Emtec Facility Services at BioCity Glasgow

BioCity Glasgow, a 20-acre biotech incubator and former MSD research facility, provides modern offices and controlled environment laboratories for pharmaceutical and biotherapeutics research. Emtec Facility Services (Emtec) is responsible for delivering comprehensive mechanical and electrical maintenance, including planned and reactive maintenance, and small works projects. This is a static engineer site, with an on-site engineer available five days a week and on-call during weekends for out-of-hours support.

Challenges and Solutions

BioCity Glasgow faces challenges such as maintaining strict pharma-grade security, addressing the needs of controlled environment laboratories, and managing both regular and urgent maintenance across the large facility. Emtec appointed a highly trained static engineer to the site for continuous on-site expertise and immediate response, reducing downtime and ensuring operational efficiency. The engineer and support team ensure compliance with pharmaceutical security and maintenance standards. A detailed maintenance plan, including regular inspections and a responsive helpdesk, supports both laboratories and office spaces.

Results

Emtec’s services have improved security compliance, reduced downtime, and enhanced the facility’s modernity through small works projects.

Conclusion

Emtec plays a critical role in maintaining BioCity Glasgow’s high standards, with the static engineer providing vital support to ensure smooth operations and a top-tier research environment.

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