A KITCHEN manufacturer has won a £1.2m contract.

Dewsbury-based Rixonway Kitchens, a leading manufacturer working in affordable and social housing, landed the deal to provide 70 kitchens a week over the next two-and-a-half years for Nottingham City Homes.

The contract was secured through Rixonway’s involvement with the Efficiency East Midlands Consortia and will see the kitchen manufacturer providing almost 10,000 complete kitchens to be installed by building contractors Wates, Bullocks and FHM.

The project will transform about 28,500 homes across the city as part of the Decent Homes programme, a government target to ensure all social housing should be water tight and warm with reasonably modern facilities.

Nottingham City Homes is responsible for the day to day management of about 29,000 homes, including services such as repairs, rent collection and tenancy management. It also looks after about 1,000 leasehold properties.

Paul Rose, chief executive of Rixonway Kitchens, said: “We are delighted to be involved with such a significant refurbishment scheme.

“Within a week of signing the contract we were already delivering the kitchens to be fitted.

“We have gone the extra mile to provide our service quickly to ensure minimum disruption to Nottingham City Homes’ tenants.”

Mark Johnson, director of property services for Nottingham City Homes, said: “We have a multi-million pound programme to bring our properties up to Decent Homes standard, including modernising kitchens.

“Feedback from our tenants shows how much they appreciate the improvements we are making.

“And we are delighted to have entered into this partnership with Rixonway.

“They are involved in the process right from the start with our tenants, making sure they are happy with the layout of their new kitchen before it is handed over to our contractors to fit.”

As part of the contract, Rixonway’s dedicated design team, who are trained in tenant consultation, will visit each home and talk to residents to understand their requirements before producing a full CAD design showing how the finished kitchen will look.

Formed in 1978, Rixonway Kitchens has over 30 years’ experience in supplying kitchens to affordable housing and the public sector and is the only UK kitchen manufacturer dedicated to community regeneration.

The company is acccredited to the Forest Stewardship Council and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification It is also ISO14001 accredited.