On foot, in the centre
Small, multiskilled teams patrol the city centre on foot — already close when the call comes, not setting off from miles away.
Citeco is the future of city-based building engineering and maintenance. Fast, clean and here in Leeds now.
Our clients, no matter how big or small, have one thing in common: the square mile of the city. Same place, same service, for everyone. Get in touch to find out how we can help you.
We could save the city an estimated 200 tonnes of CO2e a year.
768,000 van-kilometres off the streets — 19 times around the Earth. Every assumption, every source, in the open.
A city problem, solved with a regional solution.
A building in the middle of the city has an issue — a fire alarm fault, lights out, a blocked sink. It's a drama, and it needs attention fast. Your contractor sends an engineer; they're coming from Sheffield, or Manchester, or worse. They're fine — the contract SLA, if you have one, is four hours. But what about you? Why wouldn't you want better service?
The SLA (service level agreement) sets out how a service — in this case, reactive maintenance response time — should be delivered. But it's a symptom of the wrong delivery structure, not a reasonable standard for a building in a city centre.
We serve Leeds city centre properly because we are only in Leeds city centre. Everything we do is deliberate.
Small, multiskilled teams patrol the city centre on foot — already close when the call comes, not setting off from miles away.
EV support that delivers the tools, kit and critical spares. It never parks — always moving, always nearby.
Teams run on push-to-talk radio and a shared operational picture. Everyone knows where the work is, in real time.
Response is under an hour because the structure makes it under an hour. Not as a target — as a design principle.
Rapid, on-demand response to faults and emergencies — the core of the city model, priced to reflect the speed it delivers.
Scheduled servicing and upkeep that keeps building systems running — planned around the reactive workload, not competing with it.
Keeping critical building systems inspected, certified and compliant with the regulations that govern them.
First-time fix — not just in time, every time.
Not as a target. As a design principle.
The “eco” isn't a leaf on a logo. It's structural — the way the model is built means it treads lightly on the city by default.
The journey that led to Citeco started back in 1982 — born into our family electrical-contracting firm, G Hargreaves & Sons, and working my summer holidays on site: bending conduit, building light fittings and making the tea.
That journey went from family contractors to working across the country with some of the biggest names in contracting, facilities engineering and construction. Over the years I've expanded my knowledge to include fire, life safety and security systems — all the time watching cities grow into what we see today, and constantly wondering if there wasn't a better option for building owners and operators, property managers and the environment.
Citeco is the result of forty years' exposure to the industry, and I'm really excited to start this next chapter in my home town. Citeco can deliver its services faster and cleaner than any other business I know. The future is here — let's talk.
Every annual compliance obligation your building has — fire, electrical and water — handled on one fixed monthly fee.
Anything else your building needs, we can add on — annual security system servicing and monitoring, for example. Scoped and priced with you at the site survey.
Priced at cost to help us launch. Any parts or equipment your building needs are charged separately.
Every building is different. Your fixed monthly price is confirmed after a short site survey — no obligation.
Testing carried out to the relevant British Standards. The weekly and monthly checks are the duty-holder tasks the law places on you between annual services — we take them off your hands.
We're now live in Leeds. If you run or maintain a building in the city centre, we'd like to hear from you.
Or email us: hello@citeco.co.uk