14-07-2025
Glasgow communities achieved five-star environmental rating
Wheatley Homes, Glasgow's largest social landlord, was awarded five stars in a recent assessment by Keep Scotland Beautiful.
The environmental charity evaluated neighbourhoods in north east, north west, and south Glasgow, giving scores of 82.4%, 81.5%, and 82.2 % respectively.
This marks the first time Wheatley Homes has received a five-star rating in all three Glasgow areas since it began working with the charity in 2017.
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Aisling Mylrea, managing director of Wheatley Homes in Glasgow, said: "We want our communities to be places our customers are happy to call home, and this award from Keep Scotland Beautiful is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our teams and the pride of our tenants.
"This recognition comes at an important time as we start on an ambitious investment programme which will see £156 million spent on improving our homes and communities by 2028.
"This includes £53 million being spent on environmental improvements, enhancing green spaces, and ensuring our homes and communities continue to be places where tenants feel safe, connected, and proud to live in."
Assessments were carried out by Keep Scotland Beautiful between March 2024 and March 2025.
Staff and tenants joined in reviewing back courts, open spaces, foyers, and stairwells in both tenement and high-rise buildings.
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Paul Wallace, head of operations at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: "I'd like to congratulate Wheatley Homes for achieving such high standards in our recent assessment.
"We were so impressed to see excellent commitment and pride from all the staff and tenants involved, who are working hard to improve and make their communities better.
"Our work with Wheatley, through a bespoke version of our National Award for Environmental Excellence, has spanned a number of years.
"It provides a framework for continual improvement, recognising and awarding best practice in environmental management, maintenance, waste management, and community engagement.
"We very much look forward to continuing our support of the work being done by Wheatley and to sharing this with others across the sector."
In 2024, Wheatley's neighbourhood environmental teams removed more than 18,000 tonnes of waste from streets, cleaned more than 250,000 stairwells, and maintained more than 100,000 back courts and gardens.
The teams also trained 27 tenants to help assess green spaces and suggest improvements, in partnership with Keep Scotland Beautiful.
