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Jack Mann Roof Project – Closures and Truck Movements December 2024

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Dominion Contractors, completing the roof replacement and maintenance works on the Jack Mann building, advise the following access restrictions and truck movements scheduled to take place between Monday 2 December and Tuesday 24 December.

 Access Restrictions – (refer to inset map)

  • North Entrance Closure – 02/12 and 03/12 to complete th
    e canopy framing works.
  • South Entrance closure – 04/12 – to complete the gutter works.

One entrance will remain open at all times for the duration of the closures.

Signage will be in place directing staff and students to available access and open entrance doors.

Truck and Machinery Movement

  • Exterior Painting – 02/12 to 24/12 – South Stages exterior painting. A knuckle boom will be onsite to allow for height works.
  • Hi-ab truck delivery – 04/12 Hi-ab truck to deliver doors to Jack Mann Loading Dock (before 11am).

Please stay aware of Truck movements and machinery on site and follow all access signage for entry and exits to and from the building.

Direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your consideration as our contractors undertake these required building refurbishment works.

Facilities Management

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Closure of Cafe 101

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The Facilities Management Assistant Director (Property and Campus Services) would like to inform you that Café 101, located on the ground floor of the Psychology (AR12) building, closed permanently as of 8 November 2024.

After serving our campus community since 1997, Café 101 has completed its final day of operation on the UC Campus. We recognise that this news comes on short notice and may impact your usual routines.

Other hospitality outlets across campus, still available as alternatives to Café 101, are listed below:

  • Therapy Café – Ground Floor, Rehua
  • Café 1894 – Undercroft, Puaka James-Hight
  • Burgatory – Undercroft, Puaka James-Hight
  • Mix Café, – Ground Floor, Meremere
  • Ancestral – Ground Floor, Ernest Rutherford
  • Nuts & Bolts – Ground Floor, Engineering Core, Rāta
  • Collective Café – Dovedale Campus

As part of the University’s commitment to providing the best mix of services for our staff and students, a review of catering offered across the campus is planned for 2025. We would very much welcome your thoughts as part of a consultation process that will be organised during next year.

Please direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Facilities Management.

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Ilam Gardens Tree Work

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Facilities Management Grounds staff are currently undertaking general maintenance and tree trimming and crown work on trees in Ilam Gardens.

Work will be completed between 8am Monday 11 November and 4pm on Thursday 14 November and will include the removal of one dead tree.

Facilities Management have adopted a two for one replacement policy to compensate for the loss of a tree. Decisions on replacement planting will be part of the 2025 works planning.

What do you need to do?

  • Do not enter the fenced off area
  • Be aware of machinery noise from use of the chainsaw and chipper.

Please direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

 Thank you for your consideration as we undertake these required safety works.

Facilities Management