Eye on the next generation as work experience opportunities made available to University of Ulster students SPIE UK, a subsidiary of SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has been awarded a four-year contract to be the fire systems maintenance contractor with
Spie UK has been awarded an £8 million contract by Kier in order to carry out the mechanical and electrical, or M&E, work on a new secondary school campus. Kier is constructing the William McIlvanney Campus in Kilmarnock, a project that has been valued at £45.3 million and will combine
SPIE UK are a company that specialize in delivering special forms of security to their clients and have in the last few days been awarded with a special couple of projects to implement for the Clackmannanshire Council in Scotland. It is clear that through this involvement with a Scottish council
Eye on the next generation as work experience opportunities made available to University of Ulster students SPIE UK, a subsidiary of SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has been awarded a four-year contract to be the fire systems maintenance contractor with the University of Ulster. The SPIE UK team will be working across all four of the university’s campuses, which are located at Magee (Derry/Londonderry), Coleraine, Jordanstown and Belfast. As part of the contract, SPIE will be conducting planned and reactive maintenance, servicing and repair of fire alarms and gas suppression on a 24/7, 365 days-a-year basis. SPIE UK will also conduct any upgrades to the fire systems as is appropriate. Already being a supplier of services to the university, the SPIE team was well placed to identify bespoke benefits that they could offer to the University of Ulster, including specific system upgrade works. The contract will run for four years, with an optional extension period of a further four years. Working in the community… The University of Ulster has a proud reputation for its regional community engagement and continues to make a major contribution to the economic, social, and cultural development of Northern Ireland. As part of their work with the university, SPIE will likewise be engaging in a number of community benefit pledges. These include the creation of work experience placements across technical and administrative roles for University of Ulster students, as well as participation in the university’s career events. Jim Skivington, Divisional Managing Director, SPIE UK, said, “We are delighted to have been chosen by the University of Ulster to support them as their fire systems maintenance contractor. The team’s deep knowledge and relationship with the university were key to understanding the improvements that needed to be made. I know that that the team is also very much looking forward to supporting the university in its efforts to engage the local community and support its graduate programme, helping to develop the next generation of professionals in the built environment in Northern Ireland.”
Spie UK has been awarded an £8 million contract by Kier in order to carry out the mechanical and electrical, or M&E, work on a new secondary school campus. Kier is constructing the William McIlvanney Campus in Kilmarnock, a project that has been valued at £45.3 million and will combine Kilmarnock Academy, James Hamilton Academy, New Farm Primary, Silverwood Prim and an Early Childhood Centre. There will also be a third new school created that will replace the provisions that was offered at Onthank Primary School and Grange Academy. As part of the construction project, Spie UK will supply a range of services to the site. These include: low temperature hot water, heating systems that include underfloor heating, domestic water services, syphonic drainage, data-voice, LV Switchgear, stand-by generator, lighting and power, combined heat and power unit, ventilation, fire sprinkler system, fire alarms and security systems. Spie will also be fitting a daylight-linked PIR lighting control system. A part of this feature will be an absence detection in classrooms. When this project is completed it is thought that the school will have the capacity for 1,465 secondary students, 383 primary pupils and 160 early years places. This means that the construction will be able to accommodate children from 2 to 18 when the William McIlvanney Campus is completed. In the past Spie has worked for Kier in order to carry out a multi technical services worth £7 million at Garnock Community Campus for North Ayrshire Council. Spie was selected for the work as they have a great deal of knowledge in the mechanical and electrical sectors as well as being known for their energy management, which will be useful for this new Kilmarnock Campus. The tam at Kier are pleased to be working with Spie again and knows that their expertise will allow the company to deliver an innovative solutions for the modern school construction.
SPIE UK are a company that specialize in delivering special forms of security to their clients and have in the last few days been awarded with a special couple of projects to implement for the Clackmannanshire Council in Scotland. It is clear that through this involvement with a Scottish council the company is improving and expanding the amount of services that it provides and is developing better relationships with the wider community. Having worked with the council on projects before, it seems evident that the company is well geared towards providing greater forms of security for those involved, especially in the social housing sector of the community which forms the first enterprise that the company has been commissioned to complete. SPIE UK will be given a £450,000 amount in order to improve the doors and entrances of various social housing projects in the area in order to bring it up to date with the latest forms of security so that its residents in social housing can remain certain that they are safe where they are. Set to be completed over the course of the next four years, this project if anything consolidates and strengthens the already secure bonds between the security provider and the Clackmannanshire Council, who have expressed their thorough appreciation of the company’s dedication of its excellent services towards project initiatives taking place in the local community. As Paul Stevenson of SPIE UK explains, the implementation of this project over a sustained time period will ensure that the company will not disturb the residents too much and will be able to carry out the tasks at a consistent and comfortable rate that will not disturb the daily routines of the Clackmannanshire residents of the area. Indeed, this represents a great deal of success for the council, whose use of SPIE UK services will undoubtedly help to improve the lives of members of the community for the better.
