Major housing provider joins national green group
Posted by Allan Guy on Wed, Jan 18, 2012
CityWest Homes, one of London’s largest Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO), has joined the nationwide sustainability initiative, SHIFT.
SHIFT is the environmental benchmark methodology used to assess an organisation’s sustainability credentials. Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow (SHIFT) counts the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), WWF, the Mayor of London and UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) among its supporters.
Peter Armfield, Sustainability Manager at CityWest, said: “CityWest Homes is committed 
to the sustainability agenda. We already run one of the UK’s largest community Combined Heat and Power district heating systems and we have many initiatives underway to help our residents lead more sustainable lives. We are delighted to be a SHIFT member so we can demonstrate our commitment in a nationally recognised manner.”
Andrew Eagles, Managing Director of Sustainable Homes also welcomed the ALMO, saying: “We are very pleased to welcome CityWest to SHIFT. CityWest is an environmentally conscious organisation with a great commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable procurement”
SHIFT scheme is the independent assessment methodology organisations use to gauge their
environmental performance. The SHIFT Index is administrated by Sustainable Homes. Members are accredited on a scale of Bronze to Platinum. In addition to CityWest Homes over 50 other organisations are involved throughout the UK.
Corporate partners associated with SHIFT include Diamond Build, H+H, Inside Housing, Kingspan Potton, Mears, SolarTech, Devonshires Solicitors and VPhase.
Notes:
The SHIFT Index was established with the support of the Homes and Communities Agency, Tenant Services Authority, UK Green Building Council, WWF UK and the Greater London Authority. These organisations continue to support and contribute to the development of the Index. Sustainable Homes acts as the secretariat for SHIFT Index and is the leading provider of sustainable housing training and consultancy in the UK.
CityWest Homes manages Westminster City Council's 22,000 homes. They are committed to providing good quality homes, safe neighbourhoods and excellent housing services for all. Working with the three providers and fourteen Tenant Management Organisations delivering housing management and maintenance services to tenants and lessees through our local estate offices.
For more information about SHIFT please contact
Andrew Eagles, Managing Director, Sustainable Homes
andrew@sustainablehomes.co.uk 0208 973 0420
For further information on CityWest Homes please contact
Peter Amfield, Sustainability Manager, City West Homes
parmfield@cwh.org.uk 0207 245 2030
