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Ready, set, grow! Win prizes in our annual gardening competition.
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Ready, set, grow! Win prizes in our annual gardening competition.

29 April 2024

We are giving keen gardeners across Wearside the chance to win prizes in our eighth annual gardening competition.

The competition encourages Gentoo customers, community groups and local schools to show off their gardening skills and share their green spaces.


This year, there w......

Image of semi-detached house after investment work
8 May 2024

Gentoo to invest £42.9 million to improve nearly 6,000 homes in Sunderland

Nearly 6,000 homes and 140 buildings across Sunderland are set to benefit from home improvements ...

Gentoo colleagues and customers sitting at a table during a meeting
2 May 2024

Customer engagement update

We recognise changes to our services can have a significant impact on our customers. It is theref...

2 May 2024

Work complete on affordable development in Downhill

We are delighted that work is now complete on our affordable development at Crosstree Park, in Do...

26 April 2024

Gentoo enables foodbank and community hub to further enhance their services

Help is in store for foodbank and community hub, Mickey’s Place, to boost its services to local r...

24 April 2024

Our biggest intake in apprentices in 10 years with 27 vacancies

We are launching 27 new apprenticeship opportunities – our biggest intake in over 10 years.

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17 April 2024

Successful improvement scheme thanks to customer engagement

Gentoo has hailed the success of a recent improvement scheme at one of our high rise buildings a ...