Surface: Cladding

New signing for Ashton Gate

OneFifty is delighted to have been signed up to carry out regular exterior surface cleaning for Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol.

Largest event space in the South West

Ashton Gate Stadium is the home of Bristol City Football Club and the Bristol Rugby Club. Over the past three years it has undergone a £45 million pound redevelopment to create a state-of- the-art, 27,000 capacity stadium and the largest conference and event space in the South West.

Redevelopment began with the South Stand and culminated with the completion of the impressive two tier West Stand, known as the Lansdown in honour of Stephen Lansdown who funded the redevelopment. OneFifty will be responsible for maintaining the exterior surfaces of the Lansdown, including monthly cleaning of its plush grey and white clad walls and regular weekly window cleaning.

Cleaning scheduled to meet rigorous demands

The stadium is located near to the city centre and is surrounded by a busy road network, so atmospheric pollution soon builds up to form a dirty film on all of the exterior surfaces. Stadium manager, Ross Wormald, had used OneFifty’s services on a number of occasions and had been impressed by our responsive service and high standards of cleaning. He contacted us to see if we could help keep the stadium looking its best without breaking the bank.

Our steam cleaning system provides the most efficient and cost effective way of removing dirt and grime and we were able to develop an annual schedule of works that would meet both his demanding cleaning requirements and budget. Our regular cleaning will help keep the plush grey and white cladding of the Lansdown stand looking clean and smart, and help prolong its lifespan.

Proud to play our part

As members of the Lansdown club and season ticket holders we have an emotional attachment to Ashton Gate so we were thrilled to win the contract. We are looking forward to playing out part in helping maintain the external appearance of this impressive landmark building.

To find out more about planned exterior cleaning please contact Max or Andy Morris on 0333 234 1445 or email your enquiry and we will get back to you.

 

Big Clean for Big Yellow Self Storage

Over the cold grey winter months, we have been hard at work cleaning Big Yellow Self Storage units. Big Yellow Self Storage has huge units located all over the UK and the project provided an opportunity for us to prove our ability to deliver a brilliant service, and brilliant exterior surface cleaning, across multiple sites and over a wide geographic area.

Have van, will travel

The company first contacted us to clean their Bristol storage unit, as soon as they realised that we offer a far wider geographic cover they asked us to quote for additional units. We’ve now cleaned 19 of their massive storage units in London (and surrounding areas), Cardiff, Colchester, Nottingham and Sheffield, and we are about to complete one in Edinburgh.

Great service and competitive rates

Cost was a significant factor in winning these projects. Our unique pressurised steam cleaning system is extremely efficient which means that we can often complete cleaning projects to a very high standard more quickly than other companies – which makes us very competitive on price.

Efficient planning and communications  

But it’s not just about the cost and the quality of the cleaning, customer service was of critical importance as well. We soon came to realise that previous contractors had failed to deliver in terms of both the quality of their cleaning and the way that they went about their work.

Communication is key, we always call to pre-confirm dates for cleaning and make sure that it will be convenient for us to be on site. We also ensure that that we will be able to gain entry, set up our high-level access equipment and carry out work safely and efficiently. Because of the way the units are constructed – to maximise the land they go to the edge of the plot – it was often tricky to find a space in which to set up our kit. Having experience of working in some pretty tight spaces, we can source niche access equipment and get the job done.

Let the sun shine

The buildings that we cleaned for Big Yellow were mainly industrial style warehouses, many clad with aluminium, and a lot looked more green than yellow when we started work! steam cleaning, our pressurised steam cleaning equipment, is brilliant for cleaning all kinds of cladding and we were able to quickly remove layers of built-up dirt and grime, transforming the storage units back to their original bright and sunny yellow colour. We also cleaned out the gutters while we had the access equipment in place, which will help protect the buildings from water damage.

We’ve received very positive feedback from everyone at Big Yellow, and they have asked us to come and clean their car parks next.

To find out more about exterior cleaning for multi-site units please contact Max or Andy Morris on 0333 234 1445 or email and we will get back to you.

Exterior surface cleaning for One Glass Wharf

One Glass Wharf forms the centrepiece of Bristol’s high-end business quarter located on the river near Temple Meads Station. This award winning building features an undulating terracotta, zinc and glass façade as well as two wall slices made of smooth white composite stone. It’s an iconic building and it is therefore critical that it be kept looking immaculate at all times. Property managers, Knight Frank, rely on us to help them achieve this.

Planned cleaning achieves best outcome

To make the best use of their available budget, we clean different sections of the building each year, and at the same time we also tackle specific areas that are prone to staining from environmental pollution. This keeps the building looking fresh and well maintained at all times in the most cost efficient way.

We are very proud to retain this work on an ongoing basis, it’s a prestigious building inhabited by some of Bristol’s most high-profile businesses. It’s also a very challenging building to access and clean, but since we are always up for a challenge we like this!

Reach for the sky

We have a range of different high-level access equipment at our disposal which enables us to reach extremely high level external surfaces. For One Glass Wharf we brought in the spiders again, this time with even bigger truck-mounts to achieve the required outreach on one particular elevation. A 53 meter platform-mounted cherry picker, with a 39m horizontal out-reach, allowed us to reach all of the areas that we needed to clean. Our operators are experienced in high access cleaning work and are fully IPAF trained providing customers with complete peace of mind.

