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The contract covers a wide range of services, including day to day repairs, emergency cover, voids, planned maintenance and improvement, electrical testing, gas and heating installation, disabled adaptations, in addition to some retrofit works.
Cllr Nicky Brennan, Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness, said:
Birmingham City Council is investing more than £200m a year to bring more council properties up to a better standard. We look forward to working with Mears to provide a repairs and maintenance service that will enable us to keep the pace of that investment, while providing tenants with a quality of service that they rightly expect and deserve.
Lucas Critchley CEO, Mears Group said:
Securing this contract reinforces our strong track record in the sector and strengthens our approach to creating lasting partnerships.
We’ll provide a modern service that is flexible, responsive and focused on tenants. We’ll use technology to improve communication, increasing both client and tenant satisfaction.
Beyond delivering our core services, we focus on creating positive, lasting impact in the communities we support, from offering employment and training opportunities, to investing in local supply chains.
By embedding social value into every stage of our delivery, we ensure that our work contributes to stronger communities, fairer opportunities, and meaningful improvements in people’s everyday lives. We’re delighted to be working with Birmingham City Council and look forward to delivering a service that makes a meaningful difference to the people living in the region.
This multi-faceted asset management contract will showcase the breadth of the modern Mears offer including its professional and technical services, compliance expertise, as well as the Group’s core repairs and maintenance provision.
This significant win reinforces Mears’ strong position in the housing sector, it’s ambition to continue to expand into new regions and its ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality services that make a difference to communities across the UK.
