Elderpark appoints new repairs contractor
Housing association appoints Mears.
Elderpark Housing has announced the appointment of Mears as its new repairs contractor, following a successful tender exercise earlier this year.
The contract, covering reactive repairs and void property repairs, began on 1 November.
Gary Dalziel, Chief Executive of Elderpark Housing, said: “We are delighted to have appointed Mears as our new day to day repairs contractor.
“The repairs service is the most commonly used service by all of our tenants, and it’s crucial that we have a contractor who can deliver a high-quality service.
“Mears has a strong presence within the housing sector and shares our expectations of delivering an exceptional service to which our tenants and residents have always received.
“We look forward to a successful partnership over the next five years.”
Steven Porch, Operations Director, Mears said: “This partnership with Elderpark is a great opportunity for Mears to demonstrate the diversity of our expertise in maintenance of tenants’ homes across Glasgow.
“We understand that the community served by Elderpark have become accustomed to a great service from Gary and his team and this is something that we aim to maintain and improve on over the course of this five-year partnership.
“We look forward to becoming an extension of the Elderpark team and working closely with the community it serves.”
Pictured: Gary Dalziel (right) and Terry Frew, Maintenance Manager at Elderpark (left) with two of the Mears team.