South East Wales set to meet the standard
Hundreds of homes across South East
Wales are set to benefit from a £3m makeover, following a bulk buy
deal secured by the GENuS consortium.
The consortium, whose members include
Monmouthshire Housing Association, Melin Homes, Newport Housing
Trust and the Seren Group, has signed a framework with a number of contractors
which will see more than 10,000 homes meet the Welsh Housing
Quality Standard by 2012.
Ian Williams, which has an office in Cardiff
and was founded in Wales more than 60 years ago, has been
contracted as part of the framework to deliver new kitchens,
bathrooms, electrics and heating systems to homes owned by one of
the member organisations, Monmouthshire Housing.
As part of the partnership, the local
community will receive a boost with a commitment by Ian Williams
and Monmouthshire Housing to use a regionally based labour
force.
Also set to be recruited to work on
Monmouthshire’s 3,600 properties are a number of local
apprentices.