Maintenance and Repair, 16 Apollo English Centres

TECO MSC completed an English centre maintenance package for 16 Apollo English centres in Southern Vietnam within 30 days. Fourteen centres are in Ho Chi Minh City, including Apollo Go Vap, Le Van Viet, Phan Van Hon, To Hien Thanh, Doc Lap and Nha Be; the other two are Apollo Ba Ria and Apollo Rach Gia. All work was done outside class hours, so every centre kept teaching as normal.

Cleaning and maintaining the aluminium façade signage of an Apollo English centre

Project overview

Client: Apollo English – Southern region
Scope: 16 centres (14 in Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria, Rach Gia)
Duration: 30 days, outside class hours
Work items: façade signage and aluminium cladding, painting, waterproofing, interior repairs, skirting, lighting, drainage, fire protection systems
Contractor: TECO MSC – the maintenance division of TECO Architecture and Construction JSC

Condition after the July 2026 audit

After its July 2026 audit, Apollo listed defects at each centre. The most common issues were:

Dusty signage and aluminium cladding, faded sign banners, failing cladding sealant, broken logo lights.
Dirty, scuffed classroom and corridor walls; damp, peeling paint on ramp walls and external walls.
Water ingress in top-floor walls and ceilings, storerooms and ground-floor wall bases.
Water-damaged timber wall panels; scratched or loose skirting and laminate panels; peeling wall decals and PP film.
Failed downlights, floodlights, exit signs and emergency lights; worn basin taps and floor drains; blocked restroom drains.

Water-damaged timber wall panel at an Apollo English centre before repair

Approach: survey and approval per centre

TECO surveyed each centre and built a work list by centre code. Every item states whether it is repaired or replaced, with the material and product type. All 16 centres went into one approval package so the client signed off once, then the crews worked centre by centre. Scaffolding, protection and cleaning, and debris removal were priced into each centre to avoid variations.

Safety and keeping centres open

High-level signage and side walls: worked from scaffolding.
Work outside class hours; dusty and painting jobs finished before classes started.
Floor protection sheets, screened work areas, cleaning after every shift.
Debris removed the same day, never stored in the lobby.

TECO crew working on English centre signage from scaffolding

Work carried out

Signage and aluminium façade

Cleaned the aluminium cladding and façade logos; resealed and realigned cladding; replaced sign banners and blade signs; repaired logo lighting; replaced faded icons.

Wall painting

Classroom walls: skim coat, sanding, two finish coats of emulsion.
External and side walls: skim coat, one primer coat, two exterior coats.
Corridors, ramps and parking areas: scraped off damp old paint, finished with enamel paint.

Patching corridor walls before repainting

Touch-up painting of walls at the English centre — Patching corridor walls before repainting

English centre classroom after repainting

Waterproofing

Treated water ingress on external walls, top-floor walls and ceilings, storerooms and cracked ground-floor wall bases before repainting.

Interiors: timber panels, skirting, flooring, doors

Replaced water-damaged, scratched or loose plywood and laminate wall panels; replaced plywood / MFC skirting; re-applied decals and PP film; replaced wood-look floor tiles; repaired glass door handles, door locks, sliding doors, reception counters and basin cabinets; fitted anti-slip stair strips; installed ramp speed bumps.

Repairing and refixing classroom timber wall panels

Replacing classroom skirting boards — Repairing and refixing classroom timber wall panels

Repairing the glass entrance door handles

Repairing a restroom door lock — Repairing the glass entrance door handles

Lighting, exhaust fans and drainage

Replaced 18W cool-white LED downlights and 100W LED floodlights; replaced exhaust fans; replaced basin taps and floor drains; fixed sanitary leaks and cleared blocked drains with a drain-cleaning machine.

Replacing recessed LED downlights — Servicing ceiling lighting

Clearing a blocked restroom drain with a drain-cleaning machine

Fire protection system maintenance

Inspected and repaired fire alarm control panels and detectors; checked automatic fire-extinguishing balls; replaced failed exit signs and emergency lights.

Inspecting and repairing the fire alarm control panel

Checking an automatic fire-extinguishing ball and smoke detector — Inspecting and repairing the fire alarm control panel

Schedule and handover

All 16 centres were completed in 30 days, centre by centre, outside class hours. Each centre was signed off with the centre manager against the approved work list before the crew moved on.

Maintenance for multi-site centres and schools

TECO MSC provides scheduled and on-demand maintenance for English centre chains, schools and bank branches: on-site survey, a work list per site, and work outside operating hours. See Routine Maintenance, On-Demand Maintenance and Fire Protection System Maintenance, or call Hotline 0911 111 929 for a free survey.

Completed Projects

Maintenance and Repair for 16 Apollo English Centres in Southern Vietnam