Andrews Specialist Hire Division were commissioned to supply three 550kW Fluid Chillers into the City of London whilst the existing units were being replaced due to the R22 change out programme. Andrews unique 550kW chiller was chosen to supply critical services due to its small footprint, which is exclusive to Andrews Sykes. The units were delivered and commissioned on a Sunday, which required a road closure and 200 tonne crane to lift the three Chiller Hire units 10 floors on to the roof. Utilising in-line pumps and pressurisation vessels, Andrews Chiller Hire maintained cooling throughout the building with zero failures. For more information visit www.andrews-sykes.com
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R22 Change Out Programme
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Cold Customers Mean No Customers
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Matthew Stapley, our Technical Service Manager started his day with a local drive to complete a site survey. The customer was an international brewery and distillery group requiring a chiller hire solution for the cooling of beer in the brewing stages.
It was a bitterly cold morning and the forecast was for snowfall at about 3pm, Matthew arrived on site, met the customer and they agreed a chiller rental solution for their problem. So, off he went on his way back with the thought of a snow blizzard on his mind.
Matthew was just a few miles from his M25 turn off on the M1 when the phone rang to tell him of a heating failure in a major London supermarket store. The gas boiler connected to the heating and hot water circuits had broken down and cold disgruntled customers were leaving the store.
Despite the worsening weather conditions, Matthew had no hesitation in heading straight to the store to assess the problem and advise on the best solution.
He got to the site at about 2pm and had a 500 kw commercial boiler installed and running in no time and so he made his way home. The journey would normally only take him about 1 hour and is no more then 8 miles in distance.
But then the snow started to fall and it was not going to stop for anybody. Matthew spent the next 3 hours doing a total of 3 miles and not seeing a way home possible, he decided to put his hat and gloves on and start the 5 mile walk home. He eventually arrived at home about 10pm after stopping at the local for a quick one!
Climate Contingency Services to the Rescue
Monday, December 14th, 2009CCS Saves The Day
When a major cable TV and communications company suffered a chiller breakdown in a business-critical IT and communications room, temperatures soared. Fortunately a climate contingency plan was in place and a CCS business continuity team was deployed. Five portable air conditioning units with remote condensers were delivered and installed within two hours, averting costly downtime and ensuring customer satisfaction was maintained. ” We received notification that our existing cooling system was failing, a CCS technician had visited site 3 months prior and we had signed an agreement to cover said emergency, we contacted CCS at 3.00 am in the morning and within 2 hours the temporary cooling equipment was installed and operational. The potential cost to the business in failure of cooling equipment for our data room would have been hundreds of thousands of pounds” Phillip Radburn (Head of IT)
It’s Time To Act On R22 !!
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
While most people in the industry are aware of the changes banning the use of R22 for maintenance and re-gassing, many are still unaware of the options available to maintain services whilst undertaking replacement or modifications to existing equipment.
Temporary cooling equipment can be supplied as a “stand alone” solution or connected to existing systems to maximise customers requirement and maintain vital services.
Andrews Chiller Hire and Air Conditioning Hire offers an extensive range of temporary units to ensure the continuation of cooling (be it water or air) is not disrupted during shutdown, replacement or general maintenance work.
Andrews Sykes Hire stocks the largest fleet of Fluid Chillers, Air Handling Units and Portable Air Conditioners in the UK, and unlike other hire company’s offers a TRUE nationwide service.
For more information visit www.andrews-sykes.com or call us on 088 21161
Chiller & Boiler Hire Specialists
Friday, October 16th, 2009Andrews Sykes Hire Ltd are pleased to announce FOUR additions to our ever expanding Chiller Hire and Boiler Hire Division. Sarah Holt - Scotland, Neil Ashton - Midlands, Steve Morris - North and Cameron Denne - Central London.
With a total of 50 years engineering and planning experience in industry sectors ranging from Event Cooling and Heating to Petrochemical Process Chiller and Boiler Hire, Sarah, Neil, Steve and Cameron’s role’s will be to assist in specifying solutions and equipment to ensure that all requirements meet customers complete satisfaction.
For more information visit www.andrews-sykes.com
Bespoke Solutions from Andrews
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Andrews Chiller and Boiler Hire division have recently delivered another expert solution to a client with a bespoke need for a boiler, chiller and a multi operational heat exchanger rig. The equipment was required to stress test two manifolds at varying temperatures from 5 degrees centigrade to 70 degrees centigrade over a 400 cycle test period. Andrews Specialist Hire division provided a solution that comprised of an Andrews 30kW Fluid Chiller, an Andrews 22kW Electric Boiler and an electronically controlled heat exchanger rig which allows the equipment to switch between hot and cold water efficiently and within operating parameters.
Andrews Specialist Hire provide Chiller and Boiler products to suit the individual needs of each client and their projects. For more information on the bespoke solutions Andrews Specialist hire can provide, please visit www.andrews-boilers.com
Andrews Specialist Hire Bespoke Chiller & Boiler Solution
Andrews Win 5 Year Hospital Deal
Monday, July 13th, 2009After long deliberation and a lengthy tender process Andrews Sykes Specialist Hire Division won a 5 Year contract to supply 3 Mega Watt of cooling to a major hospital in the UK. The units supplied were a mix of Screw and Reciprocating compressors to give maximum power saving whilst minimising footprint.” The tender went out to three companies to supply the temporary cooling, Andrews originality in design, equipment specification and power saving made it an easy choice to award them the contract. Their unique service guarantee and 24 hour service gave peace of mind to this critical cooling requirement” Ian Bristow (Project Director) For more information vist www.andrews-sykes.com
Call Centre Cooling
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009After a major failure of the existing air conditioning in the UK’s largest call centre, Andrews Sykes Specialist Hire Division supplied, installed and commissioned a complete climate control package within 6 hours of the initial call. “I contacted Andrews Sykes at 2.00am in the morning when our high temperature alarm system warned us of the rise in temperatures and relative humidity in one of our data rooms, we soon discovered that the existing system had lost its gas and could not be repaired. The Andrews Sykes on call technician discussed various options over the phone and we agreed on a Chiller, Air Handling and Dehumidification package to maintain required temperature and moisture levels. The equipment arrived on site at 4.00am and was operational within 2 hours averting a potential disaster and major cost implications” John Sturton (Facilities Manager) For more information visit www.andrews-sykes.com
Chiller Hire For Ice Rinks
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Andrews Sykes Specialist Hire division has just completed six major Ice Rink requirements in the UK. All six rinks were position externally with no protection from the weather which provided challenges to the specification and cooling duty required. Andrews Specialist Hire Division utilised their low noise, energy efficient 375kW Low Temperature Chillers to maintain a fluid temperature of minus 10 Deg C throughout the hire period. Andrews have a proven track record in the supply of Low Temp Fluid Chillers for Ice Rinks throughout Europe, our fully trained experience technicians are available 24/7/365 for free advise and site surveys. For more information visit www.andrews-sykes.com
New 750kW Screw Compressor Chiller
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Andrews Sykes are proud to announce the launch of their 750kW Fluid Chillers in to its expanding hire fleet. The 750kW Screw Compressor Fluid Chiller unit is the quietest and most energy efficient Fluid Chiller on the market. ”this unit leads the way in power efficiency and in the reduction of noise emission, the 750kW Fluid Chiller is capable of a leaving water temperature as low as minus 12 Deg C, we have used the unit on standard, process and ice rink applications, service and general maintenance is minimal and installation and commissioning of the 750kW Fluid Chiller unit can be completed in 2 hours” . Dennis Gwynne (Technical Director Andrews Sykes Hire Ltd)
