Maintenance refers to the upkeep of the UL environment and infrastructure - buildings and grounds. Maintenance falls into the following categories:
| Customer Generated Requests fall into the following categories: | Planned Preventive Maintenance |
| Mechanical | |
| Electrical | |
| Builders' work/joiner |
We promptly acknowledge receipt of all requests. Each maintenance request will receive a unique reference number. This reference number will be quoted in all correspondence with you. Urgent requests for maintenance (e.g. heating problems, leaks, power outage, etc.) are attended to immediately. In the case of general maintenance requests, where the request has not been completed within 5 working days, contact is made with the customer/requestor, and explanation is given and an expected completion date provided. This contact is confirmed by email. We advise immediately by email when a request has been completed.
On average we complete 92% of maintenance requests in 3-days or less and 95% of maintenance requests in 5-days or less.
Where a request takes longer than 5-days to complete, this can ordinarily be attributed to one of the following:
- Materials are on order
- Awaiting attendance of an external contractor
- Access to carry out maintenance request to be scheduled for a later date, this should be with original requestors agreement.
Requests for maintenance should be logged through our HELPDESK
Urgent maintenance requests can be reported by dialling 2001 or 2006
Planned Preventative Maintenance is carried out in the background by our permanent in-house teams, supplemented by specialist contractors as required.
Summary of Specialist Mechanical and Electrical Contracts
| Safety Systems | Other M&E | Controls |
| Fire Alarm | Combined Heat & Power (CHP) | Building Management System |
| Gas Detection Special | Water Treatment | Pneumatic Environmental Control Systems |
| Gas Detection Nat gas | Electrical - General | Traditional Environmental Control Systems |
| Auto Fire Extinguishing Systems | Plumbing - General | |
| Kitchen Extract Hood Suppression System | High Tension 10,000 Volt Switchgear | |
| Kitchen Extract Hood Cleaning | Low Voltage Switch Gear | |
| Emer Lighting Central | Power Factor Correction | |
| EmernLighting Interiors | Water Treatment, Heating & DHWS | |
| Smoke Vent Systems | Water Treatment Pool | |
| Smoke Curtains | Radio Handsets & Repeaters | |
| Fire Rated Doors | Access Control Systems | |
| Magnetic Door Releases | Barriers | |
| Auto Fire Doors | Lift Passenger | |
| Fire Extinguishers | Lift Wheelchair | |
| Sprinkler System | Lift Access | |
| Fire Hydrants | Boiler Burners | |
| Fire Hose Reels | AHUs, LPHW | |
| Dry Risers | AHUs, GasFired | |
| Lightning Protection | ACUs | |
| Gas Distri Network - Internal | Chillers | |
| Gas Distri Network - External | Gas Water Heaters (AO Smiths) | |
| Gas Catering Equipment | Compressors | |
| Elec Distribution Boards, RCDs, MCBs Etc | Burglar Alarms | |
| Automatic Doors | ||
| CCTV | ||
| Showers | ||
| Forklift |
The Buildings and Estates Department has an on-site buildings maintenance crew that maintain the buildings throughout the campus. Buildings maintenance includes the maintenance and repair of building structure/fabric, which ranges from faulty door locks, to repair of damaged roof /wall structures. The Buildings & Estates maintenance crew consists of carpenters, a general trade operative and general operatives.
The Buildings maintenance section also has an on-site carpentry workshop which has the capability of manufacturing shelf units/press units and glazed screens to specific Department requirements. Departments wishing to avail of this service should complete a Minor Works form and send to the Buildings and Estates Department.
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