Social housing repairs and maintenance contractor Willmott Dixon Partnerships has achieved national recognition for its collaborative working practices. Willmott Dixon Group's repairs specialist won the 'Contractor of the Year' award at the annual Housing Excellence Awards in Manchester.
The Housing Excellence Awards highlight and reward those who are leading the way in the social housing sector. Judges were impressed by the company's 'close working relationship with their clients across the UK and other local contractors working with the organisations'.

Willmott Dixon Partnerships managing director Mick Williamson said: 'Willmott Dixon differentiates itself through the passion and commitment of its people in delivering exceptional levels of service to customers. Performance underpins everything that we do and we relish working in highly collaborative arrangements for the benefit of clients and customers.

'Business relationships are key at Willmott Dixon and we work hard to ensure we are not seen as just another contractor. We pride ourselves upon our ability to work cooperatively with all key stakeholders involved in a particular contract, and are committed to providing increased 'value for money' and improving quality of service, whilst being an integral part of the community.'

Willmott Dixon Partnerships says it delivers repair and maintenance services to more than 150,000 homes and 1,200 public properties inthe UK.