Repairs and maintenance policy
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Types of repair and maintenance works
Responsive repairs
Responsive or day to day repairs are those carried out when components fail and they cannot wait to be carried out under a cyclical, planned or improvement programme. These works typically include repairs to plumbing and sanitary equipment, door and window fittings, heating and electrical installations.
Cyclical maintenance
Cyclical works are undertaken on regular planned cycles for servicing, inspection and testing of equipment, often as required by legislation or regulations.
Planned maintenance works
Planned maintenance programmes aim to achieve economies by replacing components just before they would otherwise require responsive repairs, anticipating changes in minimum acceptable standards and thus reducing future requirements for cyclical or planned work.