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035 _a(Sirsi) u146039
041 0 _aeng
050 0 4 _a692.5 $2 18
110 2 _aNational Housing Federation
_9695
245 0 0 _aBest practice in maintenance
260 _aLondon
_bNHF
_c2004
300 _ax, 183p.
_bill.
_c25cm.
350 _a45.00
505 2 _aMaintenance in context: asset management; continuous improvement and best value; service parameters; legislative requirements, landlord and tenant -- Responsive repairs and voids maintenance: further innovations in managing the work; repair of empty properties (void maintenance) -- Planned and cyclical maintenance: long-term strategy; stock condition surveys; Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994; the management of asbestos; planned programmes; cyclical maintenance; external painting; electrical testing; landscape and grounds maintenance; gas servicing; links to development -- Maintenance procurement: schedule of rates; selecting contractors; the form of contract; direct labour organisations; purchasing a maintenance company -- Customer care and resident involvement: resident involvement and customer care: responding to diversity; continuous improvement through complaints; compensation schemes
520 _aLooks at housing repair and maintenance within housing associations. Covers all aspects of maintenance, with sections on planning and procurement, customer care and resident involvement. Aimed at housing association, the authors advocate a culture of continuous improvement.
521 _aAdvanced
590 _aKA
651 4 _aEngland and Wales
_y1543-
690 _aMANAGEMENT
942 _n0
999 _c109020
_d109020