Exterior refresh before Nottingham Trent University open day and graduation

The local University has recently invested a massive £90 million into the regeneration of two Grade II* listed buildings at the heart of the City Campus.  This included Benefactors Court, an area that provides a central hub for students to relax and socialise with an exterior stone courtyard.

The paving area to Benefactors Court had been an on-going issue for Nottingham Trent University.

No matter how many times their in-house teams attempted to clean these paved areas, algae and jet washing lines kept reappearing shortly after from where they have tried to clean it before.

Benefactors Court refreshed after Brooklands steam cleaned the area

Unfortunately, jet washing isn’t the best solution for natural stone paving and the university turned to Brooklands to provide solution to this problem following years of specialist cleaning support.

With upcoming open days and graduations on the horizon Brooklands attended to restore the paved area to an as new condition removing all black spores and algae that was not only growing on the surface but also within the substrate.

Steam cleaning the stone

The stone was carefully treated to sanitise all biological growths prior to cleaning using a chemical at a controlled strength to avoid any damages or discolouration occurring to the surface following cleaning with high pressure steam and then an application of another product following the clean to kill any remaining spores and to keep the surface cleaner for longer.

Building visitors, students and the universities staff were all amazed by the results and all commented they have never seen it look so good!