Laker is pleased to announce we have secured a 5-year contract with the Royal Borough of Greenwich; value is estimated to be in the region of £18m. Laker will provide a team of local service and maintenance engineers to complete a range of services for the Royal Borough of Greenwich properties including; industrial estates, shops, offices, schools, parks and open spaces, leisure and community centres and libraries.
Read Full Story05 June 2019
Laker have successfully secured a contract to deliver Reactive Repairs, Maintenance and Void Refurbishment for Runnymede Borough Council.
Read Full Story04 March 2019
Laker were thrilled to end 2018 with a bang securing several major contract wins, and the opportunity to work with some new clients!
Efficiency East Midlands have awarded Laker a place on the 4-year Framework to deliver Facilities Management Services. The EEM Frameworks guided by its membership, continuously promote and share good procurement practice and collaborative working with its supply chain with the specific aims of increasing the effectiveness of services to tenants and investing in the communities its members serve.
Read Full Story21 February 2019
A Scout hut in Radford will have a £20,000 refurbishment to help prepare for Coventry’s Gang Show.
This year will have the 57th Gang Show in the city, where scouts and guides stage a variety performance to showcase a wide range of talents.
Laker are part of the team from HomeWorks, the in-house repairs and maintenance provider for Whitefriars Housing, that will lead a renovation at the Satchwell Centre, in Mossdale Close.
Read Full Story09 October 2018
Laker staff pulled out their baking dishes to raise an impressive £205 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Organised by our own Rebecca Doherty and Shelley Foti, the Laker staff baked over 20 different cakes and the coffee morning was well attended. Some of the team really did showcase some very impressive baking skills, with Red Velvet Cup Cakes baked by IT Manager Karl Arthur winning ‘Star Baker’ for our Midlands Team, and Savoury Cheese, Ham and Mustard Puffs by Sam Perugini our Contracts Administrator in the South.
Read Full Story09 October 2018
The procurement body Fusion21 has named 37 firms for frameworks to support housing associations and local authorities with a wide range of reactive maintenance works.
Twenty-four firms have been named preferred partners for the Reactive Repairs & Maintenance Framework and Laker are pleased to have been named one of them.
02 October 2018
The Laker Essex team are settling into a new office this week after a move to new, larger premises.
The new office situated in Essex House, Josselin Road, Basildon has a bright, modern board room, new kitchen and plenty of parking and office space for our expanding team in the south.
19 July 2018
Laker BMS Ltd will today be celebrating its 40th Anniversary!
On 13th June 1978 Jim Lakey, with his father in law and brother in law, established RD Styler (Builders) Ltd, which would later evolve into Laker BMS Ltd. Jim Lakey, who had originally entered the building trade as an Apprentice, used his experience to develop Lakers culture into what we see today – a family owned SME business with our customers firmly at the forefront.
13 June 2018
The Laker team have had the pleasure of fundraising and gathering donations this year for the Coventry Cyrenians Christmas Appeal 2017. Some members of the team have spent evenings knitting scarves and gloves, to include with other items such as Mince Pies, Chocolate, Socks and Toiletries, as well as over £100 of monetary donations.
Read Full Story21 December 2017
Laker have raised over £160 during this years annual Macmillan Coffee Morning.
Read Full Story19 October 2017
