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Friday 25 January 2013

L&Q Contract Nears Completion

L&Q London and Quadrant Knapman

London & Quadrant required a financially secure and trusted contractor to undertake works in a newly acquired and newly built block of flats in East London.

The main issue in undertaking this type of defect works was that many of the newly built properties were occupied, so it was imperative that L&Q found a competent contractor and one that was familiar with the difficulties of working within occupied properties.

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‘Bring on Knapman & Sons’

We were requested to carry out general repair and remedial works to sixty four flats within the newly built blocks at Stratford in London valued at over half a million pounds. The works also consisted of specialist Fireclip_image002 Protection upgrades to the majority of the flats and flood damage works to some, along with a weekly property inspection and correction programme, to all uninhabited flats.

“All the works have been undertaken over a ten month time span, much of which was during the heightened security of the Olympic games, so getting to work every day was no easy feat and do you know something, I wasn’t late once!” said Gary Carman, site agent for Knapman’s and this L&Q project.

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Wednesday 16 January 2013

Cavity Wall Insulation and Thermal Insulation for Wandle Housing Association

wandle-logoKnapman & Sons have recently secured a major new contract with Wandle Housing Association Ltd.

Wandle Housing Association is based in South London and works across several London Boroughs. Originating back in 1972 when the Merton Family
Housing Trust merged with Orford Mount Housing Association, Wandle
have increased their housing stock from 250 properties to over 6,000 and are continuingly developing their stock to meet higher standards.

This particular contract, administered by Jenner Jones, is to provide cavity wall insulation and thermal insulation along with associated electrical works to 76 occupied properties at Christopher Close, London, SE16. Also included within the contract are substantial window and paving repairs to the estate.

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Nick Perfect, Knapman & Son’s Project Manager overseeing the works commented..

cavity_wall_insulation“Each of the properties on the estate is someone’s home and as such the RLP is to ensure all our operatives working in and around the dwellings appreciate this and understand the high standard expected of them with regards to courtesy and respect. We will be employing full-time Residents Liaison Officer’s throughout the works to ensure residents are kept fully informed of works that will be undertaken to their homes and on the estate”.

The contract is runs over 12 weeks and is due to be completed mid March 2013.

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Wednesday 2 January 2013

You Can Trust Us with Exor

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Organisations need to be able to trust that their contractor is reliable, financially stable and compliant with all relevant legislation.

Exor understand the issues surrounding non-compliance. Specialising in contractor pre-qualification and accreditation for both the public and private sectors, they provide flexible and responsive accreditation services that reduce risk.

The accreditation service bring buyers and sellers together in the most effective way. Implementing a rigorous programme of conformity that verifies contractors on a wide range of compliance issues including health and safety, finance, quality and the environment. Their approach is very thorough, robust and uncompromising, we know, we’ve been through it and came out the other end we are pleased to announce.

Exor check and independently validate all contractor’s information using a wide variety of data services, leaving clients with absolute confidence that their contractor meet the required technical, legal and financial standards. The complete assessment includes:-

  • Finance
  • Health and safety
  • Insurances
  • Environmental
  • Diversity and equality
  • Certification and licensing obligations
  • Quality

Exor haven’t been around as long as us, but with over 14 years of experience, they have developed some of the highest accreditation standards in the country. Their contractor pre-qualification criteria are trusted by 120 local authorities and other public sector organisations across the UK, so that should give you some idea on how successful the Exor system of validation is.

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