In mid 2016, SBS won a place on Denbighshire County Council's 'External Major Repairs' framework and began its first project under phase 1. Now, at the tail-end of 2019, SBS is building on that relationship as the framework moves into a third phase.
In February 2019, we reported that we'd begun work on the first phase of a new external wall insulation scheme in Middlesbrough, thanks to a successful tender for the social housing provider, Beyond Housing.
We recently reported that SBS had won new works in Broxtowe and Rykneld, and that both schemes had been procured via Efficiency East Midlands (EEM). This illustrates how important the framework has been to us since we were appointed to it in 2017.
At the start of the year, SBS was shortlisted for the Project of the Year category in the 2019 Building Communities Awards, hosted by Efficiency East Midlands. The project in question was commissioned by Broxtowe Borough Council and involved installing a PermaRock external wall insulation system to 233 occupied properties.
Last year (2018), SBS completed external wall insulation works to six high-rise residential blocks at Scholes Village in Wigan. The properties were all occupied and included five 12-storey blocks, and a more complex 10-storey block.
In May 2019, we commissioned an aerial survey of the finished results. As the accompanying photographs show, the finish still looks pristine and the system as a whole is performing flawlessly.
Growing Demand for High Rise External Wall Insulation
SBS is one of four contractors recently appointed to a new multi-measure scheme in the Midlands. The work was procured through the Merlin Framework on behalf of Bromford Housing Association.
SBS was appointed to the Merlin framework a number of years ago, but it won its place on this latest contract as a result of a mini tender. Its bid was assessed on the basis of price and quality. The quality elements of the submission were judged by criteria including experience, knowledge and understanding; resources and management structure; and added social value and innovation.
In 2018, SBS began a £920,000 scheme for The Vale of Glamorgan Council, which involved re-roofing and fitting solid wall insulation to 76 occupied properties. The scheme is now nearing completion, with many local families already enjoying warmer homes and lower heating bills.
Located within 14 residential blocks in Barry, South Wales, the properties have been fitted with a BBA-certified external wall insulation system manufactured by the British manufacturer Soltherm. It comprises EPS insulation and an acrylic render.
SBS is currently working as a specialist EWI installer on two tower blocks and a new-build retirement village in Nottingham. The scheme involves fitting PermaRock solid wall insulation to two existing 14-storey tower blocks - Winchester and Woodthorpe Courts - and to a collection of newly built residential properties.
Social housing provider, Derby Homes has awarded SBS a number one ranking in its new four-year framework for external wall insulation services.
The organisation's Insulation Installations Framework covers a variety of energy efficiency measures and has a potential value of up to £4 million over four years. It awarded Sustainable Building Services (SBS) a place under two categories of work: Schedule 1, Lot 3 - External Wall Insulation; and Schedule 2 - External Render Repairs.
In the closing stages of a three-phase refurbishment scheme for Bolsover District Council, SBS has been applauded for its flexibility, its commitment to quality and its readiness to help the client deliver a successful project.
