CLANMIL Housing Group has awarded Greentown Environmental Ltd the contract to carry out grounds maintenance, landscaping and tree surgery at the housing association’s 180 sites across the north.
The family-run Fermanagh based company, which also has bases in Magherafelt and Lisburn, will be responsible for keeping the green spaces around Clanmil’s 5,300 plus homes, initially for the next three years, and potentially for a total of seven years.
The contract, which could be worth up to £800,000, also includes grounds maintenance at Abbeyfield & Wesley’s 24 housing schemes for older people in Northern Ireland as part of a service arrangement with Clanmil.
Housing group Clanmil awarded the contract to Greentown Environmental after a competitive tender exercise which included meeting Clanmil tenants and demonstrating the latest back office technology and “quiet” electric battery powered equipment.
The contract also includes enhanced social value provisions which will see Greentown contributing to the Clanmil Community Fund, which supports community led activities in the neighbourhoods where Clanmil works, as well as the association’s community cohesion and good relations work.
“Maintaining our sites in an environmentally sensitive way is a major priority for Clanmil,” said Tony Giffen, Clanmil’s group director of assets.
“Greentown will be helping us implement our new environmental strategy through initiatives such as establishing composting facilities, supporting our residents’ gardening initiatives, supporting habitats and planting wildflowers and nectar rich plants.”
John-Ross Armstrong, managing director of the Fermanagh firm, said: “Securing a contract of this nature has helped us create employment opportunities, given us the chance to give back to the community, and also helped us grow our business further across Northern Ireland.”
