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arwickshire based Magna IM has been appointed by Crescent Purchasing


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Consortium to become an approved contractor of maintenance work to schools across the West Midlands. The framework provides schools across the UK with access to services from approved contractors for a wide range of maintenance services. Magna IM was added to the framework following a selection process which included demonstration of value for money, local knowledge and previous experience within the sector.


Kevin McMullan, commercial director said: “Our appointment to the Crescent Purchasing Consortium is another great result for the team and a credit to the hard work they have put in. It is great to see our experience in the sector being recognised and opening more opportunities for us to develop further within the school’s sector.


‘We have built a reputation over


many years for delivering a first-class service and value for money to our customers in both the commercial and residential sectors which was acknowledged by the Crescent Purchasing Consortium on our


The Crescent Purchasing Consortium is a UK wide framework which provides its members with access to suppliers for both planned and responsive maintenance. It covers all electrical, heating, air conditioning, water and ventilation needs that a school may have.


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Schools have faced a challenging time during the Coronavirus pandemic and many classrooms remain empty as the unprecedented school closures continue. However, whilst schools are closed it presents a perfect


opportunity for any works to be carried out and many are using this time wisely, implementing LED motion sensor lighting to reduce the n touching switches.


sor lighting to reduce the need for


Magna IM operates in Warwickshire and the West Midlands as well as London and the South East and have been providing full property maintenance services to both


commercial and residential customers for over 20 years.


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Home Bargains, Brakes and Booths Supermarkets, Daniel Clark developed a passion for CO2 as a refrigerant in the mid-noughties. He was an early adopter of the technology, turning it to use for a wide range of his refrigeration consultancy clients. Mr Clark has spoken on the subject at a number of key refrigeration events, including the Consumer Goods Forum Refrigeration Summit.


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A passionate believer in CO2 as the future of refrigeration, he has now


launched Isentra, which manufactures CO2 refrigeration and heat pump plant machinery for the commercial and industrial sectors. “CO


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systems deliver exceptional cooling performance at low cost, while


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also being very attractive from a sustainability perspective with an ultra-low global warming potential. “With the F-Gas regulations pushing businesses towards minimising their environmental impact, CO2 refrigeration is a future proof refrigeration solution that will not be phased out, nor is it subject to costly management schemes or taxation


xa at ation workin “Our team cut their CO Our team cut their CO2


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technology. Europe’s food retail sector was the key driver of CO2


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with cutting edge technology that delivers now for the future demands of the reduced emission global agenda. Over the years, we realised that a real step-change would be required to bring the multiple benefits of this now mature and clean technology into the mainstream in further sectors.”


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