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News Release from: L B Plastics | Subject: Asset Manufacturing
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2005
Asset wins four year Barnet partnering
deal
Asset Manufacturing has been named partner of choice in a major four-year home improvement programme for the London Borough of Barnet.
Sheerframe windowmaker Asset Manufacturing has been named partner of choice in a major four-year home improvement programme for the London Borough of Barnet Main contractor Balfour Beatty is one of three companies selected as key partners by the go-ahead borough, as it implements a major programme to meet the Decent Homes standard for its housing stock
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 18 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Thetford-based Asset, one of the UK's leading window suppliers to the social housing sector, has been selected as Balfour Beatty's exclusive PVCu windows partner.
Asset expects to begin installing Sheerframe windows in homes in Barnet as early as September in contracts valued at over GBP500,000 in this financial year alone.
Says Asset's Mike Gaskell, "We have an exemplary track record of partnering with Balfour Beatty and with a number of London boroughs".
"This contract is significant in its scale and complexity".
"We're delighted to have been selected".
Barnet is the fastest growing outer London borough with a population of 314,500 (2004) and a total of 11,800 council owned dwellings.
A survey completed in 2002 identified that around 35% of council owned stock did not meet the decent homes standard.
In consultation with residents as part of the council's "priority and choice" process, Barnet took the decision to include DHS compliance as a core objective.
Balfour Beatty Construction chose Asset as part of its supply chain programme, via which the GBP450million turnover company "embeds" key suppliers into the procurement process at the earliest opportunity.
Says Balfour Beatty's Lee Gledhill, "Through greater integration and better communication, resources with the most relevant knowledge are involved in the key decision making process early in the process, and together we can deliver best value".
"Asset have demonstrated an exemplary partnering approach on previous projects and we are delighted to have them as part of the team on this major project".
All Sheerframe windows installed within the contract with feature organic carbon stabilisers in place of lead additives.
As part of its commitment to sustainability, Sheerframe systems company L.B.Plastics took the decision to eliminate heavy metals from all its PVC products 10 years in advance of the EU voluntary agreement to do so.
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