Strengthening Social Housing: Cardo Group’s Commitment to Repairs, Maintenance, and Compliance
Enhancing Social Housing with Industry-Leading Solutions
As social housing providers across the UK face increasing pressure to deliver safe, high-quality, and well-maintained homes, Cardo Group is playing a pivotal role in supporting local authorities and housing associations with responsive repairs, planned maintenance, voids/empty homes refurbishment, total asset management, community engagement & investment, and housing compliance. Through a comprehensive and structured approach, Cardo Group ensures long-term sustainability and cost-effectiveness while improving the overall quality of social housing stock.
Delivering Reliable and Efficient Responsive Repairs
Ensuring Housing Quality Through 24/7 Responsive Repairs
Maintaining high-quality housing requires an efficient responsive repairs service that addresses urgent issues promptly. Cardo Group delivers a 24/7/365 emergency and routine repair service, ensuring that housing providers meet residents’ needs while maintaining compliance with housing safety regulations.
With a geographically diverse workforce and a customer-centric model, Cardo Group provides an ISO 9001-certified service excellence model, ensuring that all responsive repairs are completed to the highest standard. Through structured workflows and streamlined operations, the company consistently delivers high-performance outcomes, ranking in the upper quartile of industry key performance indicators (KPIs).
By reducing downtime and improving repair turnaround times, Cardo Group plays a crucial role in preventing minor issues from escalating into costly structural problems. This proactive approach to housing maintenance helps housing providers optimise budgets and improve overall housing stock efficiency.
Planned Maintenance: A Long-Term Strategy for Housing Sustainability
Enhancing Housing Longevity with Structured Planned Maintenance
A well-maintained housing stock is essential for providing safe, energy-efficient, and sustainable homes. Cardo Group’s planned maintenance services are designed to reduce the need for reactive repairs by implementing a strategic, long-term approach to housing maintenance.
Cardo Group delivers high-quality planned maintenance services that include:
Structural repairs and refurbishments - Cardo Group strengthens housing with foundation reinforcements, wall repairs, and modern refurbishments. These upgrades improve safety, durability, and compliance, ensuring long-term property value while reducing emergency repairs.
Heating, plumbing, and electrical system upgrades - Upgrading boilers, plumbing networks, and electrical systems improves energy efficiency, safety, and cost savings. Cardo Group ensures compliance with industry standards, enhancing resident comfort.
Roofing, insulation, and window replacements - High-quality roofing, insulation, and window upgrades improve thermal efficiency, security, and weather resistance, reducing energy costs and enhancing property sustainability.
Fire safety compliance and equipment installation - Cardo Group ensures fire safety compliance through smoke alarms, fire-resistant doors, and emergency lighting, protecting residents and meeting housing regulations.
With a proven track record of delivering projects on time, within budget, and to an exceptional quality standard, Cardo Group remains a trusted partner for housing associations and local authorities looking to future-proof their housing assets.
Refurbishing Voids/Empty Homes to Reduce Housing Shortages
Accelerating Turnaround Times for Vacant Properties
Empty homes contribute to housing shortages, extended waiting lists, and lost rental income. Cardo Group’s voids/empty homes service ensures that vacant properties are refurbished efficiently, enabling quicker reoccupation and maximising rental yield for housing providers.
By implementing high-speed refurbishment programmes, Cardo Group helps social housing landlords reduce waiting lists while ensuring that properties meet the latest safety and quality standards before being reoccupied. This approach benefits both housing providers and residents by minimising rental void periods and maintaining consistent occupancy rates.
Total Asset Management: A Holistic Approach to Housing Maintenance
Integrating Repairs, Maintenance, and Compliance for Long-Term Value
Cardo Group’s Total Asset Management approach integrates responsive repairs, voids management, and planned maintenance under a single contract, offering a cost-effective and structured method for housing stock management. By reducing the reliance on reactive repairs and focusing on strategic long-term improvements, this approach ensures that properties remain compliant, structurally sound, and energy-efficient.
