Walsall Housing Group (whg) is one of the largest providers of housing in the West Midlands. Owning and managing around 19,000 properties across Walsall, whg provides affordable and good quality homes to the local community.
whg was originally formed after a stock transfer from Walsall Council. As an independent company, it needed to move away from council premises. At the same time, it was reviewing its materials supply and waste management processes. With stores spread throughout the borough and an increasing demand on building materials as a result of investment in upgrading properties, whg undertook a review and tender process to decide whether to continue to manage the supplies in house or outsource them to a supply partner.
As a result, Wolseley’s Integrated Services was appointed to manage all materials supply and waste management including tool and plant hire. The specialist team took over the running of whg’s own building supplies stores for the first three months, before transferring existing staff to a new distribution centre from where all deliveries and collections are co-ordinated. As well as the large materials store, the site is also large enough to house whg’s own contract offices and provide overnight operative vehicle secure parking and manage the collection and transfer of waste.