3rd June 2021
When we normally announce a new starter with Kimpton, we talk about what first attracted them to the business. With Steve Turner however, it’s slightly different, as Steve is actually returning to the business after a 37-year break. Back in 1984 Steve’s first job after school was as a Youth Trainee with the EA Kimpton. It was this business…
more >26th November 2020
Kimpton Energy Solutions is proud to announce that we have committed to honour the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognise the value serving personnel – regular and reservists, veterans and military families – contribute to our business, our community and country.
Working with armed forces personnel has always been an important principle for Kimpton. We understand how difficult the transition can…
more >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…
more >12th March 2020
The work is beginning in the Kingsway Tunnel on the £3m project to replace the gravity and pumped drainage pipework. The scale of the project is made clear when you look at the sheer scale of the tunnel system. There are two 9.6m diameter bores and a tunnel length of 2.5km. It’s the second-longest road tunnel in the UK,…
more >7th February 2020
We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed by Merseytravel to deliver a £3m upgrade and replacement of the gravity pumped drainage pipework for the Kingsway Tunnel. It’s part of a detailed planned and preventative maintenance and upgrade programme put in place when the first Kingsway tunnel opened in 1971. Our team will complete the work in…
more >1st August 2019
Matt Breakwell has joined Kimpton as Business Development Manager. He joins from Warmer Energy in Liverpool, where he worked in a similar role.
He brings a wealth of senior management experience having worked in roles around the construction and development industry for many years.
9th November 2018
We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed to deliver the HVAC package throughout the new Carden Park Spa Development in Cheshire.
The £10m build of the luxury spa, just nine miles from Chester, is part of an overall…
more >25th October 2018
The Turner Home (formerly The Turner Memorial Home) on Dingle Lane, Toxteth Liverpool was founded in 1884 for the care of sick and disadvantaged men. It has continued to function in this role as a registered residential and nursing home for men ever since. The building is listed by English Heritage as a designated Grade II listed building. This…
more >4th October 2018
At Kimptons, we work on quite a number of commercial plumbing projects on process site of all sizes and across all sorts of industries. It’s where we believe we are stronger than many as we have honed our skills on the many process projects we delivered over our 50 years. Interestingly, the skills we have learned on the…
more >2nd August 2018
Following on from the successful completion of Greenbank Blocks C & D we are very pleased to have secured the £700k M&E package for the refurbishment on the grade II listed Greenbank house. The main scope of the works is HVAC and will involve the installation of new heat recovery ventilation, LPHW heating & radiators, domestic hot…
more >20th July 2018
At Kimpton Energy Solutions, we are continually striving to improve and develop the level of service we provide to our clients. In 2008 we teamed up with a software company to develop our own Field Service Management (FSM) software. The aim was to help us to deliver a more consistently professional service to our customers whilst allowing us to…
more >20th April 2018
Four years ago, the Kimpton team installed the UK’s first Marine Source Heat Pump at Plas Newydd House in Anglesey for the National Trust. As it was a first, we have been back for a revisit to see how it has done and how it’s performing to try and get a better understanding of…
more >9th April 2018
The Kimpton team have just commenced on site at the new Hollis Croft Student Accommodation project in Sheffield. It’s a £1.8m Mechanical Services project we announced here and we expect to be on site for the next 18 months.
Over the coming months, we’ll be revisiting the project and sharing updates as there are quite a few interesting innovations in…
more >16th March 2018
We are delighted to announce the Maintenance Contract Renewal for Chester Zoo for the 30th year in succession.
Chester Zoo – The North of England Zoological Society was founded in the early 1930’s and has grown…
more >10th January 2018
We recently completed the installation of two cold water tanks of 20,000 and 30,000 litres at The Capital Building, Liverpool. The old tank cold water system was neither big enough or able to meet the changing demands of the refurbished building. The new tanks have been designed to improve resilience, offer far greater sureness of supply and to comply…
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