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Council-owned procurement body Scape is targeting renovation work in on public sector buildings with the launch of a new business line named Renovate, later this month.

The Renovate brand will offer problem diagnosis, design, cladding, interiors, building services and building delivery services.

Mark Robinson, group chief executive at Scape, said the service would 鈥渂oosts the value and income of property鈥�, 鈥渃reate buildings are inspiring鈥� and make them 鈥渁ffordable to run and operate鈥�.

He added: 鈥淭hrough Renovate, problems such as unusable and unlettable buildings, maintenance issues, high running costs, unpleasant working environments and health and safety challenges are all tackled. Unfit buildings can be transformed either for their current purpose or a new use.

鈥淧rolonged austerity measures are continuing to hurt public sector bodies as their resources continue to diminish. 

鈥淐ore services take precedence and for many this means that new projects have to wait or are completely unworkable for the foreseeable future. Renovate provides a solution to this problem.鈥�

Although Renovate will be primarily targeting the public sector it will also be open to private sector clients. Scape is a private company owned by a consortium of six local authorities, whihc claims to reduce the cost of procuring construction for other public sector clients by 14%.

Renovate will launch at the Academies Show in London on 30 April.