Mila Maintenance has established a presence in the London Building Centre for the first time to help communicate the benefits of its window and door maintenance service to specifiers in the public sector.

In the public sector, the debate has shifted somewhat over recent years from timber vs PVC-U to repair vs replacement.  This is partly in response to environmental pressures and a legitimate desire amongst clients to preserve resources and reduce waste; and also a result of the success of companies like Mila Maintenance in persuading local authorities and social housing providers that a planned window and door maintenance programme is the most appropriate solution for ensuring the health, safety and well being of their users and tenants.
 

Provisional figures on the HSE website state that, in the year 2007/2008, 58 people died from a fall from height at work, making this the main cause of workplace fatalities.

Despite the regular pronouncements from the Treasury about impending cut backs in the public sector, there is still very little real certainty about where these cuts will actually fall and how deep they will be.

Mila Maintenance has been awarded a major contract by Birmingham International Airport to install acoustic ventilator units in selected properties around the airport which are most affected by aircraft noise.

Last year’s tragic fire at Lakanal House, Camberwell in which six people died, has prompted a nationwide review of fire safety throughout the public and private sectors.

Whoever wins the forthcoming election, there will be tough times ahead for fabricators and installers working in the social housing sector.

Mila Maintenance has achieved two further independent endorsements of the quality of its health and safety procedures.

The Evolution handle with D-shaped lever fulfils all the criteria required by public sector specifiers – it meets Part M of the Building Regulations for use by the elderly or disabled, it is Secured by Design and PAS24 approved and now it also rated Grade 4 at EN1906.

SFHA Property Maintenance Conference
Crieff Hydro 6-7 October 2009
Mila Maintenance, Stand 40

At this years SFHA Property Maintenance Conference, at Crieff Hydro, Mila Window and Door Maintenance is demonstrated the benefits which it can offer social housing providers through its highly skilled and specialised repair, refurbishment and maintenance programmes.