Meet the Facilities Team

Following significant recruitment this year, the Business School now has a fully staffed Facilities Team here to offer support, guidance and act as the welcoming face of the Business School.

Kirsty Hardwick, Facilities and Support Services Manager:

Responsible for the overall management of buildings and space allocated to the School, working with Service providers on infrastructure, space planning, cleaning, postal services, catering (joint management of the Business School Café), reprographics, IT Services including management of our teaching space.  Health and Safety, Fire Safety and Environmental Co-ordinator for all our buildings.  Kirsty can be reached on Ext 42549. Email:- k.a.hardwick@bham.ac.uk

Richard Bell, Facilities Assistant

Richard joined us in July as Facilities Assistant and is located in G34 University House.  Richard is responsible for the day to day facilities requirements such as shelving requests, Health and Safety and Fire Safety Audits, Health and Safety Inductions for Staff, arranging office moves, setting up teaching rooms, Green Impact Co-ordinator and investigating some maintenance reports as appropriate.  Richard can be contacted on ext 49036.  Email r.p.bell@bham.ac.uk

Sian Lawrence, Receptionist

Sian joined us in March and is located at the Business School’s University House reception Mondays 8.30am to 1.30pm, Tuesdays to Fridays 8.30am to 12.45pm.  Sian is also the key contact for Stationery ordering, organises and facilitates the Coffee mornings and arranges for milk and newspaper deliveries. 

Sian can be contacted on ext 48307. Email s.lawrence.2@bham.ac.uk or bbsreception@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Danielle Sykes, Receptionist

Danni joined us in May and is located at the Business School’s University House reception Mondays 10.45am – 6.15pm, Tuesdays to Fridays 10.30am – 6.15pm. Danni is also the key contact for the plasma presentations ensuring they are updated regularly, she arranges and overseas the student evening reception cover and undertakes the post sorting and distribution for University House and manages the Telephone address list for the School. 

Danni can be contacted on ext 48307.  Email d.sykes.1@bham.ac.uk or bbsreception@contacts.bham.ac.uk

In addition to the above, Sian and Danni also provide support in the shape of shared duties in receiving and relaying repairs requests for maintenance and telecoms, undertaking non-teaching room bookings, dealing with enquiries and running the reception desk in a helpful and friendly professional manner.

For room bookings please contact bbsroombookings@contacts.bham.ac.uk