Smith Brothers supported UES Building Services on an urgent project at Easton CE Academy in July 2019. UES was appointed as the mechanical contractor and were required to refit the Academy’s heating mains with hot and cold services throughout the building.
The Academy had suffered a leak resulting in £250,000 worth of damage which required a massive overhaul during the 6-week summer holidays. The work needing to be undertaken would have, under normal circumstances, taken around 16 weeks to complete and sign off. Completing the work within such a small time frame meant that the appointed contractors, equipment and every resource had to be quickly arranged, efficiently delivered and at an affordable cost. Whilst the parameters for the work were already narrow, the contractors were facing a busy time with other jobs on the go and they also had to comply with a ‘no hot works’ policy at the Academy.
Our Bristol branch was quick to advise and assist where possible. Our well-stocked stores meant that we could deliver, on time and in full, taking care of all distribution and logistics demands. Our in-depth knowledge and over 125-years of experience in pipe systems meant that we could advise on what system would suit the application, benefitting the customer in the long run. Our fleet of vehicles was able to deliver all materials on schedule and enable UES to overcome one of the biggest challenges of the project.
The work at Eastern Academy required more than 1,500 meters of piping and hundreds of fittings, ranging from 16mm to 63mm. The flexibility of both Aquatechnik’s innovative technologies and Smith Brothers Stores’ quick and efficient logistics ensured UES could even carry out further works requested by the Academy. These included fitting new radiators and outlets to not only repair their pipe system, but also modernise and improve it, safeguarding the Academy’s functions for the future whilst also remaining within that tight 6-week time frame.
During the repairs, no single leak was reported to have occurred and the Academy praised all parties involved. Tom Bishop, a surveyor stated, “I just wanted to thank you for all the work at Easton this summer. The team have been excellent in delivering a huge project in a very short space of time.”
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