New deal has firm setting up ‘degrees’ at university
A booming services firm is getting ready to take care of some important degrees at Sunderland University.
Boldon-based HLA Services has kept its relationship with the university on course by winning a threeyear air conditioning and ventilation contract.
The deal follows a successful re-tender process and the company will continue to manage all air conditioning and ventilation across the university’s sites, including the City Campus and The Sir Tom Cowie Campus.
HLA Services employs over 100 people and works across numerous sectors – including construction, manufacturing, retail, education and hospitality – and is one of the North East’s leading full mechanical, air conditioning, climate change and temperature control specialists.
The company has built strong links within the education sector and is an incumbent at three of the region’s universities – Sunderland, Durham and Newcastle, supplying either service and maintenance works, air conditioning and Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) services.
Director at HLA Services, Neil Henry, said: “We are pleased to be appointed as supplier of choice for Sunderland University.
"The fact that we re-tendered and won the contract for another three years is a boost to our team, who work extremely diligently and are on-call to assist with any queries that may arise on campus.”
HLA Services has seen a 30% increase in its mechanical contracts department and 10% growth in its service maintenance division over the course of the year.
Director, Paul Smith, said: “2021 has seen us emerge from the worst of the pandemic in a healthy position and we want to build on this.
“We have a strong pipeline of ongoing contracts across the North East, Yorkshire and North West which will ensure the first quarter of the year will be a very busy one for us.”
He added: “Sustainability is high on our priorities and we are putting in place plans for our own business and those of our clients when it comes to the green agenda.”