We understand the need to carry out projects within fully operational ‘live’ environments and ensure that our works are carried out with the minimum impact on the day-to-day life of your school.

With extensive experience working within the education sector, we work closely with you to improve, maintain, and develop your facilities, to ensure you have an environment your staff, students and parents are proud of.

Our skilled teams undertake full preventative, repair, and replacement services, including to:

• Building structures
• Fixtures and fittings, windows and doors, walls, fencing and gates
• Electrics, plumbing and heating
• Renewable and low-carbon energy technology
• Kitchen and catering equipment
• Assisted technology

First impressions count, therefore providing clean, safe, warm, and inspirational environments for learning is a promise that we will deliver.

Our property consultancy professionals create high quality, innovative spaces that inspire and motivate your students to learn.

We deal with projects of all sizes, from individual refurbishments and alterations to designing new schools. Whether you require a single service or an integrated package, we tailor our solution to suit your needs and help you to create the best possible environment for learning.

When you choose us, you enjoy access to our wide field of experts, who work together to support your project.

Services include:

• Architectural design
• School master planning
• Interior design and space planning
• Mechanical and electrical design
• Project management
• Structural design
• Surveying and maintenance
• Energy management and monitoring
• Project and cost management
• Sustainability consultancy
• Agency and estate management
• Bidding assistance e.g., Condition Improvement Fund

We are fortunate to be surrounded by fresh, locally sourced produce and are proud to work with producers and suppliers who care about the world around them.

This not only enables us to deliver a high-quality catering service to schools and academies, it also helps to deliver great value to our clients while helping to sustain the local supply chain.

Our menus are engaging, seasonal and nutritionally balanced to ensure pupils are fuelled for learning.

• At least 75% of all produce is cooked from fresh, on site each day
• An NHS dietician supports our menu development and ensures we provide tantalising flavour combinations and healthy, diverse meals
• We employ local, reliable account managers and mobile teams

Cleanliness in schools has never been more important and you’re right to expect high standards of cleaning and hygiene, providing a safe learning environment.

Our motivated staff ensure your buildings are kept in a first-class condition, providing cost effective, reliable solutions, including:

• Deep cleaning
• Specialist cleaning
• Window cleaning
• Periodic cleaning
• Kitchen cleaning including canopy and ductwork

The ‘in-house’ team we supply to you – with access to additional mobile support staff – ensures you enjoy a continuous service.

We invest in the latest technology and our state-of-the-art tools provide live, online quality auditing and fault reporting. Accessible through any device, this gives you visibility of your service, at any time.

The range of services we offer, combined with the use of technology, and innovative and eco-friendly cleaning products, allows us to price competitively, passing savings on to our clients.

Our cleaners take great pride in their work and will make sure to keep your windows sparkling clean. We offer a professional service with friendly staff willing to go above and beyond to deliver what you require.

Window cleaning:

• Contract or one-off cleaning
• Internal or external
• Solar panels
• Canopies
• Signage

Our 24/7 facilities management helpdesk offers you an around-the-clock service, including for emergencies. Local teams will respond quickly and efficiently helping to give you peace of mind should any issues arise. We even offer full support in working with your insurers.

Planned or unexpected, when works need to take place an agreed set of procedures are in place to ensure this happens safely and with the least disruption possible. And all works are carried out to the highest quality and safety standards, drawing on the skills and knowledge from right across the Norse Group.

It's not just the internal working of your school that matter - we take on the jobs that make a real difference to the outside of your premises too.

Our waste collection, management and recycling services include:

• Wheeled bins and skip services
• Recycling advice
• Scheduled collections
• Full contract administration
• Qualified staff who can offer guidance and support

First impressions count and our grounds teams ensure your premises are maintained to the highest standards, creating tidy and inspiring places for students and staff to enjoy the outdoors.

We provide:

• Grass cutting, shrub maintenance and seasonal bedding
• Playing field and pitch maintenance
• Tree advice and works (arboriculture)
• Fencing and boundary works
• ROSPA play equipment inspections
• Soft play and MUGA installations and maintenance

The statutory duties with which you are required to comply can be overwhelming. Our specialist teams can ease that burden, providing a comprehensive assessment of your building needs to meet compliance.

We offer:

• Legionella management
• Building maintenance compliance
• Portable appliance testing and schedules (PAT)
• Gas and electrical safety
• Asbestos management
• Fire risk assessments and alarm management
• Accessibility audits and action plans

Our security services include:

• Access and lifting equipment
• Toilet and washroom equipment
• Annual servicing
• Installation
• Site planning

Compliance services, with hoist servicing, specialists’ toilets, DDA compliance in wash rooms toilets shower stretchers etc accessibility compliance and Evac Chairs. LOLER compliant

Our security services include:

• Alarm monitoring and response 24/7 - 365
• Key holding – regular or for lettings
• Door supervision
• Event stewarding
• CCTV

All of our staff are trained and licensed via the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and are deployed to deliver bespoke security services based on your needs, avoiding the need for your staff to attend alarm callouts.

Do you know how much power your kitchen is consuming?

We have a solution that can benchmark that usage, giving us a real time picture of which equipment is taking the most power.

Once we know this we can implement changes in behaviours or work patterns, potentially saving many KwHs.

As there are several options we can even measure individual items of equipment to ensure they are efficient and reliable, or if they need updating for a more efficient model.