A TEAM of six staff from Burnley-based housing group Calico have started work on a major project in Stoke.

The workers were employed through specialist insulation firm BR Contracting earlier this year to complete a programme of internal insulation works on 500 of Calico’s properties.

Now they have started a similar scheme in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to install full internal wall insulation in more than 50 properties every week.

Angie Simmons is the sales and operations support manager for BR Contracting, based at Glenfield Park Business Centre in Blakewater Road, Blackburn.

She said: “We knew that, although the work with Calico had an end date, the Stoke project was always going to be ongoing.

“Once these vacancies became available, we asked the workers to see if they’d consider working in Stoke, and most of them said yes.

“It can be a bit of a strain to travel that distance every day, but everyone has been enthusiastic and eager to make a start on the work.

“The lads are happy to be in continuous employment and we obviously like to get people back into work.”