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Willmott Dixon to build £40m retirement village

12 Apr 13 Willmott Dixon has won a £39.8m contract to build a retirement village in Ascot.

Rise Lodge Developments has contracted the company to build a complex with facilities that will include 128 apartments and nine cottages, alongside a 93-bed care home.

Willmott Dixon will be working with KWL Architects and Andrew Wilson Partnership to deliver the scheme on Rise Road in Sunninghill.

Completion is scheduled for summer 2016.

This takes Willmott Dixon order book for residential work secured since the start of 2013 past £100m, following a £30m project awarded by ISIS Waterside Regeneration in January for phase one of a regeneration by the Grand Union Canal in Brentford.

Charlie Scherer, chief operating officer at Willmott Dixon’s housing company, said: “Latest government data tells us that by 2030, we will see a 50% rise in the number of over-65s and a doubling in over-85s. Developing new communities such as this scheme in Sunninghill creates environments in which people can enjoy their retirement years to the full, while also having support when needed.

“We have a substantial track-record in building homes that cater to the specialised needs of this very important group in our society. We’re delighted to have been chosen for this project and look forward to applying here the expertise and know-how from many years of building thousands of homes for the over 55s.”

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