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As winter rapidly approaches and daylight decreases, enhancing your lighting systems becomes ever more important.

As winter quickly approaches, now is the time to ensure your building’s systems are prepared for the cold months ahead. At Lowe & Oliver, we understand the importance of avoiding the unexpected breakdowns that winter often brings.

Keeping your building’s central heating and boiler system in optimal condition all year round is essential for providing visitors and employees with a comfortable and productive work environment, and can also reduce the risk of costly breakdowns and repairs.

A professional lighting design service can help transform your environment, optimising your space for greater productivity, safety, and accessibility for employees, visitors, and service users.

Regular maintenance is crucial for the smooth functioning of buildings and commercial estates and for averting costly repairs, but what is the most cost-effective way of implementing a building maintenance strategy?

Lowe & Oliver, a leading electrical and mechanical contractor based in Oxford, is thrilled to announce a record number of apprenticeship applications following the February launch of its apprentice training facility the ‘Centre for Excellence’.

Applications for the Workplace Charging Scheme are open now. This scheme offers a fantastic opportunity for schools and education establishments to support the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) by providing financial assistance towards the purchase, installation, and infrastructure of electric vehicle charge points.

Modern commercial buildings depend on a complex network of electrical systems, powering everything from lighting to telecoms systems, computers, and machinery. Without regular professional maintenance and safety checks, electrical infrastructure and connected systems can quickly deteriorate, leading to unscheduled downtime, business disruption, and potentially hazardous conditions. Electrical maintenance is, therefore, a key aspect of commercial facilities management. In this article, we’ll examine five core reasons why maintaining your electrical infrastructure is so important.

Legislation introduced last year (1^st September 2023) began the phasing out of fluorescent lamps in the UK. Although there are some exemptions, most companies will have to phase out their existing lighting to comply with the UK and EU-wide effort to phase out hazardous materials in fluorescent lighting, such as mercury.