The Casey Group

18/09/2026

🎉 The good news keeps coming this week!

We're delighted to share that Brian Knowles has been shortlisted for the Building a Safer Future - Safety Culture Award at the CCS Grand Gala 2026.

This recognition reflects Brian's unwavering commitment to creating safer workplaces, raising standards, and championing a positive safety culture across everything we do.

A huge congratulations to Brian on this well-deserved achievement. 👏

16/09/2026

Fantastic news! 🎉

We're delighted to have been shortlisted for two Manchester Property Awards 2026:

🏆 Contractor of the Year
🏆 Affordable Housing Project of the Year for Vaughan Street

To be recognised in these categories is a real achievement and reflects the hard work, dedication and collaboration of our teams, clients and partners.

We're incredibly proud of everyone involved and are looking forward to joining fellow finalists at the awards ceremony on 6 November.

Good luck to all those shortlisted!

10/09/2026

It was a real pleasure for Casey to support SAWN – Support and Action for Women’s Network - in Oldham and help make a practical difference to their fantastic community growing space.

SAWN does important work supporting Black African women within the community, helping women to thrive, build confidence and independence, and create stronger connections through a range of community-led programmes.

One of these is the SAWN Growing Space, which gives women access to green space where they can grow food, spend time together and get involved in positive environmental action.

To support the space, Casey provided a skilled joiner, along with timber and materials, to help restore existing planters and create new ones for the community garden.

The improvements have helped create more usable growing space for the women and wider community to enjoy, and it was wonderful to receive such a beautiful thank-you video from the SAWN team sharing what the support has meant to them.

This is what social value is about for us at Casey: using the skills, resources and people we have available to respond to what communities actually need.

A huge thank you to everyone involved, and to the SAWN team for the brilliant work they continue to do in Oldham.

Improving lives and creating stronger communities, together.

03/09/2026

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A year ago, we were proud to complete the transformation of the Bowlee School Car Park in partnership with Rochdale Borough Council and Rochdale Development Agency, delivering the scheme on time ahead of the new school term. The project created 39 additional parking spaces, improved accessibility, added cycle parking, enhanced landscaping, and helped tackle localised flooding issues.

Looking back, it's great to see how this investment has continued to support staff, pupils and the wider school community, making journeys safer, easier and more sustainable.

A fantastic example of partnership working delivering lasting benefits for local people👏

20/08/2026

🌳It was great to welcome stakeholders to Longford Park today as we marked the start of this exciting restoration project.

After hearing more about the works and the positive impact they'll have, we took a walk around the site to discuss what's coming next and how different areas of the park will be transformed.

Thanks to everyone who came along. We can't wait to get underway!

19/08/2026

🌿 Way Back Wednesday – Worsley Delph 🌿

We worked with Salford City Council to breathe new life into Worsley Delph. From heritage restoration to improved public access, the project included:

✔️ Vegetation clearance & silt removal
✔️ Cleaning historic surfaces & redecorating fencing/parapets
✔️ New stone paving, viewing platform & site furniture
✔️ Signage, lighting & interpretation features
✔️ Fencing, gates, railings & minor drainage works

A complete transformation that preserves history while creating a welcoming space for the community 🌱✨

17/08/2026

At Casey, we're proud to work with organisations that are making a real difference in their communities.

Through our partnership with SPARK Oldham, we're helping create opportunities for young people through wellbeing initiatives, personal development and community volunteering, supporting positive outcomes across Oldham.

Kim Rogers, Founder of SPARK Oldham, said:

💬 "We are so grateful of this support from Casey, that they have seen the value in employing young people and investing in grass roots organisations that are transforming lives. We really want to hear from other people who want to make a real difference in your community because, honestly, this is an amazing opportunity for a business to be part of. "

💚 Interested in getting involved? Partner with SPARK Oldham and help create opportunities for local young people.

12/08/2026

Improving Lives Through Community Support 💚

At Casey, Improving Lives is about more than the projects we deliver. It's about working alongside our customers, residents and community partners to understand local priorities and create impact that extends beyond our construction activity.

Over the past few weeks that has included:

💜 Helping a Your Housing Group resident take part in the Red Shoe Walk and raise awareness of dementia.
🫱🏼‍🫲🏼 Investing £2,000 in Brain Health Breakthrough CIC to support health, wellbeing and community connection in Lancashire.
🚀 Enabling three young women from Wigan to take part in Funding Futures' Elevate Her programme through a £5,000 contribution.
✨ Working with Shakerley Community Centre to create a lasting memorial to much-loved community member Sharrell Joy Walker.
🌱 Supporting One Manchester residents to improve shared green spaces through the Bickerdike Court Landscaping Project.

Different communities. Different needs. Different interventions.

But one consistent approach: listening locally, working collaboratively and investing where we can make a meaningful difference.

Thank you to our customers, project teams and community partners who make this possible.

Together, we're Improving Lives.

11/08/2026

🌳 We're proud to be partnering with Trafford Council on the transformation of Longford Park as part of the People, Place and Nature Project.

Supported by over £3m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project will help protect and enhance one of Trafford's most valued green spaces, creating improved facilities and lasting benefits for the local community.

As Brian Knowles, Operations Director at Casey, said: "We are passionate about improving lives through the projects we deliver, and we look forward to working closely with the community to create a lasting legacy that encourages inclusion and greater connection with nature."

Work gets underway at the end of the month and we're incredibly excited to help bring this ambitious vision to life, creating a space that can be enjoyed by local people for generations to come.

📖 Read more here: https://www.trafford.gov.uk/news/2026/contract-sealed-longford-park-kickstarting-major-improvements

10/08/2026

📢 Our own John Walmsley has joined the conversation on PPN 026.

In this latest article, John shares his thoughts on why social value should be driven by the needs of people and communities, not simply by changing policy priorities. It's an insightful perspective on the future of social value and what meaningful impact really looks like.

👉 Read the article here: https://www.socialvaluenetwork.org/c/news-updates/ppn-026-what-the-hell-just-happened-the-social-value-community-reacts

By Nil Khalifa, Founder, The Social Value Network If you work in social value, you probably don't need me to tell you that PPN 026 has caused a bit of a stir this week. The Government has basically given social value a new definition overnight and str...