• Ensure water pipes in unheated areas are well insulated; if left exposed fit trace heating ˆ or turn off the water supply and drain down.
• Have a detailed plan so that should a building become unusable, operations can be up and running as quickly as possible.
• Collate and distribute contact numbers for staff and trades people who can respond quickly out of hours in an emergency.
• Consider solutions for temporary power supplies, furniture, data communications, security and clean-up operations.
With over 50 locations from Inverness to Plymouth, Portakabin has the largest hire centre network in the UK and so is ideally placed to provide emergency accommodation to schools – often within hours – in the event of an urgent situation such as fire, flooding or the discovery of asbestos.
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