Liverpool civil and structural engineering firm Sutcliffe launches dedicated affordable housing team to deliver £1bn pipeline. Tony McDonough reports

Civil and structural engineering outfit Sutcliffe has launched a new unit to meet growing demand in the affordable housing sector.

Liverpool-based Sutcliffe is looking to service clients with a combined £1bn of housing projects currently in development. Sutcliffe is currently delivering on multiple affordable housing schemes, including major projects across Manchester.

Among them is Project 500, an initiative supported by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Brownfield Housing Programme and Homes England. It is providing civil and structural engineering services across eight sites to deliver 113 homes.

Elsewhere in Manchester, Sutcliffe is delivering full engineering services for 70 apartments and 112 homes in Miles Platting, representing a combined construction value in excess of £35m.

In Walsall, the team is leading on eight individual garage infill sites, providing vital pre-planning consultancy, ground investigations, drainage strategies, and utility surveys for Walsall Housing Group.

And in Stoke, Sutcliffe is working on the largest affordable housing scheme to date, comprising 28 houses, 28 general needs flats and a 52-bed extra care facility.

This new affordable housing team is led by director William Baldwin, who brings more than 35 years of experience in complex housing delivery. This also includes senior leads: Kate Watson, David Samuels, David Bowen and Sairah Ahmad.

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To date, Sutcliffe has supported the delivery of more than 100,000 affordable homes, with over 6,000 delivered annually in partnership with local authorities, housing associations, and delivery partners

William Baldwin said: “There’s a real sense of momentum in the housing sector right now, and we want to be right at the heart of it.

“By bringing together some of our most experienced engineers, we’re putting ourselves in the best position to respond quickly to demand.”