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Viessmann Climate Solutions appointed to £1.6bn national social housing decarbonisation framework

Viessmann Climate Solutions has been appointed to the four-year Procure Plus Framework for the Supply of Low & Zero Carbon Technologies. This initiative will support the delivery of energy-efficient upgrades across social housing and other public sector buildings nationwide. Viessmann ...

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Co-founder of Women in Retrofit Network joins Fortem

Jane Thomas has been appointed to the new strategic role of Head of Decarbonisation at Fortem, a specialist property solutions business for the social housing sector. With 17 years of experience in the energy efficiency sector, Thomas has led major ...

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Mears secures new repairs and maintenance contract with Cross Keys Homes

Mears Group has been awarded a new 10-year contract with Cross Keys Homes in Peterborough. The new contract award worth around £25 million annually, with the option to extend for a further five years, builds on a partnership spanning almost ...

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Equans appointed by London Borough of Haringey to lead a major retrofit project

Equans has been awarded a contract with London Borough of Haringey to lead a major retrofit project on the Coldfall Estate. Haringey’s homes account for around half of the borough’s carbon footprint, and this is the reason why the council ...

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MSPS awarded £12m deal to retrofit over 1,500 homes on behalf of Epping Forest District Council

Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) has been selected to carry out energy improvement works on behalf of Epping Forest District Council, through the Social Housing Fund (SHF) Wave 3. This marks the start of a long-term partnership to help improve ...

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Vent-Axia’s new smart fan helps landlords stay ahead of Awaab’s Law

With Awaab’s Law now having come into effect for social landlords in England, Vent-Axia is urging landlords to take proactive steps to improve poor indoor air quality (IAQ), and tackle damp and mould. Introduced following the tragic death of two-year-old ...

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Cardo takes £8m deal with social landlord Caredig

Cardo, a provider of building maintenance services to social housing providers and public bodies, has secured a planned maintenance contract with social landlord Caredig. The contract, which will run for an initial two years, with an option to extend for ...

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WPS awarded 15-year responsive maintenance contract

WPS has won a responsive maintenance contract, valued at £150 million, with social housing provider Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) as a Primary Tier One contractor. The new deal for an initial five years – with two additional five-year extensions – ...

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One in 10 social rented homes still fail basic standards

One in 10 social rented homes in England continue to fall below the government’s Decent Homes Standard – the equivalent of nearly 430,000 properties, according to new analysis from property inspection software platform, Inventory Base. This comes as the social ...

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Cardo Group awarded 12 lots on Greener Futures Partnership DPS

Cardo Group, a provider of building maintenance services to social housing providers and public bodies, has secured a place on 12 lots of the Greener Futures Partnership’s (GFP) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), supporting the delivery of warmer, more comfortable, and ...

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