Business Case Studies

 16/01/2012

Tiptree Fire Station is a retained rural fire station serving the village of Tiptree and surrounding areas. It is situated between Colchester and Chelmsford in Essex and is part of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.

Matt Lyon, a surveyor at Essex County Fire and Rescue, explained that in early 2010 the service wanted to save money on its radiator-heated isolated rural locations which are very costly to keep warm. He said: “People tend to leave the heating on when exiting the...

 16/01/2012

Shoeburyness fire station is a Retained Fire Station and part of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Like many fire stations, it is expensive to heat, so around three years ago the brigade thought of installing a boiler and energy management system to cut heating costs. Mark Askew, the building service engineer at Essex Fire & Rescue Property Services, explained that he wanted “Greater control over the heating” and that he was “…. eager to save money...

 16/01/2012

Ely Fire Station handles fire safety in the medieval Cathedral City of Ely which situated 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Cambridge. The station is part of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, whose community work includes developing a campaign to reduce the number of kitchen fires. Ely is also home to one of the six Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service district offices, the office for East Cambridgeshire....

 16/01/2012

Brewers Hill Middle School in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, educates approximately 200 pupils. The school says it is a safe and caring learning environment where everyone has the opportunity to reach their potential. In describing its core values, it says, it believes in the principles of inclusion, the importance of consistency and the development of the whole child. They value mutual respect by having high expectations of learning and teaching and say they will continue to raise standards. One of their mottos is ‘Our school’s achievements will be...

 05/01/2012

Welwyn St Mary’s Primary School takes children from ages 4 to 11. Built originally in 1940 as a secondary school, St Mary’s is a large school with spacious buildings and grounds. In addition to big classrooms the school has a gym, two libraries, a computer suite, a hall with stage and a music room. The school has a strong tradition for success in the Arts and Sport and have specialist teachers in Music, French and P.E.

In 2009 the school was reviewing the ever increasing cost of running the school including the heating costs. 8 gas fired boilers heat...

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