Estates and Facilities Management service disruptions

Updates on current disruptions affecting Estates and Facilities Management (EFM) services in University buildings, upcoming works which will affect EFM services and recently resolved issues.

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Current Maintenance Issues

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the service disruptions described below and are working hard to resolve these as soon as possible.

Start DateBuilding/area affectedDetails
18/06/2025Sir Henry StephensonThe lift has been reported as out of service. The engineers are currently on site to resolve this as quickly as possible. Apologies for any inconveniences this may cause.
Start DateBuilding/area affectedDetails
26/06/2025Pam Liversidge BuildingThe lift has been reported as faulty. A job has been raised for technical services to attend as soon as possible.  We will update as soon as this has been resolved. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Upcoming Scheduled Maintenance

Start dateAnticipated end dateBuilding/area affectedDetails
03/07/202504/07/2025

UoS St George's Campus (Broad Lane)
UoS Heartspace
UoS North Campus Kroto Research Institute
UoS North Campus
UoS North Campus
UoS St Georges Church
UoS ICOSS

UoS Jessop Building
UoS Bioincubator
UoS Jessop West
UoS Diamond Building
UoS Hicks Building
UoS Computing Services
UoS Information Commons
UoS Old Students Union Ext/Graves
UoS Old Students Union
UoS Brunswick Street
UoS University House
UoS Division of Education
UoS Octagon Centre
UoS Firth Court
UoS 4A Shearwood Road
UoS Goodwin Sports Centre Cofield
Uos Goodwin Sports Centre Gym/Admin
UoS Goodwin Sports Centre Admin/Showers
UoS Elmfield Building  

Veolia and our contractors are preparing resources to carry out emergency corrective maintenance works to our underground pipeline within your area. It is imperative that these works are carried out, in order to maintain optimum operation of the District Energy Network.

Works will commence on Thursday 3rd July with an overnight shutdown starting from 18:00 and completing 09:00 on Friday morning.

Recently Resolved Issues

Start dateEnd dateBuilding/area affectedDetails
25/06/202526/06/2025School of Clinical Dentistry

Lift One (01) is out of service today, parts are required and once supplied the work will be completed.  Apologies for any inconveniences this may cause.

Lift is back in service 26/06/2025

Start dateEnd dateBuilding/area affectedDetails
18/06/202520/06/2025The OctagonThe lift is now back in use.
Start DateBuilding/area affectedDetails
10/06/2025Western BankYorkshire Water (YW) are performing an emergency burst inspection in the Fulwood Road area,  please note there may follow a loss of water pressure effecting various buildings. YW advise issue resolved.