News: BG Controls secures university contract

Rotherham building controls specialist BG Controls has announced that it has been awarded a five-year service and maintenance contract with the University of Lincoln.

BG is currently installing and commissioning an integrated heating and access control system on buildings located on the Brayford Pool campus and on some of the University's satellite sites across the county.

The Dinnington firm has used specialist technology to bring together systems and products across all the buildings to interface in one central system that can be accessed remotely by the facilities manager. BG also remotely monitors the system on a daily basis to diagnose and rectify any potential faults and alleviate responsibility from the on site facilities management team.

The technology also automates innovative air source heat pumps, which heat and cool the interiors of Sparkhouse Studios - the University's start-up business facility - as well as the newly expanded Human Performance Centre.

A new access control system has also been installed in the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre – the University's performance and conference venue. BG is currently in the process of extending this access system to the new Business & Law faculty building.

The building controls specialist specified cost-effective ID cards and readers for both facilities, enabling access privileges to authorised students and staff.

Kevin Forth, facilities manager at the university said: "Integration of the building services and access control systems onto one central platform allows us a better degree of manageability across all the campuses.

"The remote monitoring and ongoing service and maintenance provision also provides us with the reassurance that all the buildings are performing efficiently at all times."

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