Maintenance
To request maintenance support, contact the helpdesk at estateshelpdesk@sussex.ac.uk.
Please note that any enquiries relating to accommodation should be taken to your residential porter in the first instance.
The Estates maintenance team cover a wide range of activities including building fabric, mechanical and electrical equipment/systems (internal and external) within both the academic and residential parts of the campus.
The team is available to support with all general items on campus, excluding the following:
- portable appliances owned by staff and residents
- IT equipment, data and telephone cabling and related maintenance – please contact IT Services for support with IT related equipment
- specialist laboratory equipment – please contact your school office for support
Engineers are available during the day, and are on-call 24/7 in case of emergencies.
What we support with
- We undertake statutory and planned preventative maintenance (PPM’s), and respond to maintenance requests all year round
- We monitor, condition and record changes to the premises building fabric, infrastructure, mechanical and electrical equipment
- We facilitate the awareness and reporting of potential asbestos traces on campus, as well as any resulting surveying and safety works
- We undertake water hygiene assessments, and facilitate inspections, tests, and disinfection when required
- We provide compliance maintenance to the University premises covering around 28 different activities, such as emergency light testing, fire risk assessments and water hygiene