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Press Release - August 2008
MODern Housing Solutions (MHS) is the company now
responsible for delivering upgrade programmes to Service Families
Accommodation in England and Wales. Defence Estates (DE) awarded
them the new Prime Contract with a view to achieving better long
term value. It is the job of MHS to establish a quality supply chain,
enabling them to deliver projects on time and to cost, adding real
value for the client.
Small companies can help them to achieve this aim.
Vivid Construction, a small southern based business
was recently awarded a contract to upgrade 97 bathrooms in Service
Families Accommodation at Larkhill, near Salisbury. Vivid believe
in collaboration and by working as a team with DE and MHS, a tight
and efficient model was set to ensure that the contract was delivered
on time and to the required standard.
As Mark Barclay, Managing Director of Vivid Construction,
said “Our company ethos is to build long term relationships with
our clients, ensuring we are very clear about their objectives and
working with them as part of their business to deliver their projects
through short lines of communications and accurate reporting systems.”
The original project of 97 bathrooms was completed
one week early. As a result an additional 15 bathrooms were added
to the project. Thus the client was happy and feedback from the
families extremely positive.
It is essential that Service families receive an
excellent service from sub contractors and Dexter Pedder, Compliance
Manager DE said ‘Vivid has proved to be a professional, co-ordinated
contractor and feedback from families has been extremely positive.
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MHS is keen to work with sub contractors who will
add value to their contract, Charlie Hollis, Senior Buyer of MHS
said “Vivid Construction is a new subcontractor for MHS. All aspects
of their business from costs to delivery and quality have proved
to be exceptional.’
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For further information please contact:
Mark Barclay - mark@vividhomes.co.uk
MODern Housing Solutions website: http://www.modernhousingsolutions.com
Vivid Construction website: http://www.vivid-construction.co.uk
Notes for Editors:
1. MODern Housing Solutions (MHS) is a joint venture
company, made up from Carillion plc and Enterprise plc, purpose-built
to maintain Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in England and Wales.
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