Tara Group secures double B Corp status win

A construction group has achieved B Corp status for two of its companies as it heads towards £400 million revenue targets by 2030.

Open-market housing developer Cameron Homes and affordable housing developer Keon Homes, both owned by Burntwood-based Tara Group, have both achieved the standard for environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability.

Both companies scored highly across governance, customer engagement and reducing their carbon footprint alongside investment into developing employees and helping to bridge the skills gap in construction.

The B Corp accreditation, which was completed in ten months, will also further align the group against the social values of its clients, including housing associations and local authorities looking to make the right decision for their sites.

The accolades add to the Chasetown Civil Engineering, also part of Tara Group, achieving B Corp status recently.

Julie Caudle, chief operating officer at the Tara Group, said: "Last year, we launched a new set of values called HEART which are guiding principles that shape every big and small decision we make and help create an employee experience that people really value.

"This was a fantastic starting point for the B Corp assessment. It meant that the foundations and the culture were already in place and we just had to fine tune certain areas, including accountability and how we report our positive impact.

"We have exciting plans in place to grow the footprint of the group, with the recent launch of the strategic land promotion business and the execution of our five-year plan that will see us move towards £400 million in annual revenues."

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Keon Homes was founded in 2018 since when it has delivered more than 1,000 homes across 20 different communities, working closely with ten housing associations and several local authorities on complex housing developments. The business has been involved in bringing New Park Village in Wolverhampton to life.

Cameron Homes is on target to construct 200 homes this year, across ten live developments including in Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Ms Caudle added: "B Corp is an important milestone in our journey but we are not stopping there.

"Using the good practices demanded by the standard, we'll continue to invest in meeting our ESG and net zero goals, as well as connecting even deeper with the local communities we operate in."