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News Release from: Ian Williams | Subject: Refurbishment contract
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Team on 15 September 2006
Residents Roadshow held by Ian Williams
Roadshow provided residents with a preview of the range of replacement kitchens, bathrooms, boilers and front doors they will receive under the decent homes investment programme.
Residents' Roadshow a great success People 1st (Slough) residents were recently invited to a Residents' Roadshow held by Ian Williams , one of the UK's leading property service providers and the Housing Association at the Langley Community Centre, Langley, Slough
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 17 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Roadshow aimed to provide residents with a preview of the range of replacement kitchens, bathrooms, boilers and front doors they will receive under the decent homes investment programme.
Ian Williams has just started the refurbishment contract for People 1st (Slough) which covers 380 properties each year.
Residents met the team who would be working in their homes, and were encouraged to ask any questions or voice any concerns in advance of the projects starting.
Members of the Slough Tenants and Residents Federation who act on behalf of the tenants of People 1st (Slough) also attended.
People 1st (Slough) Senior Projects Manager, James Craig comments: "This is just one initiative we have in place".
"We are going to be setting up workshops and involving our tenants' federation who are a voice for the people for Slough - to see how we can embrace the community and create synergy for everyone involved".
Laura Hirsch, Resident Liaison Officer for Ian Williams said: "We place great importance on working closely with both residents and customers to ensure complete satisfaction on all the work we do".
"We were delighted that over 30 residents and their families came along to the event".
"We handed out mugs, pens, tape measures and information packs, along with colourful balloons for the younger residents".
"It was a really informal and friendly way of offering residents a chance to meet our team and for us to be able to explain how the work on their homes would be undertaken and the timescales involved".
People 1st (Slough), is a not-for-profit housing organisation managing 8,000 homes on behalf of Slough Borough Council.
The Residents' Roadshow is just one element Ian Williams has put in place towards delivering the partnering contract valued at over £50 million over four and a half years.
The contract has been awarded to three contractors including Ian Williams and covers a total of up to 4,000 properties, all of which will undergo extensive improvement to bring Slough's housing stock up to the Decent Homes Standard.new.
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