Fortem Chosen to Deliver Home Improvements on Behalf of Sheffield City Council
Published 8th January 2025
Fortem have been appointed by Sheffield City Council to deliver home improvement services for up to five years.
Procured through the B2G framework, Fortem will prepare, plan and deliver repairs to tenanted properties and increase the Council’s capacity to do so, including a blend of new kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors and boilers.
The company will also be supplementing the Council’s existing repairs on empty properties to bring them back to a lettable standard. By increasing capacity, it will mean even more properties are ready and available to rent at any one time.
Fortem’s dedicated project management team will deliver the works locally from a new Sheffield office and are planning a range of social value activity across the duration of the contract, including offering apprenticeships and investing local employment.
Delivering on the Council’s strategic plan and mission that “together we get things done”, Fortem will work collaboratively with Sheffield City Council to drive performance in time taken to turn properties around, and increase tenant satisfaction.
Cllr Douglas Johnson, Chair of Sheffield City Council’s Housing Policy Committee, said: “Our aim, as always, remains to provide more choice of good quality, safe, clean and affordable homes for residents.
We are a landlord with a social purpose, and the contract with Fortem will support us in bringing properties back into use more quickly, and most importantly return them to their primary purpose as homes for Sheffield
residents during a time of significant housing pressure. This will increase tenant satisfaction.”
Andrew Brown, Operations Director at Fortem said, “We’re thrilled to have been chosen by Sheffield City Council to deliver this work, improving
capacity to bring empty council homes back into use. Customers are at the heart of everything we do, their trust and confidence in our delivery team is vital to the success of this contract. We’re excited to get started and make a real difference to communities.”
Watch an interview with Cllr Douglas Johnson here: