Yeoman Shield Help to Maintain
Standards at Oldham School.
The new building of North Chadderton
School, Oldham was built in 2013
providing facilities for up to 1500no.
students aged between 11 & 18 years.
Built without the provision of wall
protection to the school’s interior walls,
Facilities Manager William Wheatcroft
soon noticed that the plastered, white
walls, were suffering marking and
superficial damage detrimental to
maintaining the school’s high standards.
“We needed a permanent solution to
our problem of continually re-decorating
and cleaning the walls along corridors
and congregational areas of the school
– which was proving to be a drain on the
maintenance budgets.” Explained Mr
Wheatcroft.
Yeoman Shield, manufacturers and
installers of wall & door protection
products, were called in to survey areas in
the school most needing wall protection,
where it was decided that 2.0mm thick
FalmouthEx protection panels would be
the answer to stopping the continual
damage. The work was to be phased
over time as and when budgets became
available. “There has definitely been a marked
difference in the time spent re decorating
and sorting out wall damage which I am
sure is resulting in a year on year saving
in our maintenance budgets. Our cleaning
team have also commented that the wall
protection panels are certainly easier to
wipe down than the painted wall finish.
The first area to be fitted with Yeoman
Shield FalmouthEx protection panels at
1250mm high, in white, were the dining
room, boys WC on the ground, 1st & 2nd
floors, reception exit area and along the
flat to raking wall of the Assembly Hall
Stage. “We are very happy with the finished
products and the workmanship supplied
by Yeoman Shield over the years and we
will be continuing with the roll out of the
wall protection programme in the future.”
Concluded Mr Wheatcroft.
Other areas which have received the same
treatment over the past 2 of years have
included, staircases, refuse points, sports
exit lobby, performing arts and music
centre along with staff changing facilities.
For more information on how Yeoman
Shield wall and door protection products
can save on maintenance budgets go to
www.yeomanshield.com or
call 0113 279 5854