Wates Living Space has secured two new contracts worth more than £2 million with whg Housing Association (HA) in the West Midlands.

The company will carry out planned maintenance works across two five-storey flat blocks at Warewell Close in Walsall, as well as delivering improvements across a series of low-rise blocks containing 187 homes in the town.

Works include designing and installing external wall insulation, replacing windows and doors and undertaking structural repairs.

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David Morgan, Managing Director of Wates Living Space, said: "These appointments reflect the excellent working relationship we've developed with whg and signal our continued growth in the West Midlands.

"We are committed to ensuring that our work within these communities continues to provide a boost for the local economy and has a meaningful and lasting impact, from targeting a local supply chain to helping jobseekers secure employment."

Elsewhere in the West Midlands, Wates is delivering a £45m social housing maintenance contract for Birmingham City Council, as well as being responsible for delivering housing improvement works to over 4,200 properties for Tamworth Borough Council.

(LM/JP)