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Kimpton has been awarded the contract to deliver a comprehensive programme of maintenance at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot.
The new contract involves maintenance of the venue’s heating system and associated mechanical plant, ventilation handling units, air conditioning systems and its emergency generator.
The Shakespeare North Playhouse opened in 2022 and was constructed with sustainability as a central priority, integrating environmentally responsible elements into its architecture and site management. Kimpton says it will support the venue in its ongoing commitment to green practices throughout the delivery of the new planned preventative management (PPM) contract.
It becomes the latest cultural asset to entrust its critical infrastructure to Kimpton. The Wirral-based M&E firm already includes Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, LIPA, St Nicholas’ Church, Chester Cathedral and the LEX Arena & Exhibition Centre among its clients.
Andy Morgan, Divisional Director at Kimpton, said: “Shakespeare North Playhouse is one of the region’s most important and thriving cultural destinations, so we are delighted to have secured this new relationship with the team.
“Sustainability has been at the heart of this building since day one, and we are looking forward to helping the Playhouse to find new ways to maximise that going forward.
“We understand that certainty and continuity of infrastructure is vital to live events venues. They value the reassurance of a specialist team providing ongoing maintenance and the comfort that we are on hand to support in any emergency situation, whenever they need us.”
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