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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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Pennington Choices joins Mears Group

Mears Group, a leading provider of services to the housing sector, has strengthened its building services and compliance offering with the acquisition of property surveying and consultancy, Pennington Choices Limited. The Warrington-based property consultancy is well-established with 25 years’ experience in ...

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Lucion appointed to £94m Social Housing Asbestos and Demolition Framework

UK-based hazardous materials specialist, Lucion Services, has been named as one of 54 contractors appointed to EN:Procure’s Generation 4 Asbestos and Demolition Framework. The new framework, which is set to deliver £93.75 million worth of asbestos removal and demolition works ...

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Polyteck appointed to £2bn Procurement Assist framework agreement

Construction and facilities management firm, Polyteck, has been appointed to a four-year framework agreement with Procurement Assist for the supply and installation of kitchens and bathrooms in social housing across London. Under the framework, Polyteck will be able to tender ...

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Social housing expert joins Novus as head of operations 

Jason Smithies, an expert on social housing repairs and maintenance has been appointed as Head of Operations for Scotland and the Northeast at Novus Property Solutions. Smithies brings to the national maintenance and decarbonisation contractor more than two decades of ...

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