Flagship Projects

• Air Sealing Contracting - For Major Retail Chains
• Air sealing & Fire Stopping on Tesco Stores
• Air sealing & Fire Stopping on over 250 Morrisons Stores

Air Sealing, Fire Stopping Contracting Work Case Study

Over a period of 9 years, Kiers has appointed HRS to air seal over 40 new and existing TESCO stores. The specification asked for an air leakage rate of 5m³/h/m². The stores could only be worked-in out of trading hours, which restricted work to Saturday and Sunday nights on the sales floor.

Problem:

Kiers needed to appoint a single sub contractor to take on the following:

• Sole responsibility to comply with the air tightness specification, for a fixed price on each project
• The ability and resources to survey stores and price contracts in days.
• The experience and capability to ensure stores passed the air tightness test to a strict programme completion date
• The ability to work within a crowded, busy environment, safely and without disrupting TESCO's activities
• The ability to work on both new build and existing stores
• A fully documented quality system

Solution

Kiers has awarded the air sealing contracts for TESCO's stores over the last 4 years to HRS Services, giving HRS the sole responsibility to achieve the air tightness specification. To achieve this, HRS conducts an initial survey and provides a detailed specification of the works to be carried out, for a fixed price. HRS displays their real expertise when co-ordinating the air sealing works with other trades and packages of work and ensuring that all the sealing works are carried out right first time. At practical completion, Kiers (and TESCO) has to look only to HRS Services to achieve compliance with the specification, not potentially tens of other sub-contractors whose works fall on the air tight envelope.

HRS Services Capabilities

HRS Services has proved themselves capable of air sealing many different types and specifications of building, acting as the specialist air sealing sub-contractor with sole responsibility to meet the air tightness target. Our teams have unrivalled skills and experience in installing air seals (with or without fire protection) on all construction types. Our on-site teams have all completed various training and assessment modules, ensuring that they are fully conversant with the works to be carried out and are multi-skilled. Whether it's new build, remedial works or refurbishment projects, HRS Services has the skill, resource and experience to take control and responsibility for the air tightness works. To date, we believe that HRS Services has successfully air sealed more buildings (200+) than any other contractor in the UK.