As schools, colleges and universities across the country get ready to close their doors for the summer, two Milton Keynes businesses are getting set to prepare their buildings for the winter.
The team at Plumbing & Gas Solutions and sister company Facilities Management Solutions have a packed calendar this summer, a statement said, with teams of engineers lined up to service boilers, install heating systems, refurbish buildings and carry out general repair works.
Carl Yeomanson, managing director, said: “The summer holidays are pretty much the only time of the year that education establishments can dedicate time to maintaining, servicing, and preparing buildings and equipment, so it is a key time of the year for us.
“Once students return to their classrooms after the summer break, there is only around a month until the heating will need to go on. There is a legal obligation to keep classrooms at a certain temperature so servicing boilers, for example, are a priority.”
Already in the Plumbing & Gas Solutions summer diary are Cranfield University, Milton Keynes College and Bletchley College, which have been opening their doors for summer servicing for more than five years.
This summer will also be the fifth year the team are set to work at Northamptonshire’s Wellingborough School and for the first year, the Facilities Management Solutions team will be on site at Great Horwood Church of England School. They will also be working on a variety of refurbishment projects at Milton Keynes College.
Schools in Milton Keynes also signed up for summer support include Oakgrove School, Monkston Primary, Emerson Valley School, Merebrook Infant, Caroline Haslett Primary, Glastonbury Thorn and Green Park Primary, a statement added.