 ug opens new maintenance facility ug opens new maintenance facility ug opens new maintenance facility webmaster mon 12102018 1502 the ministry of education and the university of guyana today commissioned a facilities maintenance division building at the university s turkeyen campus the facility will house some 100 permanent and parttime staff responsible for eight broad areas of maintenance carpentry electrical plumbing mechanical estates grounds transport custodial and building speaking at the commissioning ceremony minister of education nicolette henry emphasised the importance of proper maintenance of the nation s premier tertiary institution  it must be recognised that such a facility will improve the efficiency of campus operations maintenance has been long flagged as a sore point in the country s development with this building it is expected that the quality of service provided by the university of guyana to its students and staff will improve to make the working and studying environment more comfortable and accommodating   minister henry pointed out that rebuilding guyana s education facilities and infrastructure is a priority for the administration noting that as part of the learning experience it is imperative to provide safe structurally sound modern facilities to staff and students to reach their full potential ug s vicechancellor professor ivelaw griffith noted the importance of recognising the economic component of the university the university of guyana is not only an educational enterprise but also an economic enterprise and oftentimes persons forget that part of the economic enterprise that is the maintenance division sometimes we take for granted those economic components those things that are behind the scenes and we only appreciate the value when they are not there they are more valuable than they imagine the building was completed in june 2018 it is equipped with a conference room and offices with airconditioning a kitchenette and washroom facilities source  https dpigovgy ugopensnewmaintenancefacility  