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Melville
tenants benefit from multi-million pound window replacement
Homes
receive energy efficiency boost as cold weather bites
As the cold weather continues to bite and heating costs remain extremely
high, almost a quarter of tenants of Melville Housing Association have
been given cause for cheer with the completion of the first phase of a
massive window replacement programme that will ultimately see 900
Melville homes receive new, energy-efficient, double-glazed windows to
help fight off the winter chill.
The first
phase of the programme saw the installation of new windows on the
Mayfield estate in Dalkeith. The work was carried out by Perth-based
windows specialists Sidey, who have been completing installations at a
rate of better than one home a day since they were appointed in January
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Pictured:
Mrs & Mr Pirrie were presented with flowers & chocolates from Alastair
Ramsay of Sidey & Ian Slammin of Melville Housing Association. |
Marking the halfway point of
the project were Mr and Mrs Pirrie who have lived in their home in
Laurel Bank Road, Mayfield for over 48 years, “These new windows are
wonderful and a huge improvement on the draughty ones we had before,”
said Mr Pirrie. “I couldn’t fault the job done by the lads who fitted
them. They gave us plenty of notice, turned up when they said they
would, completed the work in a few hours and then tidied up after
themselves. The whole job, from start to finish, has been excellent.”
Ian Slamin, Melville’s
Property Services Director, explained, “We are delighted with how the
replacement programme has gone so far and the feedback we’ve received
from tenants has been overwhelmingly positive. The new windows are a
vast improvement in every way but particularly in terms of energy
efficiency and we would hope that they are already helping to reduce
tenants’ fuel bills and keep their homes warmer during the cold spells
we’ve been experiencing recently. They also have the added benefit of
requiring little in the way of maintenance, reducing our servicing costs
in the long term.”
The window replacement
programme comes as part of Melville Housing Association’s drive to reach
the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, set down by the Scottish
Government, which all social landlords in Scotland must meet by 2015.
David Brownlie, Sideys
Commercial Sales Manager, commented, “It is a real milestone for the
whole team to have successfully reached the halfway stage of this two
year partnership. We have received excellent feedback from the tenants
and are delighted just how smoothly the contract has run so far.
“I am also pleased that our
energy efficient windows have made valuable improvements to the homes
and communities of Melville’s tenants and we are looking forward to
making a difference to many more over the next year.”
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