A North West construction business known for delivering private, social and sheltered housing is expanding into Cumbria.
Evolution is creating jobs for tradespeople to work on a housing scheme in Barrow in April and also aims to start work on other schemes across Cumbria.
For the Barrow scheme, a team of 10 will be working on Anchor’s Seymour Court retirement housing for over-55s in Elizabethan Way.
Evolution will start renovate all 52 properties in the scheme, 44 studio apartments and eight bungalows.
Ben Reader, Evolution contract manager, said: “We work on similar projects all over the North-West so it makes sense for us to offer the same level of service in Cumbria.
“We are really looking forward to working in the Barrow community and helping to transform people’s homes in the area. Hopefully it’s the start of more involvement from the Evolution team delivering positive social impact in communities across Cumbria.”
The Evolution team working on the scheme will include joiners, plasterers, plumbers, tilers, painters, and labourers and will involve apprentices. Some of the team will be recruited locally.
Ben manages a team of 25 tradespeople and sub-contractors who work on similar projects for Evolution in Liverpool, Chester, Warrington, Stockport, Blackpool, Blackburn, Bolton, Oldham and Morecambe.
Fellow Evolution contracts manager Paul Garforth manages another team of site managers, site supervisors, 25 tradespeople and sub-contractors working on projects in Liverpool, Birkenhead, Bury, Accrington, Leigh and Lancaster.
Providing better homes and jobs, including giving young people from disadvantaged backgrounds opportunities to build a career in the construction industry, is at the heart of Evolution aims to do.
Managing Director JJ Fitzgerald said: “At Evolution we are a family and we care about our people and our communities. Providing opportunities to young people is really important to us.
“It’s about changing people’s lives. We renovate houses to give people quality homes and we provide jobs which help people build a better life.”
