Winner of two North West social housing contracts announced

ForWorks awarded with Pierhead Housing Association and FCHO contracts.

Social housing in the North West is receiving another boost after a construction firm in the region was awarded two landmark contracts.

Liverpool-based Pierhead Housing Association and First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have both awarded ForWorks with the contracts which will see responsive repairs, maintenance and planned adaptations works delivered.

Formerly known as City West Works, ForWorks is an experienced and award winning firm committed to providing a modern approach with customers at the heart of all work.

A group member of ForViva, which owns and manages 18,000 homes in the North West, ForWorks has a three-year contract with Pierhead Housing Association.

Work will include repair and maintenance, preparing void properties for letting and providing an emergency call-out service for 800 of the south Liverpool homes owned by the landlord.

The FCHO contract runs until the end of October but also comes with an opportunity to extend this.

ForWorks will undertake roofing works and repairs to external fencing, along with any plastering, brickwork, plumbing or joinery needed on the homes.

Steve Parrington, Director of ForWorks, hailed the ‘milestone’ that is represented by winning these contracts.

He said: “Over the last two years the Company has cemented a strong reputation for delivering a first class service to our social housing and commercial partners.

“Securing these contract wins marks another milestone in our ambitious growth plans and demonstrates we have the expertise, knowledge and resources to provide high quality professional services, which will also contribute to the positive transformation of more communities.”

Contracts such as these are of increasing importance at the moment given that a major aim of the government is to improve housing options in the UK.

Much has been made about the plans set out in the Housing Bill which display the commitment to providing 200,000 more starter homes by 2020, but the work from the likes of ForWorks is significant too because it will mean existing housing stock is of the standard required.

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