Dortech Maintenance celebrates glowing customer feedback After a busy and successful 2019 at Dortech Maintenance, we’re powering into 2020 ready to tackle new challenges and continue providing a high-quality service to our existing clients and prospects. And while we’re...
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Automated door maintenance, Leicestershire. The client on this project had been having ongoing issues with an automated entrance door, which had sustained a significant amount of wear and tear. The door had lost most of its functionality due to...
The team has recently completed a damaged re-cladding and re-paint project, in Manchester. The Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre is a great day out for all ages – you can explore the wonders of the universe and learn more about...
Our Maintenance team was contacted directly by the NHS, to replace two broken pieces of glass located in one of their facilities in Gosforth, Newcastle. During our site inspection, the team determined that the cause of the breakage was...
Dortech maintenance was contacted by ESS Modular to assist them in a modular building extension to Oldham Academy North. The works entailed the removal of 15 ceramic glass units and replacement with insulated panels. Once the new modular extension...
Window Maintenance & Enhancement – York University York University enlisted the assistance of our engineers to undertake maintenance to 4 windows, that had a number of issues relating to wear and tear, located in The Borthwick Institute. Our teams...
Door Maintenance at Newcold, Wakefield Our maintenance team recently carried our a door routine door maintenance service at Newcold, in Wakefield. As can be clearly seen from the photos, doors that sustain a large amount of pedestrian traffic do...
Europa View, Sheffield Business Park Sheffield Our teams have recently undertaken Brise Soleil maintenance at Europa View, Sheffield for our client Sheffield Business Park. When we take on a project which involves facades that protrude from the face of...
This IS bad! Before reading on, there are some real-life examples of serious issues our engineers have identified whilst conducting maintenance work. Due to the sensitivities involved around these projects, names, locations and project references have been removed. We...
Huddersfield firm donates installation services to Scout hut renovation project Commercial glazing specialist Dortech Maintenance has taken part in a CSR project, installing new doors at 1st Rugeley Scout Hut for free, to improve its safety and security. Forming...
Maintenance spotlight: 5 things to expect from a commercial glazing maintenance survey You may have heard on the grapevine that commercial glazing maintenance is highly important for your business – but why? It actually all stems from the old...
Spring focus – why planned maintenance matters for your glazing? Facilities managers are no strangers to regularly servicing their capital equipment to maximise efficiencies and the operational life of their machinery. But savvy FMs are also increasingly recognising that...
CONGRATULATIONS! to Dean Steadman on becoming a Site Supervisor after completing his Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS). Here at Dortech, we are committed to the development & continued professional growth of our employees!
Our Maintenance Engineers have ask each customer to sign & score a job satisfaction measure for every project that we carry out , with measures from ‘Excellent’ to ‘Poor’. We are delighted to announce...
Location: Wetherby, West Yorkshire Project Type: Balustrade Date Completed: May 2018 Description: This converted barn in Wetherby was looking for something extra to make there garden stand out from the rest of the treet. One day our maintenance team installed a...
Location: Saddleworth, Greater Manchester Project Type: Balustrade Date Completed: May 2018 Description: Our maintenance team took part in our new business venture Alustrade, the new innovative aluminium balustrade system can be installed quickly and efficiently. The above example has...
Location: Kingston upon Hull Project Type: Triple Glaze Replacement Date Completed: March 2018 Description: Our Maintenance Engineers were contacted to assist in the survey and replacement of a broken piece of glazing at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Hull, the...
Location: Chesterfield, West Yorkshire Project Type: Replacement Glass to a Frameless Vent The issues: • Glass breakage to a structurally bonded piece of glass following an impact • Technal aluminium window into a cladded reveal • Live Hospital Environment...
Location: Barnsley, West Yorkshire Project Type: Glass Replacement Date Completed: January 2018 Description: Strategic Team Group contacted our Maintenance Engineers to Assist in the survey and replacement of a broken piece of roof light glass at Barnsley College. The...
Bi-folding door Installation, Wilmslow Our engineers have just completed yet another perfect bi-folding door installation in Wilmslow. Following a strict design criteria to maximise light, retain heat and have a fully openable aperture; our team selected Senior Architectural PURe®...
Location: Leeds Project Type: Residential Glazing Works Date Completed:September 2017 Description: Dortech were contacted by the building owner with a view to assisting in developing a bespoke, high performance glazing scheme for a property in Leeds. Our engineers selected...
Location: Manchester Project Type: Residential Glazing Works Date Completed: September 2017 Description: Our teams were engaged to deliver this exciting, city centre glazing project, located in St John Street, Manchester. The client’s objective was to enhance the aesthetics of...
Location: York Project Type: Glazing enhancement works Date Completed: August 2017 Description: The team were contacted by York University for assistance in improving the aesthetics and performance of a glazed link bridge on their campus. We selected and used...