Key benefits of Cardo Group’s Total Asset Management strategy include:
Better long-term management of housing stock - Cardo Group’s Total Asset Management approach ensures proactive maintenance, reduced deterioration, and extended property lifespan, allowing housing providers to maintain safe, compliant, and efficient housing stock over time.
Improved financial sustainability for housing providers - By prioritising planned maintenance over reactive repairs, Cardo Group helps housing providers optimise budgets, reduce long-term costs, and maximise asset value, ensuring financial sustainability.
Reduction in emergency repair costs - Preventative maintenance minimises unexpected breakdowns and urgent repairs, lowering operational expenses while improving service efficiency and long-term housing stability.
Enhanced property conditions and resident satisfaction - Well-maintained homes provide safer, more comfortable living environments, ensuring higher tenant satisfaction, improved housing quality, and better compliance with regulatory standards.
By delivering a streamlined and efficient asset management solution, Cardo Group enables housing providers to maximise the financial value of their assets while maintaining high-quality living conditions for residents.
Community Engagement & Investment: Supporting Social Value Initiatives
Enhancing Local Communities Through Meaningful Investment
Social housing providers have a responsibility to contribute to the social, economic, and environmental well-being of their communities. Cardo Group’s community engagement & investment initiatives help customers fulfil their commitments under the Social Value Act, ensuring a positive impact on society.
Cardo Group follows a structured community investment framework based on ISO 26000 for Social Responsibility, focusing on:
Employment and skills development for local communities - Cardo Group supports local job creation and workforce training, equipping individuals with industry-relevant skills to enhance employment opportunities in housing maintenance and asset management.
Education and cultural initiatives to support social growth - Investing in educational programmes and cultural initiatives, Cardo Group fosters community engagement, skill-building, and long-term social development in housing communities.
Health and well-being programmes to improve community living standards - Cardo Group promotes health-focused initiatives, ensuring safe, comfortable, and well-maintained housing, contributing to improved resident well-being and quality of life.
Social investment in infrastructure and housing improvements - Through housing upgrades, sustainable infrastructure projects, and modernisation efforts, Cardo Group enhances social housing conditions and community resilience.
Through targeted investment, Cardo Group helps housing providers enhance social impact, supporting sustainable, inclusive, and well-maintained communities.
Ensuring Housing Compliance for Safer, Legally Compliant Homes
Simplifying Housing Compliance with Innovative Solutions
Housing compliance is a critical component of property management, ensuring that all homes meet legislative and safety standards. Cardo Group’s housing compliance service provides local authorities and housing providers with effective compliance solutions that meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
To address the increasing expectations for housing safety and compliance reporting, Cardo Group is developing a compliance management product that enhances the efficiency of tracking safety data. This solution is designed to provide real-time compliance monitoring, allowing housing providers to stay ahead of regulations while maintaining resident safety and operational transparency.
With expertise in fire safety, gas and electrical compliance, environmental sustainability, and building safety regulations, Cardo Group ensures that social housing properties remain safe, habitable, and compliant with industry standards.
Cardo Group: Leading the Future of Social Housing Maintenance
Cardo Group’s commitment to responsive repairs, planned maintenance, voids/empty homes refurbishment, total asset management, community engagement & investment, and housing compliance is transforming the way social housing providers manage their portfolios. Through structured asset management, quality-driven maintenance services, and a focus on long-term sustainability, Cardo Group ensures that social housing remains safe, functional, and well-maintained.
With a reputation for delivering high-performance housing solutions, Cardo Group continues to set new standards in housing maintenance, compliance, and community investment. By integrating innovative approaches, strategic planning, and excellence in service delivery, Cardo Group remains a trusted partner for local authorities, housing associations, and social housing landlords across the UK.
Partner with Cardo Group for Sustainable and Efficient Social Housing Solutions
For housing providers looking to enhance property maintenance, improve housing compliance, and deliver long-term sustainability, Cardo Group offers tailored solutions that drive efficiency and asset value. Through proactive management, industry expertise, and a commitment to service excellence, Cardo Group continues to strengthen the future of social housing in the UK.
