Pendleton Together

Pendleton Together Operating Limited

Thorn Court and Spruce Court, two housing blocks managed by Pendleton Together

Trade name

| Pendleton Together
Company type|

* private finance initiative (PFI) contractor
* tenant management organisation (TMO)

Industry|

* Council housing
* Social housing

Founded| July 1, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-07-01)
Headquarters| Brotherton House, Loganberry Avenue,

Salford

England

Area served

| Pendleton, Salford
Parent|

* Together Housing Group Ltd.
* Pendleton Together Holdings Ltd.

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Website| www.pendletontogether.co.uk[dead link]

Pendleton Together is a tenant management organisation (TMO) in Pendleton, Salford, England. It manages part of the council housing stock of Salford City Council.[2] It was formed in 2013. As of 2023 it managed over 1,000 homes, with plans for expansion.[3]

## Formation

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In 2008, the council unveiled its plan for a Pendleton PFI scheme to manage some of its most "challenging" housing.[4][5] The £650 million Creating a New Pendleton urban regeneration scheme was finally launched in September 2013.[6][7] Pendleton Together was formed to administer parts of the regeneration, and was a consortium including Together Housing Group, Keepmoat, Lathams architects, and Salford City Council.[8][9] In 2013 it secured a 30 year contract with the council[10] to manage and maintain specific tower blocks.

## Safety

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For broader coverage of this topic, see United Kingdom cladding crisis.

In June 2017, it was reported that council tower blocks in Pendleton used similar aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding that had been a major contributing factor in the Grenfell Tower fire earlier that month.[11][12] Nine blocks managed by Pendleton Together[note 1] required fire safety and other improvements.[14] Work began in 2017 to remove the cladding, but halted in the same year.[15] One reason for delays in replacing the combustible cladding was that Pendleton Together, technically a private contractor, was not eligible for public funding made available by the national government in the wake of the Grenfell fire.[13] The cladding removal resumed in 2020, but as of April 2024 had not been replaced, resulting in cold and damp living conditions and causing a series of resident protests against the company.[16]

## Notes

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1. ^ Thorn Court, Spruce Court, Beech Court, Plane Court, Salix Court, Malus Court, Whitebeam Court, Hornbeam Court, and Holm Court were found to use ACM cladding.[13]

## References

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1. ^ "Pendleton Together Operating Limited". Pomanda. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
2. ^ "Pendleton Together". Digital Everyone. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
3. ^ "Pendleton Together to manage more council properties". Derive Salford. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
4. ^ Barlow, Jane (17 June 2008). "Outline Business Case for Pendleton HRA PFI Scheme". salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
5. ^ "Salford City Council". Anthony Collins Solicitors. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
6. ^ "Creating a new Pendleton•Salford City Council". www.salford.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
7. ^ "Big plans for Pendleton". Pendleton Together. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
8. ^ "Our Commitment - Values - 'An Ideal for Living' by Pendleton Together". flipgorilla.com. Pendleton Together. November 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
9. ^ "The Pendleton Estate, Salford II: 'a distinctive neighbourhood with a strong identity'". Municipal Dreams. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
10. ^ "Housing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes" (PDF). housinglin.org.uk. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
11. ^ "Cladding to be removed in Camden as councils scramble to check tower blocks". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
12. ^ "Pendleton tower blocks: Work to replace unsafe cladding to begin in 2020". BBC News. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
13. ^ a b "Salford blocks' cladding removed | Fire Protection Association". www.thefpa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
14. ^ "Pendleton High Rise". Pick Everard. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
15. ^ Parveen, Nazia; Halliday, Josh (7 July 2017). "Cladding removal halted on Salford tower blocks over 'unclear' advice". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
16. ^ Stephenson, Katherine (17 April 2024). ""Freezing" Salford residents take a stand after living without cladding for years". Salford Now. Retrieved 16 September 2024.