The University of Reading has appointed Pareto FM to provide hard services at the Gateway Building on its Thames Valley Science Park campus. The contract will see the facility services provider deliver all associated mechanical, electrical and fabric related planned and reactive maintenance to the innovative building.
Reading, which ranks consistently as one of the top-30 universities in the UK is renowned globally for the quality of its academic research. The university has a student body of over 23,000 from more than 160 countries.
Tony Parr, the university’s Facilities and Operational Manager, comments: “It was critical that the University of Reading found a contractor that would be able to address our specific needs.
“The Science Park is an innovative campus with important lab spaces used for research. We were looking for a partner that had experience in the University space that operated within the local Reading area. Pareto were perfectly placed to support us. We look forward to building a long-term partnership.”
Andrew Hulbert, Pareto FM managing director, adds: “The opportunity to partner with such a prestigious institution is a genuine privilege. We have admired the Thames Valley Science Park from our office in Reading and knew that it was something we wanted to be part of.
“We entered a professional and thorough tender process and were delighted to be appointed. This new partnership builds on the University sector that Pareto already supports and further cements our place amongst one of the key FM contractors across the UK in higher education.”
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