Housing Associations

Project: Refurbishment of North Glasgow Housing Association Housing Stock

Client: North Glasgow Housing Association

CMS Enviro Systems has already started the first phase of the contract at Possilpark, Glasgow. The work is expected to take 194 days to refurbish 194 properties and will involve the replacement of over 2,000 timber windows as part of the Association's home improvement programme.

Using L.B. Plastics' Sheerframe 7000 system, CMS Enviro Systems will manufacture and install fully reversible woodgrain PVC windows to provide comfortable homes which offer maximum energy efficiency for residents. The refurbishment programme is part of North Glasgow Housing Association's work to ensure all its housing provision meets the Scottish Housing Quality Standards by 2015.

Established in 1976, North Glasgow Housing Association was originally founded to prevent further decline in the area and establish a healthier, positive future for its residents. The housing association currently manages homes for around 3,000 households throughout the area.

Director of North Glasgow Housing Association, Robert Tamburrini, said: "The installation of these new windows will help provide many of our tenants with warm, dry, safe homes. and this work is already making a big difference to the look and feel of tenants' homes. "But the partnership is not just about improving homes. It will also make a significant contribution to the wider North Glasgow economy by guaranteeing a local employer a substantial amount of work over the coming months."

The second phase of the window refurbishment programme commences at the beginning of Summer 2006 in the Springburn area of Glasgow.