Schools have three constraints most buildings do not: the calendar, the safeguarding of children, and a budget that arrives once a year. We plan around all three. Installations happen in the holidays, maintenance happens around exams, engineers are DBS-checked, and we help business managers build the compliance programme into the annual budget rather than the emergency one.
What we do for schools and colleges
- Fire detection and alarm systems, often replacing life-expired conventional panels with addressable systems across multiple blocks.
- Emergency lighting testing and upgrades, including LED conversions.
- Lockdown alert systems and PA integration.
- Access control and visitor management at the school gate and reception.
- CCTV to safeguarding-appropriate standards.
- Fixed wire testing (EICR) and PAT testing programmed for the holidays.
- Fire risk assessments and fire stopping.
Multi-academy trusts and university estates
For estates of many sites we standardise the specification, programme maintenance centrally and report per site and per trust in the portal, so the estates director sees one compliance dashboard rather than thirty spreadsheets.
Questions we are asked in this sector
Can you work in the holidays?
Yes. Installations and disruptive works are programmed for half-terms and summer. Planned maintenance is scheduled to avoid exams and, where needed, outside school hours.
Are your engineers DBS-checked?
Yes, and they follow the school’s safeguarding procedures, sign in, wear ID and are never left unsupervised with pupils.
Do you install lockdown systems?
Yes, designed around your lockdown procedure, with a distinct signal, PA messaging and door control. See our lockdown systems page.
