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ACHA Starts Major Painting Project in the Soroba Housing Estate in Oban

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has gone on site with a major external painting project in the Soroba housing estate in Oban. The works which will run over the period from now until March 2020 involves roughcast, windows, facias, soffits, fences and downpipe refurbishment through new painterwork. The contract is to the value of £150,000 and will cover 4 blocks which are 2 Colonsay Terrace, 9 Colonsay Terrace, 8 Scalpay Terrace and 19 Shuna Terrace. The works are being carried out by Argyll Homes for All, the Association's subsidiary's painting team.

Alastair MacGregor, ACHA’s Chief Executive commented

“I am delighted this contract has now gone on site. It adds to the multi-million pound investment ACHA has already made in Soroba with respect to the internal modernisation of our homes. It complements ACHA’s Exemplar Estates initiative which will prioritise external improvements to the housing association’s housing stock over a 5 year period.

Local elected Member and Secretary of ACHA’s Board, Councillor Roddy McCuish commented

“I am really pleased to see this external investment work going into properties in my ward which complements the new build activity that ACHA is currently just completing in its 107 new build project in Glenshellach. Decent, affordable housing is key to the future of Oban and this investment will help protect homes in my ward for the future.“

The Soroba estate was built in the early 1970s to meet huge housing demand in Oban. It was one of Argyll’s largest Council housing projects and the stock transferred to ACHA in 2006. The Association owns 172 properties in Soroba.

ACHA Chief Executive, Alastair MacGregor, Councillor Roddy McCuish and Project Leader Margaret Cullen with the AHFA painting team, Jimmy McMahon, Graeme Watt, Stuart Smith and Robert Brown at the launch of the ACHA painting project in Soroba.