Location: Leeds Project Type: Glazing works to retirement home Date Completed: August 2017 Description: McArthy & Stone contacted our engineers with a requirement for two new curtain walling screens, which we subsequently designed, manufactured and installed. Technal MX visible...
Location: Leeds Project Type: Glass replacement Date Completed: August 2017 Description: The team was contacted with respect to 3 units of defective glass located on the 7th, 8th and 10th Glass had to be removed and replaced using the...
Location: Darwen Project Type: Glazing enhancement works Date Completed:July 2017 Description: Darwen Academy contacted our engineers to assist the Academy in enhancing the existing capless curtain walling. Their objective was to increase the amount of natural ventilation to an...
Location: Lancaster Project Type: Glass Replacement Date Completed: July 2017 Description: Our team were contacted by Lancaster University to replace a broken piece of glass in a visible grid curtain walling screen. The works only took one day to...
Location: Hull Project Type: Glass Replacement Date Completed: July 2017 Description: Our engineers have just completed a glass replacement project in Hull to an existing Schueco FW50 +SG, capless curtain walling screen. The works necessitated the use of specialist...
Location: Harrogate Project Type: Residential Glazing Works Date Completed: June 2017 Description: Dortech were engaged to design, manufacture and install two, curved headed curtain walling screens, one set of bi-folding doors and a glazed rooflight to a new development...
Our Engineers have just completed high level glass replacement work at Wakefields New Civic Offices Building. The broken glass was located in a large glazed rooflight utilising a Schueco curtain walling roof system. A specialist city crane was used...
Location: Chesterfield Project Type: Replacement Frameless Vent Date Completed: May 2017 Description: Our engineers were contacted by Chesterfield Hospital following a reported breakage to a structurally bonded window vent, from a golf ball. A frameless glass, bonded vent Technal...
This is our latest bespoke glass structure installation incorporating; aluminium bi-folding doors, triangular clerestory fixed lights and bespoke, large span glazing and powder coated aluminium flashings. Our designers followed some very strict criteria set out by...
Our team have recently undertaken a glass replacement project at Sheffield UTC, for Wates Construction. We believe a spontaneous breakage had occurred as a consequence of a chemical impurity during the glass manufacturing process. Specialist access and heavy lifting...
One of our teams has just completed a quick turnaround glass replacement project at Oldham Leisure Centre. The glass was thought to have been broken from a projectile and was installed into a visible grid curtain walling suite supplied...
Our expert team of maintenance engineers have just completed a curtain wall reconfiguration project at Newcastle College. Our customer wanted to introduce a new entrance door into an existing screen and engaged our team to...
This picture was taken during the replacement of a large, heavy glass unit at Darwen Academy. The glass unit was part of a silicone bonded / capless curtain walling installation at the site. Glass units had aluminium carrier frames...
It’s a good job our engineers have got heads for heights! This picture was taken during a glass replacement projects we were engaged to deliver on the 11th floor of a 17 storey tower in Sheffield. Specialist glass lifting...
Our maintenance engineers have just completed a full facade water ingress inspection, at St Catherine’s School in Bolton. The investigation was commissioned by Kier Construction and incorporated the use of high level, specialist access equipment. Issues with identified with...
Our maintenance engineers have just completed water ingress investigation work at South Leicester College, that had been reported by the building users. Specialist, height access equipment was used to enable to team to conduct their work, in addition to carrying...
Dortech Maintenance has been contracted to assist main contractors, Willmott Dixon in developing and implementing a solution to join two areas of Pinderfields Hospital together. The works, located in Wakefield, included the design, manufacture and installation of a bespoke...
Our Maintenance Engineers have just completed a small refurbishment project to the entrance of Exchange Quay, Manchester. The works included the rip-out of some very tired looking doors and replacement with a set of striking new entrance doors. The new...
Dortech Maintenance have just completed a small door replacement project located at Litherland School, in Liverpool. The school had complained about a number of issues with their existing doors in respect to quality and security, so our division...
Dortech was contacted by the client’s representative on a Primary School project, located on Street Lane, in Leeds. Concerns were raised in respect to the glazing works that had been carried out by a small, inexperienced Leeds based glazing...
Our team have just commenced on the second phase of glazing works to Newgate House. The scheme is starting to come together and will look fantastic when complete. The design incorporates large, heavy pieces of glass installed into a...
Dortech Maintenance has recently completed a re-glazing project at Garforth Library, in Leeds. The respective customer had approached a number of other companies for assistance in changing some broken glass. Due to the manner in which the glazing had...
Contracted by Main Contracts JP Wild, our Maintenance Engineers have just completed glazing works to Wellington Street, in Leeds. The works entailed a complete overhaul of the existing glazing; entrance screen, entrance doors, lobby glazing and windows. Existing glazing had...