Archive for May, 2010

Royal Mail Recognises Our Barbara

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Barbara Southard - Andrews Sykes Group

With luggage labels attached as identification, three siblings sit huddled together waiting to leave London and embark on a life away from the threat of German bombs. Now, almost 70 years since the poignant image was taken, it appears in a set of stamps paying tribute to the homeland heroes of the Second World War. The eldest of the Dawson children was eight-year-old Barbara, who is seen on the stamp putting her arms around brother John, seven, and six-year-old Rosemary.

Barbara, now Mrs Barbara Southard, worked at Andrews Sykes Group for over 20 years! Barbara played varied roles from working in the wages department to reception but above all Barbara was a much loved figure in the company, often regarded as the company grandmother. We all continue to wish Barbara the best of health and happiness.

Keeping Our Sweet Shops Full

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Dehumidifier Hire Solution

Andrews Sykes have delivered a dehumidifier hire solution to an international confectionery company to maintain relative humidity levels in several storage facilities across the country. Due to the combination of a very successful harvest and EU restrictions, temporary storage with controlled conditions had to be created to maintain their sensitive ingredients in perfect condition.

Andrews Sykes visited each location and delivered a custom dehumidifier hire solution for each warehouse. 30 DH150 High Volume Refrigerant Dehumidifiers with Humidistats were distributed to the various sites. Relative humidity soon dropped allowing the customer to quickly utilise the storage space.

Another Successful Year For Andrews Sykes

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Andrews Sykes Group

Andrews Sykes Group is pleased to announce their financial results for the year 2009, which has proved to be another successful year. Annual Reports & Financial Statements have been distributed to shareholders and full details can be viewed on our Investor relation’s page.

Despite the worldwide economic downturn, we can report that the group achieved a normalised operating profit* of £12.9 million for 2009 which is £5 million lower than 2008. It should be remembered that last year was a record for our group and the current year’s performance is broadly comparable with the results achieved in 2007 during positive yearly economic growth. To download our 2009 Annual Report & Accounts, visit our Investor Relations page  here.

Keeping Customers Comfortable

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Air Conditioning Maintenance ProgrammeA national jewellery retailer with 103 locations across the UK has renewed its national contract with  Andrews Air Conditioning Services and doubled the number of maintenance visits to ensure their fixed air conditioning equipment is reliable, energy efficient and keeping their customers comfortable.

For our customers, avoiding air conditioning service breakdowns is a major priority. Our experience also tells us that regular planned maintenance is essential to trouble-free running of any air conditioning system.

Protecting The Nation’s Favourite Drinks!

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Dehumidifier Hire Saves Tea and CoffeeAndrews Sykes has provided a dehumidifier hire solution to safeguard the condition of a vast warehouse housing tea and coffee.

We were called when relative humidity levels within the 20,000 square metre warehouse had reached critical levels endangering the moisture sensitive tea and coffee. Andrews Sykes quickly responded with high volume KT6000 Desiccant Dehumidifier drying units, generators and ducting. Relative humidity levels were soon brought back under acceptable levels and valuable tea and coffee stocks were saved.

We are delighted that one of our dehumidifier hire solutions has prevented the nation’s tea and coffee breaks running dry!

Keeping Commuters Cool

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

 

Air Conditioning Maintenance

Andrews Air Conditioning Services have carried out important air conditioning maintenance at two of London’s busiest and oldest train stations.

The vital equipment is located on the stations’ concourses, in administration offices, plant rooms and alongside the train tracks. The customer was so impressed with the standard of our workmanship, they are considering converting the project into a quarterly planned air conditioning maintenance regime.