Blog Archive

Hope for Ukraine

7th April 2022
The Kimpton team have been busy again, working with the Estates Department at Liverpool Hope University.
Seeing the plight of the people of Ukraine, the Hope Estates team asked a number of suppliers to help with their own efforts. At Kimpton, we have managed the PPM for the HVAC systems across the University since 2009 and were keen to…
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Keeping prices firm in a time of turmoil

31st March 2022
This isn’t going to the prettiest of posts, but the point it will make should make this worth a read.
We’re working in unprecedented times in the construction industry, with materials shortages and price rises coming at us from every angle. This is happening at the same time as the world is beginning a programme of decarbonising the HVAC…
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Replacement heating and cooling system for the Capital Building

29th October 2020
The Capital Building, or to use its original name, New Hall Place, is a 13 storey building in the Commercial District in Liverpool. Because of its sandy-coloured exterior and waterfront location, it’s often known locally, as the Sand Castle. Originally built in 1974 for Royal Insurance, it incorporates a section of the original ‘walkways in the sky’ project that…
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Nightingale House Hospice Refurbishment

21st November 2019
Nightingale House Hospice provides specialist palliative care services to patients and their families across much of North East Wales completely free of charge. They reach from Wrexham, Flintshire and East Denbighshire to Barmouth and the towns on the Welsh border, including Oswestry and Whitchurch.
There’s a…
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Major Plant Removal for Hospital Roof Replacement

11th October 2019
The Kimpton Maintenance team are currently on-site, working alongside a major roofing contractor to remove the air conditioning plant, to allow them to complete the replacement of the ageing roof.
As you can see from the Google Maps images below, the roof is huge and stretches across twelve separate buildings, with a mix of flat…
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What is the right HVAC system for hotels?

5th April 2019
With our many years experience of planned and preventative maintenance programmes, we have spent a lot of time working on the HVAC system for hotels. We have seen major changes in both the design of… more >
Ongoing maintenance for the Ramada Plaza, Southport

4th January 2018
Kimpton’s service and maintenance department are pleased to have secured the Planned Maintenance Contract for The Ramada Plaza Hotel in Southport, a number one rated, 4-star establishment set in the beautiful Waterfront complex. The hotel has 133 luxurious rooms, marine brassiere and bar area all with spectacular views across the water.
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What our customers say

Kimpton Energy Solutions have provided a reliable and helpful service at Dover and Philharmonic Court since they were opened in 2014 /15. A good working relationship is maintained with the service engineers and having a key account manager who is responsive and maintains regular communication has been a key factor in service provision.Having a…
Kimptons provided a ‘planned maintenance schedule’ to suit our academic year requirements and maintained the dates set out. Their engineers were always well presented and aware of how to conduct themselves within our environment. They were all trained and knowledgeable on the various items of equipment they came to work on. Mr Mike Pickles,…
We are happy with the service Kimptons have provided over the years. Their engineers are local and have great knowledge of our systems. We have built up an excellent working relationship with service engineers along with their office staff. Mr Kevin Foy, Notre Dame College
The Kimpton engineers on site are always accommodating to requests from the estates team with regards to heating, ventilation and air conditioning issues. The planned maintenance schedule has developed over the years and works well throughout the year. Having a key account manager who attends site on a weekly basis provides an excellent line…
The installation will improve the comfort conditions in several areas of the school servicing both pupils and staff. We are very experienced in undertaking projects in these conditions were flexibility and careful scheduling is key and this was crucial to our appointment on this contract.
We have been using TKR Services since their inception and during that time they proved to be not only commercially competitive, but also, looking from an Engineers point of view they have strived to provide the highest quality work.
The Plaza is a showpiece building for Bruntwood in Liverpool and we have since made it our own headquarters in the city. To reflect this, we needed to ensure that the fit out was of the highest quality, whilst maintaining the high levels of service our tenants expect from Bruntwood.