This is a great way for us to keep you up to date with all the work that has been going on so far and what we expect to achieve going forward.
If you have any queries about the works being undertaken by Equans, please direct your query to your appointed Resident Liaison Officer, Sanusi Conteh by calling 07855 967 608.
As you will be aware, Equans has been appointed by Southern Housing to replace cladding and associated fire remediation works at Cygnus Court.
Our progress so far:
- Periodic courtesy calls are continuing to be made to you all by both Southern Housing and Equans representatives to touch-base and listen to any queries you may have regarding the pending works. If you require a visit and we have missed you for any reason please contact Sanusi
Reminders:
- We will start installing a temporary roof over Cygnus Court as of week commencing 4th December in preparation for the main works
- Some containers will be swapped over on 5th December due to changes in regulations. Please bear with us as access to the car park will be restricted for parts of the day
- The next residents meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 5th December at 6pm. We look forward to updating as many of you as we can, if not we will share the meeting minutes
Please click here to view a copy of the full Resident's Newsletter.
To help spread some festive cheer this Christmas, the Equans site team including Resident Liaison Officer, Sanusi Conteh organised a Santa's grotto for local children.
On 22nd December, children from across Cygnus Court attended the grotto where Santa was waiting to hand out free gifts including chocolate selection boxes and other wonderful presents.
This goodwill gesture was part of a larger initiative carried out across our various Southern Housing schemes, organised by Equans' in-house Social Value team.
We are aware that some residents are experiencing issues with leaks through their windows as well as damp and mould.
Unfortunately, these issues may occur until the insulation to your home is fully re-instated, however we have provided some advice below to help minimise the risk of damp and mould.
The key to mould prevention is keeping air moisture to a minimum. Dry any condensation that may be gathering on your walls, ceiling to windowsills. Dehumidifiers can also help to remove moisture from the air. Try to keep your bathroom and kitchen door shut tightly and ensure your windows are open whilst cooking or your extractor fan is on.
If you are experiencing any leaks in/around your windows please contact your RLO, Sanusi on 07855 967 608 to report it.
The slides from our resident project meeting presentation on 5th December are now available to view and download from our Documents Library.
Please click here to see the slides in full.
On Friday 22nd December, Father Christmas will be handing out free gifts to children and mince pies to parents at our Christmas grotto held at the RLOs office, Whytecliffe Road.
Make sure you don't miss out and put a reminder on your calendar for this date.
Santa is looking forward to seeing you all there!
Thanks to efforts from Equans and thousands of other companies across the UK - Macmillan Coffee Mornings like the one held at our Whytecliffe Road site office in September have raised over £15 million for Macmillan Cancer Support. That's enough money to fund 241 Macmillan nurses for a year!
After contributing £150 towards this great cause Equans received a special note from Macmillan Cancer Support thanking them for their contribution towards such a life-changing amount of money.
If you were unable to attend our coffee morning back in September but would like to get involved next year please mention this to your RLO. Further communications will be issued nearer the time when we plan to support Macmillan Cancer Support's World's Biggest Coffee Morning in 2024.
Every penny raised really does make a difference to people living with cancer. Macmillan's coffee morning is in its 33rd year and in that time has helped millions of people when they've needed help the most. Macmillan is already thinking about next year and would love for companies like Equans to join them again for 2024's coffee morning so please join us if you can.
Monthly Residents' Meeting 27th August 2024 (2.51 MB) (pdf)
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