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News Release from: KEB Fabrications | Subject: Social housing refurbishment project
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 April 2005
KEB announces Gateshead Partnering
Agreement
KEB Fabrications Limited has been awarded another major social housing refurbishment project, valued at GBP 1 million a year for The Gateshead Housing Company.
Following recent successful partnering schemes in Birmingham and Liverpool, KEB Fabrications Limited has been awarded another major social housing refurbishment project, valued at GBP 1 million a year for The Gateshead Housing Company This "Arms Length Management Organisation" is wholly owned by Gateshead Council but acts independently and is responsible for the management and maintenance of more than 23,000 properties throughout Gateshead
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 15 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lawrence Breakspear, Managing Director at KEB Fabrications , looks at defining Best Value from the supplier's perspective in Social Housing Refurbishment
KEB Fabrications has entered into a five-year partnering agreement with main contractor, Frank Haslam Milan and Company Limited to supply and fit replacement windows.
The highly specified windows, manufactured from the Profile 22 system and fitted with hardware from Yale and Securistyle, will be used in the refurbishment of more than 9,000 dwellings as part of Gateshead Council's commitment to provide Decent Homes by 2010.
With social housing schemes throughout the UK, KEB Fabrications maintains a policy of recruiting and employing local labour wherever possible.
Explaining this policy, Garry Lacey, KEB's Financial Director commented "Employing local labour is a winning result for the community, the client and KEB.
Local knowledge of the area assists householder liaison, benefits project efficiency and ensures that KEB Fabrications delivers best value, in keeping with our philosophy of being a national company with a local feel".
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