Double deal with Raglan
Ian Williams has secured two additional
contracts with Raglan Housing Association to deliver responsive
repairs and void work. Already working with social housing
provider Raglan, which has some
11,000 homes across 100 local authority areas, we will
now deliver a similar service worth around £20m over 15 years
in the Midlands and East region.
A review of Raglan’s maintenance arrangements
earlier this year led to the creation of smaller contract areas,
and Ian Williams successfully bid to carry out repairs and voids
work in two new areas covering 3,000 homes centred around
Southampton and Eastbourne. This work is worth £15m over ten
years.
Mike Turner, development director at Ian
Williams, said: “We are delighted to have secured this additional
work with one of our long-standing clients. Raglan is a valued
client and we are pleased that our strong track record of
high-quality services has been reflected in their decision to
extend our remit.
“As a private limited company, we have no duty
to react simply to share price, but instead make decisions on
growth based on the potential impact on existing commitments and
our ability to take on a new contract or staff whilst still
maintaining a high-quality of service.”
Raglan carried out a major consultation
exercise, directly involving over 500 residents in producing a new
specification and a number of representatives in the selection
process. Further, a number of representatives took a full role in
the selection process. All new area-based contracts at Raglan will
be directly scrutinised by elected representatives on their new
Local Service and Performance Committees.