Contractors, who would like to be considered for work on council houses in Powys, are invited to join a virtual drop-in session next week.

Powys County Council is holding the events on Tuesday and Wednesday, 26 and 27 October, from 2 until 4pm, so that businesses can meet key officers in its Commercial Services team.

They will be able to signpost suitably qualified and experienced contractors to Business Wales and other support organisations, including Constructionline and SSIP, who can help them prepare for tendering.

The council is looking for tradespeople to carry out the following types of work:

* Refurbishment and installation of kitchens and bathrooms

* Replacement of windows and doors

* Roofing

* Wall work including insulation, traditional and non-traditional

* Electrical re-wiring

* Heating replacements and refits

It plans to split the work, which aims to ensure council houses in Powys meet the Welsh housing quality standard, by trade, and divide it between the north and south of the county.

To attend one of the virtual drop-in sessions, or find out more, please contact Claire Davies on 01597 827686, email: [email protected]; or Garry Leatherland on 01597 826081, email: [email protected].