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Celebrating New Homes Week (26th February – 3rd March)

Celebrating New Homes Week (26th February – 3rd March)

This week at BoKlok, we are celebrating New Homes Week. Organised by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) – a national body, which represents the home building industry in England and Wales. New Homes Week is an annual celebration of the many benefits of buying a new build home. From energy efficiency to excellent design and high specification, BoKlok explains all benefits.

BoKlok takes Gold sponsorship for community show

BoKlok takes Gold sponsorship for community show

This year, BoKlok was delighted to be the Gold sponsor of the Littlehampton Town Show & Family Fun Day, which took place on Saturday 9th September in Rosemead Park - next to the BoKlok by the Park development.

Local school children designed Homes for the Future

Local school children designed Homes for the Future

In April, BoKlok UK visited The Laurels School in Worthing to run our Homes for the Future session with their Year 3 and Year 4 children. BoKlok shared why building good quality, sustainable housing is so important, while also introducing them to the built environment in an engaging and inspiring way.

Top marks for Bristol Uniform Exchange

Top marks for Bristol Uniform Exchange

This year BoKlok has been delighted to support the Bristol Uniform Exchange (the Exchange) - a group created to help families with the costs of school uniform.

How BoKlok is working to #BreakTheBias

How BoKlok is working to #BreakTheBias

This year’s International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on the need to #BreakTheBias to reach equality between the genders. Aija Harju, BoKlok Senior Vice President Human Resources, gives her view on how BoKlok is working to be a leading player in the field.

BoKlok UK exchange contracts on new land site in Somerset

BoKlok UK exchange contracts on new land site in Somerset

BoKlok UK Ltd, the home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, delivering ‘sustainable homes for the many people’, has acquired a major site in Somerset. Subject to planning permission, BoKlok are preparing detailed plans which could provide in the region of 350 homes. The site, which is part of Bridgwater Gateway phase 2, is situated to the west of A38 Taunton Road, within North Petherton.

The designs on the hoarding to the development BoKlok on the Brook

Top marks as BoKlok visits local schools

Two primary schools local to the BoKlok on the Brook site, take part in the BoKlok Homes for the Future design session. The session is designed to introduce children to new concepts in housing they would not have come across previously. Concepts like why building sustainable housing is so important, how BoKlok build homes that are high quality, and other aspects of the BoKlok value-based way-of-w

Aija Harju, Diversity and Inclusion leader at BoKlok.

BoKlok intensifies work on diversity and inclusion

Diversity and inclusion are a crucial part of the development of BoKlok. A new role has been created, with the task of developing a strategy and action plan. Aija Harju from Skanska Finland has been appointed as Diversity and Inclusion leader.