Rather than me go on this is what Curo say about themselves on their website.
Somer Housing Group – one of the largest social landlords and support providers in the South West – has re-launched with a new name: Curo.
In the past Somer operated three member organisations, each with its own name and brand: Somer Community Housing Trust, Redland and Shape. These have now been brought together as Curo.
“This is an exciting and positive time for Curo," said Victor da Cunha, Chief Executive of Curo. "It’s not just our name we’ve changed – we’re also making big changes to the way we do things, whilst making sure we put customer service at the heart of everything we do. We have big plans for the future and have set ourselves an ambitious five-year plan with a mission to '…make a positive and profound contribution to the neighbourhoods we work in – inspiring and empowering people to succeed in life'.
“Our new name, Curo, comes from the Latin word ‘I care’ and reinforces one of our core values as well as our desire to provide excellent customer services. The move away from the name Somer also reflects that we work across the South West of England, not just in Bath and the Somer valley.
“Simplifying the way the organisation is run will reduce duplication, and having a single name and brand will make it easier for customers and those we work with to know us by one name.”
We've written to all our customers explaining the changes and stressing that the new name will not affect tenancy conditions, rents or the costs of any support services.
From 2nd July, Somer, Redland and Shape will start to advertise all its homes and services under the brand Curo, with new-look uniforms, signs and vans – sporting a friendly and informal new brand.
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By Cllr Tim Ball
