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NHMF Service Provider Forum | Facing challenges together

|Date: 4 May, 2023

NHMF Service Provider Forum | Facing challenges together

LABM recently caught up with Mike Turner, the Chair of the National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) Serv ...

LABM recently caught up with Mike Turner, the Chair of the National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) Service Provider Forum (previously the Contractor Forum) to learn about the organisation, its plans ...

4 May, 2023
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Thinking differently to deliver top quality service amidst supply chain challenges

|Date: 24 June, 2022

Thinking differently to deliver top quality service amidst supply chain challenges

Liberty Group’s Managing Director of Heating and Compliance, Karen Sloan, explains why the business’ peop ...

Liberty Group’s Managing Director of Heating and Compliance, Karen Sloan, explains why the business’ people-focused culture has helped it overcome global supply chain challenges to transform maintenan ...

24 June, 2022
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Cornwall Housing on target to reduce repairs and maintenance backlogs

|Date: 23 May, 2022

Cornwall Housing on target to reduce repairs and maintenance backlogs

After a few very challenging years, Cornwall Housing has reported significant improvements in the number ...

After a few very challenging years, Cornwall Housing has reported significant improvements in the number of tenants waiting for housing repairs, maintenance, inspections and compliance work. Following ...

23 May, 2022
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Wates continues successful partnership with Network Homes for further five years

|Date: 24 June, 2021

Wates continues successful partnership with Network Homes for further five years

Wates Living Space, a leader in the delivery of strategic asset management solutions for local authoritie ...

Wates Living Space, a leader in the delivery of strategic asset management solutions for local authorities and housing associations, has been reappointed by Network Homes to continue the maintenance o ...

24 June, 2021
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Mount Green’s 18-month repairs programme gets underway

|Date: 2 March, 2021

Mount Green’s 18-month repairs programme gets underway

South East-based housing association, Mount Green, has appointed a new local repairs contractor to improv ...

South East-based housing association, Mount Green, has appointed a new local repairs contractor to improve the delivery of day-to-day repairs, maintenance and voids across its 1,700 homes. Chigwell Co ...

2 March, 2021
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Double win for Ian Williams at National Housing Maintenance Forum Awards 2021

|Date: 10 February, 2021

Double win for Ian Williams at National Housing Maintenance Forum Awards 2021

Ian Williams, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property services companies, is delighted to announ ...

Ian Williams, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property services companies, is delighted to announce it came away from this year’s National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) awards with two acco ...

10 February, 2021
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Bromford awards £40m materials contract to Travis Perkins

|Date: 5 February, 2021

Bromford awards £40m materials contract to Travis Perkins

A multi-million pound contract between Bromford and Travis Perkins Managed Services aims to improve the e ...

A multi-million pound contract between Bromford and Travis Perkins Managed Services aims to improve the efficiency of the housing association’s repairs service. Bromford has signed a five-year deal wo ...

5 February, 2021
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PCA training: Taking the in-house route to managing damp in buildings

|Date: 17 June, 2019

PCA training: Taking the in-house route to managing damp in buildings

The problem of damp in the social housing sector is one of the most common complaints tenants make about ...

The problem of damp in the social housing sector is one of the most common complaints tenants make about their property. With this in mind, national trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has ...

17 June, 2019
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Kier expands its portfolio of housing maintenance contracts across the north and south of England

|Date: 22 August, 2018

Kier expands its portfolio of housing maintenance contracts across the north and south of England

Kier’s housing maintenance business has bolstered its performance in the south of England and widened its ...

Kier’s housing maintenance business has bolstered its performance in the south of England and widened its housing portfolio across the north of the country, thanks to a series of new contract wins and ...

22 August, 2018
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Wates Living Space and bpha strengthen relationship with new voids contract

|Date: 25 July, 2018

Wates Living Space and bpha strengthen relationship with new voids contract

Housing repairs and maintenance provider Wates Living Space is expanding its work portfolio across the Ea ...

Housing repairs and maintenance provider Wates Living Space is expanding its work portfolio across the East of England after being appointed to deliver a major voids programme on behalf of housing ass ...

25 July, 2018
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