Building Repairs & Maintenance

we offer a full range of repairs and maintenance for buildings using an open book way of working. These include:

• Building fabric response repairs, maintenance, major and minor works, such as refurbishment of buildings and extensions
• A compliance service for water hygiene and asbestos management

Building fabric maintenance and minor works

We provide a wide range of fabric maintenance services ranging from simple reactive tasks to complex minor works and design and build projects. Using industry-leading IT, resource management and mobile technologies, we offer acost effective, quality and health & safety assured service.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Major projects and minor works including fit-out, refurbishment and extensions
• Internal reconfiguration and refurbishment, and building maintenance
• Internal partitions, ceilings, windows, flooring, decoration
• Minor civil engineering works including entrance remodeling to meet disability access requirements
• External repairs, maintenance and refurbishment of the external fabric of buildings, including roofing, gutters and cladding
• All trades and associated building fabric worksEnergy efficiency solutions
• Improvement and lifecycle replacement projects, as part of a planned programme of works

Lift Maintenance & Manufacture

Our lift servicing, maintenance and repairs service is carried out by Lift and Engineering Services Ltd, who provide a 24 hour, 365 days a year emergency support facility. We also offer a planned, preventative maintenance service which is tailor-made to suit individual requirements to reflect the lift type, environment and usage.

We can also provide specialist access equipment and solutions for people with disabilities or mobility issues both in the home and in a commercial environment. This includes vertical and inclined access, wheel chair lift or disabled stair lifts.

To provide an immediate response to issues, we use a state-of-the-art Digital Pen System, to receive data files and call-out reports on the hour, every hour. Lift and Engineering Services Ltd is based in the West Midlands and hold a comprehensive range of modern equipment. This enables us to work on most types of lifting and handling systems to suit a variety of applications,including listed buildings.

The location is also used to manufacture lift and escalator components, which can often be beneficial when we come across parts and equipment that are difficult to obtain or have become obsolete.

Energy Services

Through our experience of managing energy usage in Solihull Council’s corporate buildings and schools, we are able to offer our expertise to other organisations. We have developed a range of low carbon solutions to help you make more efficient use of your assets.

These include:

• Display energy certificates – advice and an evaluation of energy consumption at buildings
• Air Conditioning Inspection Reports – a five year cycle of inspections undertaken by an accredited energy assessor
• Solar photovoltaic – advice on installation operation and benefits
• Advice on carbon reduction programmes – based around behaviour change and energy profiles at sites
• Advice on current legislation and an assessment to see if your building meetings the requirements
• Advice and survey on lighting systems if you are considering intelligent/LED lighting for your building
• Installation service for numerous energy related projects including design and cost analysis
• Advice and administration of carbon reduction programmes for your buildings
• Advice and training for staff and other stakeholders associated with energy

We also offer assessments to identify current energy use, energy related savings potential and renewable energy solutions with the aim to reduce energy costs, reliance on fossil fuels and maximise return on investment.

Cyclical servicing and regulatory compliance scheduling

To ensure you meet the latest statutory and legislative requirements, we can provide advice, guidance and checks to all domestic, commercial and educational buildings in the following areas:

Asbestos management and removal services

• Management surveys
• Sampling and analysis
• Re-inspection surveys
• Demolition/refurbishment surveys
• Asbestos removal and remediation/encapsulation works
• Air clearance testing

Water hygiene – complete package

• Risk assessments and remedial works
• Water sampling and analysis
• Water monitoring at the frequency identified within the risk assessment
• Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs) checks
• Chlorination and cleansing of water systems

Electrical safety

• Hard wire statutory testing
• Periodic electrical inspection and testing
• Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
• High and low voltage maintenance
• Stage lighting
• Standby generators maintenance
• Substation maintenance
• Lightening conductors

Gas safety

• Gas (and oil) boiler servicing
• Gas tap servicing
• Kitchen equipment servicing
• Gas equipment certification

Air and ventilation

• Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)
• Safety cabinet testing (fume cupboards)
• Kitchen extraction
• Air conditioning and air handling servicing
• Inspections compliant to TM44 regulations

Fire safety

• Fire alarms, design, installation and maintenance and servicing
• Fire risk assessments and fire warden training
• Portable fire equipment maintenance and servicing
• Sprinkler system servicing
• Fire hydrant servicing and maintenance
• Emergency lighting servicing and maintenance

Peace of mind service

We have extensive experience of working with schools and academies to help you secure the best asset management arrangements.

Our service includes:

• Access to a 24 hour, 365 days a year service – giving you peace of mind that we will be there to deal with your issue whenever you need us
• One point of contact – to help maintain your buildings, saving time and money
• Fast and efficient response – to ensure your building remains open and available for study as much as possible
• Advice from a professional building surveyor or engineer – so that you can make the best and right decisions about how to manage your buildings
• Safeguarding assurance – all our contractors are safeguarding approved
• Managing risks and meeting legal requirements – to ensure you comply with the latest legislation, to avoid costly compensation claims and prosecution under HSE law
• An opportunity for you to have full financial control of all works through an agreed Service Level Agreement – allowing you to compare costs and get the most value from your budget.