A property services business has secured more than £23.7m in new heating and maintenance contracts across more than 13,500 homes in South Wales and South West England.
Liberty has been awarded a new £20m, 10-year contract to provide heating installation, servicing and repairs with its existing customers Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association, Hafod Housing, Cynon Taf Community Housing Group and RHA Wales, through their combined purchasing group DEVCO, following a competitive tender process. The social landlords own and manage a combined 9,400 homes.
Due to its expertise in renewable energy, Somerset Council has brought in the Liverpool-headquartered firm to service, maintain and repair more than 600 air source heat pumps in its homes. This builds on Liberty’s existing contract with the council, which in the last quarter alone saw an apprenticeship created, £150,000 invested in the local supply chain and 80% of its workforce come from the local area.
Alongside the work, what makes Liberty’s contracts unique is its commitment to improving opportunities in areas they work in with jobs, apprenticeships, and energy-saving workshops.
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As part of the contract Merthyr Valleys Homes will offer two apprenticeships, four Jobs Growth Wales placements, as part of the Welsh government's programme for getting young people into work, plus two work placements for school pupils. The DEVCO contract will see Liberty take on two new apprentices in business admin and energy efficiency, in addition to an existing gas apprentice.
Chris Gilmore, operations director South West for Liberty said: “It’s great to see this strong business growth in the Wales and South West areas. We are looking forward to improving thousands of homes for our clients and for the people living in them. We’re really proud of the high quality and good value services we provide and have a track record of close to 100% contractual compliance for our clients. So it’s great to see this being recognised with the renewal of our contract with DEVCO.
“At Liberty, we’re committed to giving back to the communities we work in, so we can’t wait to support apprentices to kickstart their careers and to champion community projects across these contracts.”
Liberty offers a full range of property services, and its teams are experts in reactive and planned maintenance across all technical disciplines, refurbishments, mechanical and electrical projects, construction, and whole-home decarbonisation.
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