News

Here you will find all the latest news from new development launches to our charity donations.

01 November 2024

New chairman for major South West housebuilder

Persimmon Homes has promoted one of its own to a major new role within the company.

01 November 2024

Backwell Playhouse receives a £1,000 donation from local housebuilder

Persimmon Homes Severn Valley has donated £1,000 to the Backwell Playhouse theatre as part of its Community Champions initiative.

31 October 2024

Persimmon donates 20,000 bricks for next generation of construction students

Persimmon Homes has donated 20,000 bricks to Bridgend College in a boost for local construction training.

31 October 2024

New Finance Director for East Wales

Persimmon Homes East Wales and Persimmon Direct have appointed a new Finance Director.

31 October 2024

West Midlands announces partnership with Wrekin Housing Group

A range of high-quality homes will help local people in housing need, following the completion of a project involving our West Midlands tea and Wrekin Housing Group.

31 October 2024

Central team steps up to raise £1,100 for Cancer Research UK

Colleagues in our Central team took part in Cancer Research’s Shine Night Walk in the city, walking 10k to raise the vital funds.

31 October 2024

Midlands team hosts Halloween community event in Rothwell

Our Midlands team has hosted a community event at its Woodland Valley development in Rothwell, in time for Halloween.

30 October 2024

Central team strengthens planning team with new appointment

A our Central team has bolstered its planning team with the appointment of a new team member.

29 October 2024

Central team welcomes Coventry City Council officials to Whitmore Place

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities at Coventry City Council was welcomed to our Central team’s Whitmore Place community in Coventry to hear about our work in delivering high quality homes for local people.

28 October 2024

Planning approval for next phase at major Oxfordshire development

One of the builders behind the Valley Park site in Didcot has secured permission to construct the next batch of homes at the development.

Planning approval for next phase at major Oxfordshire development

28 October 2024

Central team helps Bedworth pupils dig further into local history

A primary school in Bedworth has been given an insight into local history, thanks to an archaeological dig hosted by our Central team.

28 October 2024

South Midlands team helps to kick-start the career of Redditch apprentice

A Redditch-based carpentry apprentice is celebrating the beginning of his career, starting his training at Heart of Worcestershire College whilst working for our South Midlands team.

South Midlands team helps to kick-start the career of Redditch apprentice

24 October 2024

West Midlands’ quiz night raises £2,500 for Down Syndrome charity

Colleagues in our Telford team took part in a quiz night to raise much needed funds for PADS (Positive about Down Syndrome), donating a total of £2,500 to the charity.

West Midlands’ quiz night raises £2,500 for Down Syndrome charity

23 October 2024

Plans submitted for new homes in Mansfield

Plans for 380 new homes at Penniment Farm, Abbott Road, Mansfield, have been submitted to Mansfield District Council by Nottingham region.

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Supporting your communities

At Persimmon we're proud to support our local communities. Our Community Champions programme was established in 2015 and has already donated more than £3 million to over 3,500 good causes across Great Britain. We also run a range of community events as part of our ongoing partnership with Team GB, along with other great initiatives. 

 

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Our hugely successful Community Champions programme has already donated more than £1 million to good causes in England, Wales and Scotland. Whilst the programme is running, each of our regional offices makes a donation of up to £6,000 every quarter to local organisations.

Persimmon Homes official partner with Team GB

We're proud to be one of Team GB's official brand partners. Discover some of the exciting content created for this year's Paris 2024 Olympic Games, from athlete appearances to competitions and challenges.

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