Property Services Company Secures Deal to Enhance North West Homes

National contractor Seddon Property Services has sealed a £2.5 million deal to keep hundreds of houses across North West England.

The three year, partnering agreement involves cyclical maintenance to social housing properties managed by the Regenda Group in North Cheshire, North Manchester and Merseyside.

It follows a successful working relationship between the painting and property maintenance company and Bolton-based Regenda.

Andy Woodhouse, Seddon Property Services Regional Manager within the North West, said: “We have got worked successfully with Regenda for 2 years after winning tenders for pre-paint repair and painting work.

“We’re delighted that this has resulted in a proper partnering agreement between Seddon and Regenda for 2009 to 2011.

“We’ll be working side by side with Regenda on community projects and we’ve agreed to offer two people per annum the risk to coach for a career through apprenticeships.”

The apprentice positions are being advertised through Regenda’s tenants’ newsletter in order that a tenant, or member of a tenant’s family, has the chance to launch a brand new career.

This partnering agreement covers four of the Regenda group’s housing associations; Limehurst Village Trust (often known as LVT) in Oldham, Templar Housing within the Macclesfield and Stockport areas, West Pennine Housing Association in north Manchester and Maritime Housing Association on Merseyside.

Seddon Property Services will carry-out cyclical external pre-painting repairs, painting work and enhancements to wooden double glazed window units.

Mr Woodhouse added: “The work should be executed from Seddon’s offices in Stoke-on-Trent, Liverpool and Preston. A lot of our staff work within the areas within which they live that is something that, as an organization, we regard as important. The partnering agreement may also help to give sustainability to the local communities by providing job security for area people.”

Bernard Gallagher, Regenda Group Chief Executive said; “We’re delighted to enroll in forces with Seddon for the following three years.

“The Partnership will bring about crucial benefits for our residents within the kind of a good and better value for money service, apprentice employment opportunities and sponsorship of area people projects – all geared toward improving our neighbourhoods and the standard of life for our residents.”

Seddon Property Services works in partnership with several of the country’s largest social housing providers.

Community involvement is a feature of the various partnerships, with Seddon staff working alongside housing associations to stage community events and help local projects. 

 

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Seddon Property Services has its headquarters in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent and regional offices across Britain. It’s far portion of Seddon Group Limited, one in every of Britain’s major privately owned construction companies, with an annual turnover in way over £250 million, which employs 1,750 people.

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Press release issued by Jane Shepherd, Shepherd PR. Contact 01538 308685/308099 jane@shepherd-pr.com

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Seddon Group Ltd

P.O. Box 13

55 Duke Street

Fenton

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 3NN