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About Cala

Cala Homes is an award-winning provider of high-quality homes and sustainable communities in the most desirable areas of England and Scotland.

Founded in 1875 as the City of Aberdeen Land Association, Cala Homes had a long history of successful land management before becoming established as a housebuilder in 1974. Since then, Cala Homes has grown to be the largest privately owned housebuilder in the country. Reflecting on embedded strength in design excellence with sector-leading build quality, our brand is highly regarded and aspirational for many homebuyers.

Cala has a rich and extensive history of delivering homes which we are proud to build, and communities in which our customers love to live in. To be an exceptional homebuilder, we firmly believe that it is not enough to have an overarching vision; we must have an unwavering attention to detail.

Cala Homes - Worting Park
Cala Homes - Worting Park
Cala Homes - Burridge (The Willows)
Cala Homes - Burridge (The Willows)

Sustainability Strategy

Here at Cala, our approach to sustainability has come into sharp focus. The impact of the construction sector has become a growing area of concern for our board, our staff and our customers.

We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and are actively working towards our targets of building homes that are operationally net zero carbon enabled from 2030, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Scottish Government’s 2045 target and ahead of UK Government’s 2050 target.

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Our roadmap to net zero includes exciting research and testing of various innovations and technology, to ensure we make the right choices for the planet and our customers. We are also working closely with utility providers to inform discussions around the decarbonisation of the grid and to ensure the required infrastructure is in place.

We want to enable our customers to live sustainably in communities that support biodiversity, too.

Since launching our Sustainability Strategy in 2020, we've made some great progress in our sustainability journey.

Our achievements so far are only the beginning, we will continue to develop this to sustain our long-term future and commitment to communities and the environment.

Urban Wildlife Strategy

A 2021 study estimated that the UK has lost almost half of its native biodiversity. Cala Homes Urban Wildlife Strategy, a first for Cala Group devised by our Thames region, creates a design framework that establishes a biodiversity standard for every new home.

The Urban Wildlife Strategy supplements the region’s objective for all sites to achieve biodiversity and will be in addition to other planning requirements.

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Community Pledge

To reflect our commitment to our communities over the lifecycle of our developments, we have introduced our Community Pledge. Our Pledges bring together a host of bespoke measures for each local community including activities, donations, initiatives, volunteering drives and much more.

Each Pledge will start from the conception of the development, right through to the last resident picking up the keys to their new home – and everything will be done in collaboration with the communities we seek to support, to make sure we address genuine local needs.

Quality and Design

Cala is synonymous with exceptional design and build standards. Quality is at the heart of everything we do and you will see this across our developments.

Our design ethos is shaped by the desire to create homes and communities that reflect and enhance their setting and meet the needs of modern lifestyles.

Cala’s in-house teams and external designers work closely with local planners and communities to create architectural solutions that ensure the aesthetics of our homes and the materials used are sympathetic to the local environment and leave a lasting legacy to be proud of.

Each of our developments follows a carefully considered brief reflecting the influence of the local environment, market research and community consultation.

Considerate Construction

We appreciate that the construction of new homes can affect those living and working in the immediate area, so we aim to keep disruption to a minimum.

Carefully planned construction and traffic management plans are created with our health & safety teams prior to building work commencing. We communicate with local residents to inform them of the nature and duration of any forthcoming work, which is likely to impact people locally.

We take our responsibility for protecting wildlife and watercourses very seriously. Every site has a tailored approach and we work with independent ecologists to assess our sites prior to planning, to ensure we do all we can to preserve and enhance the biodiversity on our sites.

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