At Orbis we never take tenants' living conditions for granted and constantly search for new ways to work with government, local authorities, and service providers to develop innovative solutions that contribute to cleaner and safer communities.
By listening to our customers and communities, we have been able to innovate and grow our range of products and services to support the 'Decent Homes Programme' initiative across the UK.
Social housing redevelopment and refurbishment
We provide a wide range of turnkey services and will work as part of a larger delivery team to support and add value to all types of regeneration projects. Our large, locally sourced mobile workforce is fully trained and accredited in relevant aspects of property management and security. In addition, because we always seek to match appropriately skilled labour to each task, we guarantee best value.
We can provide:
- Tailored security services from programme start to completion
- Coordinated property clearance, cleaning and redecoration
- Pre-demolition strips to remove salvageable items to deter vandalism and theft
- Installation of fire alarms
- Communal area cleaning including the safe removal and disposal of bulk rubbish and hazardous or toxic material
- Soft landscaping
- Safe removal and preventative treatment of graffiti
- Provision of community wardens and / or CCTV to deter anti-social behaviour
Pre-demolition security
Using our experience and expertise, we can help you prevent sites of future regeneration attracting crime and vandalism and thereby minimise feelings of vulnerability among remaining residents, as their neighbourhood is re-developed.
One of the solutions pioneered by Orbis is to phase the type of security fitted as projects move from decanting to demolition. This keeps both the property and surrounding communities secure and helps to minimise cost. For example, we change property security from low-profile polymer screens and fitted alarms to steel permascreen as the project develops and use our unique insurance-based risk management service to cover any financial risk to local authorities.
Our commitment to value
We always seek to provide the best value. Our multi-tasked workforce allows us to allocate activities to teams with the appropriate skills, which delivers more benefit from a single visit. Our integrated approach to security and property care, and the wide range of techniques we employ means we can always create a solution to match your requirements and budget.
Innovation Highlight
We realised that the traditional demountable rental security screening fitted to pre-demolition sites was resulting in unacceptable levels of breach. In response, Orbis developed 'Permascreen' - a permanent, sacrificial system which has proved to be virtually impossible to remove from either the inside or outside. Over 3500 properties were secured in Salford with Permascreen with no reported break-ins. And because Permascreens can be recycled as scrap metal, you can off-set some of your initial capital costs at the demolition stage.