April 2010 - Partnerships' contract goes live in Birmingham!
170 vans arrived at the NEC to start carrying out repairs and maintenance to 40,000 properties in Birmingham South.
The NEC in Birmingham was transformed this week into a sea of Willmott Dixon vehicles as the company’s Partnerships’ Birmingham South contract went live.
Over 170 vans arrived at the location ready for the go-live date on 5th April. The mobilisation follows Partnerships’ appointment last year by the City Council for Birmingham South contract, covering repairs and maintenance to 40,000 properties.
The vans join the existing 130 strong fleet currently on Birmingham’s streets as the new contract takes to 60,000 properties Partnerships’ is responsible for in Britain’s second city. The company has provided a repairs, maintenance and 24 hour call out service to 20,000 homes in Ladywood, Erdington, Peribar and Sutton Coldfield since 2008.
A mobilisation team led by Geoff Parkinson also transferred 430 maintenance staff from outgoing contractor MITIE for the Birmingham South contract. They are responsible for home in Edgbaston, Hall Green, Northfield and Selly Oak.
Speaking about the new contract, Partnerships’ MD Mick Williamson said, “We are determined to support the Council’s commitment to providing an efficient, value for money service for its tenants and are very much looking forward to migrating our productivity successes in the north of Birmingham to the south."
