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Weather warning from NE experts following surge in demand as autumn takes hold

A North East specialist repair and maintenance company is warning business owners and facilities managers to take action now and plan ahead to prevent expensive repair bills over the coming autumn and winter months.

Stone Technical Services, in Darlington, are experts in the fields of high level and general repairs, maintenance and lightning protection and have seen a major increase, year on year, for their emergency repair services following sudden, severe weather.

As the autumnal weather takes hold, Stone has recently carried out a range of repairs to a variety of buildings affected by water ingress following heavy rainfall including Pudsey Parish Church near Leeds and the Cornmill Centre in Darlington. The company is also carrying out preventative maintenance for a range of buildings for Newcastle City Council to stop any weather damage affecting daily operations over the coming months.

Bosses at Stone are urging companies and organisations- large and small- to carry out a basic weekly check to drains, gutters, walls and buildings to ensure they can cope with any changes in weather.

The most common issues arising from bad weather include gutter repairs as leaves fall from trees causing blockages, re-building walls, high-level repairs to roofs, repairs to historic, religious and ancient buildings which often aren’t well-equipped to face bad weather, repairs to rainwater goods, woodwork repairs, refit of signage and lightning conductor repairs and installations

However, as MD of Stone Technical Services Dave Stone explains, weather damage can be prevented if companies plan ahead: “As well as specialist projects, we’re frequently called upon to carry out a lot of general maintenance- often emergency repairs following a spate of bad weather and this increases every year. I can’t stress enough how important it is that managers responsible for the upkeep of buildings carry out frequent, simple checks to prevent repair bills running into thousands of pounds during the autumn and winter months when weather damage can really take its toll. Planning ahead can save a lot of money.”

Stone Technical Services is one of the UK’s most accredited high level, general maintenance, steeplejack, safety and conservation specialists and works with high profile organisations such as INEOS Plant Utilities at Seal Sands, Teesside Power Station, English Heritage, the National Trust, the NHS, British Waterways and Network Rail to carry out a range of maintenance, safety and conservation projects.

In addition, the business is the approved contractor managing lightning protection on St Paul’s Cathedral and works with housing associations, historic structures, churches, war memorials, schools, offices, car parks and councils.

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