INTEGRAL UK WIN MAJOR LOCAL AUTHORITY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL - By: Karen Martin@Integral

As the third largest unitary borough in the North West of England, Cheshire East Council covers the areas of Macclesfield, Congleton and Crewe and Nantwich. With an extensive and diverse property portfolio, including Town Halls, Offices, Day Centres, Libraries, Museums, Parks, Market Halls, Leisure Centres, together with the Commercial Estate. The Council were looking to consolidate its services with one building and facilities maintenance supplier, to provide excellent service delivery, whilst maintaining a high quality, value for money solution.

With extensive experience of working within the local authority sector in the North West, for customers including Bolton Council, Barrow Borough Council and South Lakeland District Council, Integral UK is fully aware of the challenges and requirements of this sector.

Integral Business Development Manager, Mark Whittaker, commented “ We understand the need for local authorities more than ever to achieve value for money and continuous improvement in their asset management. Property operational costs are a major expenditure and we are aware of how crucially important both the condition and performance of building assets are in effectively managing these costs. Our extensive experience and availability of resources to deliver the service requirements in this sector were factors in our favour and we will bring a fresh, collaborative and innovative approach to this contract.”

In a contract due to commence 1st April 2011, Integral UK will deliver cyclical maintenance and responsive repairs relating to all mechanical and electrical equipment and building fabric services.

Cheshire East Council Portfolio Holder for Asset Management, Peter Mason, added, "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Integral UK Ltd as the new Framework Contractor for responsive and cyclical maintenance. The implementation of the new contract over the next 4 years will enable the Council to provide an all encompassing maintenance service across the whole of the new Borough and I am confident that this will go from strength to strength."

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Notes for editors: About Integral UK Integral UK is one of the country’s leading providers of building and facilities maintenance services, providing a comprehensive range of property maintenance and energy solutions to Commercial and Public Sector Clients. Specialist teams provide an extensive range of services including; manned sites, mobile maintenance, fabric services, projects, communications, housing services, cleaning, PFI/PPP contracts, energy management & controls, fire systems,

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