Keep Your Building Running Smoothly with a Drain and Pump Maintenance Plan

Reports of continuous alarms on pump stations or slow draining, blocked drains? These are the headaches facility managers might be used to, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Metro Rod’s specialist drainage and pump engineers are here to help prevent disruption for you and your customers.

Sewage pumps are essential for moving wastewater from buildings into the main sewer line. If they fail or are not maintained, neglected pumps can unexpectedly break down, causing wastewater to overflow. This not only puts your customers at risk from contaminated waste spilling into the building but can also create leaks in the pipework leading to damp in the property walls.

With the demand for facilities increasing and costs rising, FM providers must review their drainage and pump maintenance to keep on top of building safety and prevent minor issues from escalating.

Pump Maintenance Service and Repairs:

Much like a service on your car or boiler, a Pump Maintenance Plan can be implemented to ensure your sewage pump station runs smoothly without causing your customers hassle. Regular cleans and checks on the condition of the pumps and control panel can help keep the system running, check its efficiency, and identify any minor issues that can escalate. Helping you extend the life of the pump, reduce the risk of disruption for your customers, and save you money in the long run.

Pump Installation and Design: When it comes to new buildings and the installation of pumps, we truly understand the complexity involved. In partnership with our sister company Willow Pumps, our in-house design specialists can assess your site’s requirements to create a bespoke design to ensure your site has a robust sewage removal process. Working to SFA (Sewers for Adoption) and SSG (Sewer Sector Guidance) standards, we can also install your pump station and see it through the adoption process to provide you with a complete one- stop shop from design to installation and maintenance.

Keep Your Waste and Water Flowing:

At Metro Rod, we believe prevention is better than a cure. It’s far better to carry out maintenance at a time that suits you than have more significant issues later down the line, resulting in out-of-use facilities and disruption for your customers. Building a preplanned drain maintenance plan can provide you with services such as grease trap emptying, drain cleaning, gully emptying and much more, carried out at a time that suits your business and reduces emergency callouts to save you money.

To discuss your pump maintenance and drainage plans or arrange a free site visit, please visit www.metrorod.co.uk

The Public Sector Sustainability Association (PSSA) provides a professional association and network for all those working in the Public Sector who have a common interest in sustainability.

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As the UK’s leading provider of specialist services to the construction and FM sectors, PTSG’s engineers enjoy views from some of the nation’s finest buildings as they go about their work in five independent divisions.

This ‘view from the top’ was a project in London’s Square Mile (11 Pilgrim Street) in which our Access & Safety engineers delivered a new system that will enable operatives to safely access the building’s façade in order to carry out essential maintenance work.