NEWS

CARE & REPAIR HAVE MOVED
Care & Repair have moved to our managing agent’s (Bridgewater Housing Association) new offices located on the ground floor of  India of Inchinnan, 3 miles away from the current office.   

    The full address is:-

Care & Repair                                                                                                                                                                India of Inchinnan                                                                                                                                                      Greenock Road                                                                                                                                                        Inchinnan                                                                                                                                                                  Renfrew                                                                                                                                                                          PA4 9LH

Our telephone number and email address remain the same.                                                                           

As Care & Repair provide a home visit based service, it is quite rare for our clients to come to the office but should you happen to have reason to do so, there is ample off street parking available in the spacious car park.  Please enter from the rear of the building.

 

GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER FOR WINTER
The nights are drawing in, the weather’s turned and we’ve seen the official end of British Summer Time.  This winter amid rocketing energy costs, it’s even more important to look after the pennies.  Here are a few simple jobs Care & Repair can do to help keep costs down a little.  

	Silicone seal around door and window frames Insulate loft hatches Supply and fit timers on table lamps Repair/replace broken window vents Provide advice on using ECO cycle on washing machines (dependent on age of appliance) Make referrals to IHeat for energy cost advice Put you in touch with reputable contractors to carry out heating repairs
Turn down thermostatic radiator valves in unoccupied rooms Bleed radiators Replace “old incandescent bulbs” with LED (more energy efficient) Replace bulbs in security lights (halogen) 500W to 30W LED Draft proof back of letterbox Hang lined curtains Fit covers over mortice lock key holes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HELP WITH ELECTRICAL SAFETY

Care & Repair are pleased to announce that we have been successful in obtaining £5,000 from Electrical Safety First to assist with the following:

• replacing faulty or overloaded extension leads
• replacing faulty electric blankets
• replacing faulty electric blankets
• replacing faulty (small) convection heaters
• bleeding radiators
• setting thermostats
• setting boiler timers

To qualify you must be aged 60 or over and/or have a disability and live in either Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire or Inverclyde.  We would encourage you to contact us as soon as possible the funding is limited and will be utilised on a first come first served basis.

If you or someone you know could benefit from this service, please call us on 0141 812 4111 to book a home visit.

 

NEW FIRE AND SMOKE ALARM STANDARDS
The Scottish Government has introduced new regulations which come into force in February 2022.  They apply to every domestic property in Scotland and the responsibility to comply lies with the owner. 

We have introduced a new initiative to help older and disabled people meet these requirements.  For full details please click the dropdown arrow at our ‘SERVICES‘ tab and select ‘FIRE AND SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATIONS.‘  

Our Smoke Alarm leaflet is also available by clicking on our ‘DOCUMENTS‘ tab. 

Please note this initiative has now ended but if you have purchased your own wireless interlinked system, we can fit it for £50. 

We are pleased to confirm that this initiative resulted in the fitting of 441 systems and spend of £90k of Scottish Government grant assistance to our clients.

 

A HELPING HAND
Our Small Repairs Workers have been helping out in the Community. They have been picking up food and drinks from Morrisons and Marks & Spencer and dropping them off for distribution by Community Action for Erskine, The Star Project and Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire.

They have also been picking up and distributing subscriptions for those who can’t get out and have no family members to assist.

If we can help any groups or organisations with the use of our vans, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on 0141 812 4111.