£1.5 Million Windows Project In Springburn

CMS have installed double glazing in the home of more than 400 tenants in as part of North Glasgow Housing Association's Planned Maintenance Programme.

The Association invested over £1.5million fitting the new windows in a total of 416 homes in the Carron area of Springburn. Multi-storey flats and tenements have been improved through the project.

As well as the installation of double glazed windows, veranda areas in three eight-storey tower blocks in Carron Crescent have also been enclosed to help increase the energy efficiency of homes.

Completion of the project will help ensure that the homes meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) - rigorous Scottish Government quality targets for houses in the social rented sector.

The work follows tenants' decision to transfer to the Association from Scottish Homes in 2001. As part of the transfer the Association pledged to invest £28million improving homes over a 30-year period.

Chief Executive of North Glasgow Housing Association, Robert Tamburrini, said: ŅOnce again the Association has delivered on its promises to tenants by installing these new windows in over 400 homes.

"Completion of the works will make a very real difference to tenants by ensuring they have warm, dry and safe homes. By making the homes more energy efficient it will also make them more cost effective to heat.

"We are delighted to have worked in partnership with CMS Enviro Systems to deliver this project. Feedback from tenants on the quality of the work has been excellent to say the least."

The new windows were installed by CMS Enviro Systems, one of the leading window manufacturers in Central Scotland.

Dave MacGregor, Director of CMS Enviro Systems, said:

"We are please the project went so smoothly as high rise refurbishments can, for various reasons, present their own unique challenges.

"The positive feedback received from this project is a testament to North Glasgow Housing Association, its tenants and CMS.

"Our close working partnership with landlords such as North Glasgow Housing Association allows us to deliver a 99.5% 'excellent' customer satisfaction rating for window installations."