Rory McNaughton (centre), Danny McLean (right) and Paul Kane (left) of Belfast-based installation and maintenance company Contract Services have announced the creation of up to 50 new jobs in Northern Ireland after securing a £30 MILLION contract from the Abacus Housing Consortium, a co-operative body which acts as a central purchasing unit for five housing associations including OakleeTrinity, South Ulster, Open Door, Ark and Ulidia. The biggest all trades measured term contract of its kind in Northern Ireland, worth up to £6m per annum over five years, will see Contract Services deliver a full range of in-house maintenance services including mechanical, electrical and general building services – to approximately 6,000 properties initially in the North East and South East of the province including Belfast, rising to 10,000 homes over time. To fulfil the contracts huge requirement, the company, which also has offices in Derry~Londonderry and Dublin, is creating 36 new jobs initially, which is expected to rise to up to 50, and investing locally in a fleet of 50 new vehicles.