Anchor Trust in Mila
Mila Maintenance has just completed a nationwide contract to fit safety restrictors on all of the opening sashes in windows at care homes managed by Anchor Trust to eliminate any ongoing risk to its residents from open windows.
In line with its statutory obligations under item 9 of BS8213 – governing the cleaning and maintenance of windows, doors and roofsets – Anchor Care Homes carries out regular inspections of the windows and associated hardware in its properties to ensure the ongoing safety and security of its sometimes vulnerable residents.
At the start of 2009, project surveyor Damian Cassidy, and the Trust’s Health & Safety team, decided that lockable safety restrictors were the most appropriate solution to maximise the safety of all its windows; and they approached window and door maintenance company Mila Maintenance to help decide on both the specification of the restrictors required and an installation programme for the 96 Anchor Care homes across England.
Dave Cooke, projects director at Mila Maintenance said: “Mila has directly employed teams of NVQ qualified maintenance engineers which operate across the UK. Each of these is trained not just in the technical aspects of window and door maintenance and repair but also in the important skills of liaising politely with residents and delivering a reassuring and friendly service. All of this was very valuable to Anchor and in turn to the managers of its homes.”
The 96 Anchor Care homes where the window restrictors have been fitted are up to four storeys high and feature a range of different styles and sizes of windows in a mix of PVC-U, timber, steel and aluminium.
