For a low-maintenance mechanical strategy, this is attractive.

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The company, which provided mechanical and electrical services such as air conditioning, boiler maintenance and heating installation, said it was closing with immediate effect because of the current economic climate.

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But its mechanical display was only designed to last for the six months of the exhibition and repair and maintenance costs mounted over the years.

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