There’s a new face on the tools at PGS! Meet Lily, our Plumbing and Gas Apprentice, who joined the team in September and is already getting stuck into life in the trade. We caught up with Lily to find out how she became interested in plumbing and gas, what she’s enjoyed most during her first
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Frozen Pipes in Commercial Buildings: Winter Protection To protect a commercial building from frozen pipes, you need to do four things before the first cold snap: insulate all exposed pipework, keep vulnerable areas above a minimum background temperature, know exactly where your stop valves are, and book a professional pre-winter plumbing inspection. Frozen pipes in
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Commercial HVAC Installation: Your Premises Checklist Much of what makes a commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) installation run smoothly is settled before an engineer arrives on site. Access routes, working hours, which other trades are in that week, and who on your side can make decisions on the day: agree those early and
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October has been another busy month for the PGS team, with boiler breakdowns, servicing, plumbing repairs and plenty of hands-on learning for our apprentices. We’ve also welcomed an important new addition to the team, with Martin joining us as our new Operations Director. A Boiler Horror Story! 🔧 One of this month’s standout jobs involved
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Halloween is all about things that go bump in the night, but some of the scariest surprises happen right inside your home! 👻 From boilers on the brink of failure to hidden plumbing problems that could cause serious damage, our PGS engineers have come across their fair share of frightening finds while out on the
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Air handling unit (AHU) filters are one of the simplest parts of a building’s ventilation system to look after, and one of the easiest to forget. An air handling unit is the large box, usually in a plant room or on the roof, that draws in air, filters it, heats or cools it and moves
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Some of the scariest problems in commercial buildings aren’t ghosts hiding in the dark. They’re the plumbing and heating issues nobody sees coming! From bubbling toilets and water pouring through walls to frozen pipes and unexpected heating faults, a hidden problem can quickly become a major headache for businesses. At Plumbing & Gas Solutions (PGS),
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If you enjoy solving problems, take pride in beautifully neat pipework and can quote a film after watching it just once, you’ll fit in well at PGS. Meet Rob Hilson, our new HVAC & Air Conditioning Lead. We sat down with Rob during his first week to get to know the person behind the tools.
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Regular boiler servicing can be easy to put off when everything appears to be working as it should. If the heating is coming on and the hot water is running, it can be tempting to assume that everything inside the boiler is working as it should. However, as we head into the colder months, having
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September has been another busy month for the PGS team, with our engineers carrying out servicing, repairs, installations and maintenance across both domestic and commercial properties. With the colder months approaching, a big focus has been making sure heating and hot water systems are ready to work when our customers need them most. It has
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August has been a big month for PGS, with our engineers working across domestic and commercial properties on everything from plumbing repairs and system maintenance to our very first air conditioning installations. With the summer holidays in full swing, our team have also been making the most of quieter school sites, completing essential maintenance while
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A Busy Month Across Commercial and Domestic Sites July has seen our engineers delivering a wide range of plumbing, heating and gas works across both commercial and domestic properties. From solving complex plumbing faults and upgrading plant rooms to carrying out large-scale maintenance programmes within education settings, our team has continued to support clients with
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