Facilities Management & Planned Maintenance For Schools and Universities
Since 2007 Huttie has been at the forefront of Facilities Management (FM) for schools and universities in Cambridge and the surrounding Cambridgeshire area. Our forward-thinking and proactive approach to FM services ensures students are free to learn in a safe, well-maintained environment. Our team of experts includes mechanical & electrical engineers and specialists in HVAC and renewable energy. This mix of specialists means we can cover any building maintenance issues that arise from university campuses and schools.
What is Facilities Management for schools and universities?
This service ensures the maintenance and upkeep of your educational institution – whether that’s a university campus or a primary school. The building needs to be safe with infrastructure running efficiently to provide an optimal learning and teaching environment. Typically, the services we offer cover hard FM which covers the physical maintenance and management of the building/facilities. This includes electrical systems, plumbing, heating systems and more. We ensure these critical systems operate efficiently and comply with required safety standards to ensure safety and reliability and to spot any problems before they arise. Through this process, you can reduce downtime and ensure nothing will interrupt the learning for your students.
Facilities Management Services
Preventative Maintenance
This involves carrying out regular inspections and the proactive upkeep of the building and facilities to ensure all systems, equipment and infrastructure are performing at their best. This approach minimises expensive, unexpected breakdowns meaning classrooms and schools can continue without disruption. This thorough service also helps to increase the lifespan and safety of the building, providing a solid return on investment and a productive environment.
Energy Management
It takes a lot of power to keep schools and universities working so implementing energy management initiatives helps to minimise operational costs. But this also helps to make your educational facility be more sustainable and energy efficient. Reviewing and optimising HVAC systems, lighting systems or installing renewable energy solutions like solar PV panels can help align the school or university with environmental goals.
Safety & Compliance
FM for schools and universities is crucial to ensure the safety of students as well as ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations, fire safety standards, and emergency preparedness protocols. We can conduct regular safety audits, fire alarm drills, testing and installation of fire safety equipment. These regular checks help to identify potential issues before an emergency and mitigate any hazards.
Customised Solutions
Every educational institution has its own unique set of needs. That’s why we offer customised Hard FM solutions tailored to your school or university’s requirements. Whether it’s adapting to historic or listed buildings or integrating advanced technologies in modern university campuses, we work with you to develop an FM contract that aligns with your objectives to ensure you’re getting what you want and you’re only paying for what you need.
Reactive & Emergency Services
Despite the best preventive measures, unfortunately, emergencies can still occur. Our reactive and emergency services team enable us to respond quickly and effectively to any emergency issues that arise – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Minimising downtime and ensuring that disruptions are kept to a minimum. Whether it’s a sudden plumbing failure, electrical outage, or any other urgent situation, our team is on hand to restore normal operations quickly and efficiently.
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The Benefits of Professional Facilities Management
- Improved Learning Environment: Effective FM creates a comfortable environment, ensuring classrooms, labs, and common areas are in optimal condition and clean. A clear learning space leads to a better educational experience, allowing students to focus and staff to teach effectively.
- Cost Efficiency: Although FM services come at a cost preventive maintenance and energy management result in long-term cost savings. By addressing issues early and improving energy efficiency, schools or colleges can avoid costly repairs, downtime and reduce utility expenses, freeing budgets for other priorities.
- Safety & Security: For educational buildings where there are a lot of people safety is crucial. FM services ensures strict adherence to safety procedures and standards, including fire safety, secure access, and emergency preparedness, providing peace of mind for students, staff, and visitors.
- Regulatory Compliance: Staying compliant with legal and safety standards is essential. Our teams can work with you to ensure facilities are up-to-date with the latest regulations, minimising the risk of non-compliance and associated penalties.
Facilities Management Services for all Sectors
Through our years of experience, we’ve provided facilities management services to a range of businesses throughout a number of different sectors. Our combined knowledge and expertise make us an excellent choice for your facilities management partner. We cover a range of industries and sectors, including:
Facilities Management for Hospitality
Keeping your hospitality venue up and running is imperative as downtime due to repairs can mean costly closures. We can provide a range of facilities management services for restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs and more.
Facilities Management for Retail Shops
With extensive experience with a number of high street brands and retail outlets, we can provide facilities management services for retail including supermarkets. Ensure the smooth running of your premises and reduce downtime and closures.
Facilities Management for Healthcare
With so many people relying on healthcare, it’s important to ensure facilities are managed to ensure they’re safe. Our team is on hand to provide facilities management services to healthcare premises such as care homes, NHS facilities, and private hospitals.
Some of Our Facilities Management Services Clients
Contact Us For Facilities Management for School and Universities
We’re located in Cambridge serving education facilities such as schools, colleges and universities in Cambridge and travel throughout Cambridgeshire and the East of England. We provide our FM services to many sectors including commercial businesses, industrial and warehouses, healthcare facilities, technology, hospitality, and retail premises. We can provide Facilities Management services across the UK including Facilities management in London. If you have any questions please see our facilities management FAQs.
Contact our team today to discuss your requirements and to book a site survey so we can offer a quotation.
