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INTEGRAL'S MOBILE HOUSING TEAM CELEBRATES 1,000 YEARS ON THE ROAD

Bootle-based Integral Housing Services‘ mobile operatives have clocked up more than 1,000 years of providing specialist housing maintenance services between them.

Ian Jones, Integral Housing Services director has just promoted eight members of the business‘ and office support staff, recognising their hard work, growing expertise, and excellent customer service delivery. 

At the same time, Mr Jones reviewed the firms‘ local experience and found that the mobile team – those who are out on the road fixing, servicing, building and carrying out repairs for customers and tenants - have clocked up more than 1,000 years between them.

“It‘s quite something to realise, that if you add up all of our mobile teams‘ experience we‘ve been working for more than a millennium in Merseyside.

“I would like to thank all of our staff for their hard work – they have a great deal of local and technical knowledge and are by far our best asset, delivering quality services to tenants, local authorities and housing associations across the area.

“Integral is proud of the fact that the vast majority of its work is performed by its own team of directly employed staff.  Many of whom have been with the company for a decade or more and started with the company as apprentices - something we are keen to continue,” adds Ian Jones.

Integral Housing Services directly employs over 260 fully skilled operatives, a policy which gives better control and builds stronger loyalty and commitment than could otherwise be delivered by a higher ratio of sub contracted staff.

ENDS             23rd January 2008

For further information please contact Claire Sneddon, Sturgess Van Damme, on 01275 349011 or email claire@sturgessvandamme.co.uk

Notes to Editor

Integral is the UK‘s largest and fastest-growing independent provider of property maintenance services to major corporate and public sector clients;

• Integral employs more than 2,400 people in 15 locations throughout Britain;
• Integral has Britain‘s largest fleet of mobile maintenance service vehicles;
• Within the past five years, Integral has grown from a turnover of £57 million to £131 million.

Integral Services clients include:

• British universities and schools
• Police forces
• Most major banks and insurance companies
• Local authorities, healthcare trusts, housing associations, and Government agencies throughout the country
• Five of the biggest owners of major shopping malls
• Some of the biggest names in UK manufacturing
• Major MoD agencies
• A long list of the leading property companies and public sector property agencies
• Many of the biggest names in High Street retail
• Blue-chip clients in technology, professional services, and transport.

NB:  A client list is available on Integral‘s website:  www.integral.co.uk