Facilities management for commercial property in Holbeck (LS11): contract cleaning, window cleaning, grounds, waste, handyman visits, planned maintenance and repairs, specified in writing and run through one contact.
Holbeck is former flax mills and foundries converted to studio offices, newer glass office blocks off Water Lane, and older workshops and trade units further out along Domestic Street. Holbeck is within the Leeds area we work in every week, which makes regular visits straightforward to organise. You can take a single service or several. Each has its own section in the specification, with its own tasks, visit days and cost, and one person manages all of them.
Holbeck sits just south of the station and has changed more than most parts of the city. Marshall's Mill and the Round Foundry are now let as offices and studios. Tower Works and the blocks along Water Lane and Globe Road add modern floorspace and apartments. Bridgewater Place marks the northern edge. Further south, Domestic Street and the streets off it still hold workshops, depots and trade units.
Converted mills bring their own cleaning demands. Exposed brick, timber floors and cast iron columns gather dust in ways a modern fit-out does not, and large multi-pane windows take longer to clean properly. Shared courtyards and cobbled yards need sweeping and weeding. The newer blocks have big glazed entrances that show every mark. Bin stores shared between offices, cafes and flats need firm management to stay usable.
Heritage fabric needs a careful eye. We check brickwork pointing, stone sills, timber frames and iron rainwater goods on a planned basis and report anything that is moving or letting water in. Modern blocks need their cladding panels, sealants and entrance doors inspected in the same way. Studio tenants often work irregular hours, so decoration and floor repairs are agreed with the building manager in advance and phased by floor.
Holbeck is a short drive from our Leeds base. We visit the site first, note how the building is let and who uses which areas, and then write a schedule covering each service. The same contact at AD Facilities Management looks after routine visits and any repairs that arise between them. Landlords with several units in the urban village can have them covered under one schedule.
One dated schedule for the upkeep of the building fabric, fixtures and grounds, so jobs happen before they become faults.
Read more →A fault is reported, logged, made safe or fixed, and reported back with photographs. Priorities are agreed in writing first.
Read more →Pointing, render, gutters, doors, floors, ceilings, paving and fencing put right before small defects turn into large ones.
Read more →Contract cleans for offices, schools, shops and communal areas, set out in a written specification and checked against it.
Read more →Pure-water cleaning of glazing, frames, cladding and signage on a fixed cycle, with internal glass where the site needs it.
Read more →Grass, hedges, beds, leaves, litter and car parks kept in order through the seasons, delivered with AD Outdoor Solutions.
Read more →All eight services are described on the services page. They are available around Marshall's Mill, the Round Foundry and the offices on Water Lane and throughout LS11.
Different buildings in Holbeck run to different timetables. Read how we approach healthcare, offices, schools, retail, industrial and warehouses and block management and landlords.
Around Holbeck we cover commercial cleaning Leeds City Centre, FM services in Leeds, Hunslet property maintenance, Beeston, Armley (LS12) and facilities management in Wortley. Portfolios spread across these places can be run under a single contract and contact.
We will walk the site with you and set out what each service should cover, in writing.
