December has disappeared in the blink of an eye, we have been very busy repairing the institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) and that made time fly! All schools are closed for the festive season and we cannot miss out on the opportunity to do the free IICS maintenance as cooks are home enjoying their well deserved holiday. And kitchens are free for us to get them operating at their highest efficiency.

Tomorrow Monday 6th January some schools will be opening their doors for the first term of the year. Nevertheless, the government calendar for Term 1 has a later date at the beginning of February for the official start date for government aided schools. Some private schools tend to have their own special timetable, which might also differ on the closing term dates. All secondary school candidates usually start earlier too, to intensify their education curriculum.

This means the month of January becomes tight for IICS repairs. That is why we push during December to get as many schools as possible within the maintenance rota.