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November 24, 2022

SFG20 is an amazing tool when it comes to PPM, and ensuring your business meets its compliance responsibilities. If you’ve visited the Robinsons Facilities Services blog before, you’ll know that we are advocates of planned preventative maintenance.

Servicing your business assets makes all the difference, whether you’re looking to expand the lifespan of your gas boiler or just make sure your air conditioning unit is running at its full potential.

June 26, 2022

Water chlorination is a specialist hygiene and legionella monitoring method that is applicable to all new water systems being commissioned and before being connected and used, and all existing water systems on an ongoing basis.

March 16, 2022

Technology helps us to improve legionella control, and this includes remote monitoring. This makes it easier to keep records and keep costs down.

March 16, 2021

The Government has this month issued new guidance regarding water hygiene, and specifically for buildings and sites which have been closed or subject to reduced occupancy. Read the advice…

July 14, 2020

A landlord’s responsibilities are increasing all the time, partly due to a Governmental clampdown on the rental sector, but also because of ever-changing health and safety legislation. Here we look at commercial & domestic landlord responsibilities.

May 18, 2020

Whatever industry your organisation is in, you need your facilities and operations to run efficiently and reliably. Increasingly, HVAC systems are becoming part of the fundamental infrastructure of an organisation, particularly in terms of air conditioning, heating, electrical systems, water systems and boilers etc. You hold a big responsibility to have these systems running smoothly and cost-effectively and so appointing an M&E maintenance provider is a critical decision you can’t afford to get wrong.

March 11, 2020

The Legionella bacteria is commonly found in water systems and can cause Legionnaire’s Disease – a severe form of pneumonia. This can have potentially fatal complications within the human lungs. The disease is not contagious, but it is quite easily contracted when contaminated airborne droplets are inhaled into the lungs.

March 8, 2020

Chlorine is long established as an effective and inexpensive form of disinfectant, and regulatory limits exist to control its safe use in drinking water. This follows extensive research, testing and reviews of health data.

April 2, 2019

An employer has a duty to make appropriate PPE available and to monitor its use. The PPE should be suitable and in good condition, it should be issued free of charge and employees need to be trained in how to use it, and the importance of using it.