Brilliant cleaning keeps One Glass Wharf looking like new

On our most recent clean we worked on sections of the smooth white composite stone and certain areas of the terra cotta cladding. We also cleaned powder coated aluminium window frames and the glass arch system. While we had the access equipment in place we arranged for the windows to be cleaned as well, thus leaving the whole building looking pristine and shining like new.

Will Mellor of Knight Frank said, “One Glass Wharf is an important part of Knight Frank’s portfolio. We were chosen to manage the building because of the high level of service and support that we offer. I, in turn, use The Jet Washing Company to help me keep One Glass Wharf looking its best at all times. I know I can rely on them to deliver the best quality exterior surface cleaning, a very high quality of customer service and excellent value.”

To find out more about our exterior surface cleaning service please contact Max Morris on 0333 234 1445 or email your enquiry and we will get back to you.

Access all areas – cleaning the Environmental Agency’s roofs

We recently cleaned the roofs of the Environment Agency buildings in Exeter. The roofs are concrete-clad and over the years atmospheric pollution had built up on the corrugated surfaces leaving them covered in a thick layer of dirt. Because the pitch of the roof is quite low, the dirt was very evident so they had decided something needed to be done.

ACCESS CHALLENGES – SORTED

The facilities managers in charge of building maintenance were struggling to find a contractor to do the work. The ones they had spoken to had all proposed erecting scaffolding to access the roofs, and then cleaning off staging boards. Health and safety regulations prohibited anyone stepping onto the roofs, so they were not keen on this method of access. When we proposed using cherry pickers to gain high level access they were really pleased as it solved their dilemma. Our approach also meant work could be completed more quickly and more cost efficiently.

OUR EFFICIENT PROCESS WINS MORE NEW INSTRUCTIONS

The cleaning was carried out over two consecutive weekends so as to not interfere with their weekday schedule, and the whole project ran really smoothly. The roofs now look as good as new, you can see from the pictures what a difference our cleaning made.

The facilities managers in charge of the property were impressed by our planning and organisation and the way that we managed the whole project from start to finish, so much so that they have invited us back to do more work!

If you would like to know more about our roof and cladding cleaning services please email or give us a call on  0333 234 1445. 

Cleaning SUEZ Sort It centres

We recently cleaned the exterior and interior of two huge SUEZ (formerly SITA) Sort It centres in Bristol – Mangotsfield and Yate. It was a mucky task – but needs must, so our team simply rolled up their sleeves and got on with the job.

What a load of rubbish!

Every day tonnes of household and commercial waste are deposited at Sort It centres throughout the UK; kettles and fridges, sacks of rubble, garden waste, furniture, food stuffs, engine oil – all the stuff that people want to dispose of. These centres are basically transfer stations and the rubbish is on its first step of a process that will include sorting then composting, reusing, recycling (wherever possible) or being disposed of in the most environmental way possible.

A fast and efficient turnaround

SUEZ needed us to clean both the outside and the inside of these units. A build-up of dirt on the metal internal wall cladding had created a potential fire hazard and needed to be cleaned to conform with strict Health and Safety requirements.

This was the first job that we had ever done for SUEZ and we were keen to demonstrate our skills. It was a sizeable project – two enormous warehouses – and the work needed to be completed quickly. This was no problem as we had both the resources and the equipment to allow us to implement cleaning and complete the work within the required timings.

From grimy to shiny – using state of the art cleaning equipment

Our pressurised steam cleaning system made light work of removing the built-up dirt on both the external and internal cladding. We were able to use cherry pickers, both inside and out, to access the high fronts and sides. All work was carried out out-of-hours so as to not interrupt their day-to-day business.

This was a real transformational clean. Using pressurised steam, we were able to remove the black grime and return the metal cladding to its original pale grey colour – as shown in the images below. Work was completed well within the required time frame and our client was very pleased with the outcome.

If you would like to know more about our industrial cleaning services please email or us a call on 0333 234 1445.

 

Our system works its magic on wood, brick, render and cement

St George’s Heights is a modern apartment block located in Redfield, in South Bristol. The building façade is made up of four different substrates; wooden cladding, brick work, cement and K Rend render. Each of these surfaces requires a slightly different method of cleaning which was no problem for our cleaning system.

Our versatile cleaning system can be easily adapted and adjusted to suit whatever surface needs to be cleaned.

  • On the timber clad areas, we used steam cleaning on a very gentle setting to ensure that we did not damage the surface. We have used the system to clean wooden surfaces many times before so knew exactly what settings would work to get the best results. You simply could not achieve the same outcome using high pressure cold water washing because the pressure required to achieve an acceptable level of cleaning would have completely shredded the surface.
  • On the coping stones, which are made of solid cast cement, we used a powerful hot wash. The cement can easily withstand the heat and pressure and it achieves really excellent results.
  • A large percentage of the façade has been treated with K Rend, a high quality external coloured silicone render used by builders and developers to create a durable weather-proof building façade. K Rend incorporates silicone water repellents as part of its cement based system, which repels water while still allowing the substrate to breathe. This helps to preserve the look of the render by slowing down algae growth. None the less, over time algae will develop, creating ugly black stains typically under the eaves of the roof and beneath window ledges.

Steam cleaning is ideal for cleaning render. It allows us to finely adjust pressure in order to achieve a gentle but effective clean.  We also use a special render wash to enhance the cleaning process and it delivers outstanding results.

For more information about our flexible jet washing services contact Max or Andy Morris on 0333 234 1445 or email info@onefifty.co.uk