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Cleaning the Bristol Business School
We recently carried out an external cleaning project for the University of the West of England (UWE). With educational roots dating back to the 16th century, UWE recently celebrated 30 years of having university status. It has three large campuses located in and around Bristol: Glenside in Fishponds, Bower Ashton – the hub of its City Campus, and the massive purpose-built Frenchay Campus.
UWE’s Bristol Business School is located in Frenchay and is the largest building on the campus. With 17,200 M2 of space over seven floors, serving 5,500 students, it's considered the jewel in the crown of the Frenchay Campus. This was the building that we were asked to clean.
About the building
The Bristol Business School building’s exterior consists of expansive clad surfaces and huge, glazed sections. It is mainly clad in pale grey cement fibre board panels, offset by darker steel grey metal panels.
Cement fibre board cladding is a durable, low maintenance material; however, it is not immune to environmental staining and the pale grey cladding on the Bristol Business School needed a thorough clean.
OneFifty - a safe pair of hands
OneFifty has extensive experience of cleaning large educational establishments, and the facilities team at UWE came to us looking for a safe pair of hands to get the work done over the summer before the start of the autumn term.
For this job, finding a pressure that removed the dirt while protecting the surface was key. Cement fibre board has a very high porosity, which means that, rather like blotting paper, it absorbs liquid. At the same time, it requires a gentle touch as the fibres can otherwise flake off and degrade the cladding.
With a range of cleaning systems at our disposal we are well positioned to carry out cleaning across multiple exterior surfaces. Our tried and tested processes, combined with our in-depth experience and expertise in cleaning, allow us to achieve unsurpassed standards of cleaning, while mitigating the risk of damage.
In addition to exterior building cleaning, we also used media blasting to clean some of the campus stairways leaving everything looking spick and span ready for start of the new academic year. We are looking forward to working with the UWE team in the near future to help with ongoing cleaning of different buildings and facilities on their other campus buildings.
To find out more about our reliable and efficient exterior building cleaning services call Max or Andy Morris on 0333 234 1445 or email your enquiry and we’ll get back to you.
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