CityWest Homes is the leading provider of housing management services in Westminster, managing and maintaining over 21,000 homes across the borough.
Oakray Ltd provides a comprehensive range of mechanical and electrical support services to help maintain and improve the council’s property portfolio for the benefit of its residents. Planned project works include rewires, commercial installations, remedial works and upgrades to mains and distributions systems. Fire alarm and door entry system installations along with emergency lighting inspections help to ensure safety and security, whilst installation and maintenance of renewable technologies helps reduce CO2 emissions and reduces fuel costs. Oakray Ltd also provides a planned preventative maintenance programme, electrical installation condition reporting and electrical day to day repairs, with a 24 hour emergency support service.
CityWest’s property portfolio includes:
Victorian and heritage properties in registered conservation areas
Distributed street properties
Highrise and lowrise flats
Sheltered homes
Estate offices
Detailed planning, monitoring and reporting for compliance and planned maintenance
Appointing dedicated engineers for geographical areas
Establishing relationships with local suppliers, minimising downtime and disruption
Real time reporting via PDAs and electronic inspection certificates
Implementation of condition based maintenance programmes
Exceeding the clients KPI targets
Reducing day to day repairs
Reduction in energy usage and CO2
Improving building compliance
Production of a detailed asset register
Improving 1st time fixes