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| Red Sky's contract with the Housing Executive ends | Red Sky's contract with the Housing Executive ends |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Red Sky will complete its final day working for the Housing Executive on Thursday. | Red Sky will complete its final day working for the Housing Executive on Thursday. |
| The east Belfast firm had been employed by the Housing Executive to carry out maintenance and repairs in its homes. | The east Belfast firm had been employed by the Housing Executive to carry out maintenance and repairs in its homes. |
| In April, the executive cancelled that contract after an investigation into the company's activities. The firm went into administration shortly afterwards. | |
| t's understood over 100 Red Sky staff will now move to other Housing Executive contractors. | |
| In recent weeks there had been more controversy over Red Sky contract after Housing minister Nelson McCausland tried to reinstate the company until a new system for awarding contracts had been introduced. | |
| His intervention was described as "incomprehensible" by the executive and Mr McCausland failed in his attempt to stop the contract ending. | |
| It is believed three other firms will take over the work and staff have been told arrangements are being made to allow them to transfer to new contractors. | It is believed three other firms will take over the work and staff have been told arrangements are being made to allow them to transfer to new contractors. |