Posts Tagged ‘Andrews Heat for Hire’

Keeping A Retirement Home Cosy

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Heater Hire for SGBI

When the boiler broke down at Queen Mary House, a purpose-built retirement home for women administered by the Schoolmistresses & Governesses Benevolent Institution, Andrews Sykes responded with a rapid heater hire solution comprising of 20 x 2kW convector heaters.

The SGBI is a charity founded in 1843 and incorporated by Royal Charter. The Home provides spacious accommodation in pleasant surroundings. Originally restricted to retired schoolmistresses and governesses, it now offers accommodation to a wider range of like-minded applicants including those requiring short-term respite care.

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.

Good Luck To All You London Marathon Runners!

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

 

Heater Hire for London Marathon 2010

This Sunday over 35,000 souls will again be pounding the streets of the capital in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon. 750,000 spectators are expected to line the route as it winds through London (passing by the Andrews Sykes Charlton branch!) plus millions of TV viewers across the world will tune in to see the action.

Whilst Sunday promises to be the warmest day of the year so far, the organisers have again selected Andrews Heat for Hire to provide the heater hire solution for the elite runners area to ensure the optimal temperature is maintained pre-race. Andrews Heat for Hire are also providing a heater hire solution for officials located all along the Mall.

Among the 35,306 finishers last year, there were also some incredible personal triumphs, including 10 Guinness World Records for fancy dress runners, while more than £45 million was raised for charity by London entrants alone.

Andrews Sykes wishes the best of luck to everyone running.

The Andrews Heat For Hire Legend Lives On

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

 

Andrews Heat for Hire Opel Manta

Visitors to Race Retro at Stoneleigh Park in Coventry a few weeks ago will have spotted an icon of historic rallying – the Andrews Heat for Hire Opel Manta driven by Russell Brookes.

Race Retro is Europe’s premier show for historic racing and historic rallying. It was three full days of classic motorsport action and historic racing with appearances from motoring legends. Visited by over 24,000 eager enthusiasts, the event had something for everyone with classic cars and bikes, restoration companies as well as hundreds of trade stands selling parts and memorabilia.

British motorsport legend and two time British rallying champion Russell Brookes took the classic Opel Manta round the test track with great finesse. Car lovers stood back in wonderment as the unforgettable Andrews Heat for Hire liveried Opel Manta shot past. Whilst Brookes demonstrated great skill, we still think the car stole the show!

£420,000 Raised For Elton John’s AIDS Foundation

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Heater Hire Solution for Elton John

Late last year, visitors saw a dream realised, as the doors of ‘Out the Closet 2009′ in Covent Garden’s Flower Cellars flew open, and shoppers had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get their hands on an exclusive array of Elton John’s and David Furnish’s flamboyant clothing collection, direct from their wardrobes.

From outfits worn by Elton on stage, to David’s favourite Dior shirts, fans had the opportunity to step into their shoes for real, as well as to hand-pick from their finest collection of clothes and accessories, including sunglasses, luggage and belts. Ranging from £10 to £2,000, the stock featured labels such as Versace, Dior, Prada, McQueen, D&G and Jean Paul Gaultier. (all standard wear here at Andrews Sykes!)

When approached by the Foundation, Liam Harrison, one of our National Call Centre team members was delighted to offer a portable heater hire solution. Two radiant heaters were hired at a heavily reduced rate to keep all the generous shoppers warm and toasty while they shopped for their designer bargains.

The event attracted A-list shoppers from Elle Macpherson and Nathalie Imbruglia to Elizabeth Hurley. 100% of proceeds from sales went to support the work of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. By the time the doors were closed, a total of £420,000 was raised for the Foundation.

Andrews Sykes – the Heaters of Champions!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Electric Heater Hire for David Haye

Needing little introduction, David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye currently stands as the hottest cruiserweight-turned-heavyweight commodity since Evander Holyfield. When David needed to maintain the optimal temperature in his training environment, he turned to the champions of heater hire - Andrews Sykes. We quickly set up an electric portable heater hire solution for his training gym consisting of two DE25 electric heaters and two DE95 electric heaters, sufficient to comfortably heat over 1000 square metres. Haye looks to continue his reign of terror on Saturday, April 3rd as he makes the first defence of his title against number one-ranked contender John Ruiz. The 12-rounder will be screened live on Sky Box Office from 8pm. Andrews Sykes sends their best wishes to David and hopes that he retains his title.

Andrews Sykes Helps to Shape the London Skyline

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Andrews Sykes has contributed to the construction of Strata SE1, the new 43 storey residential tower which stands proudly in the heart of Elephant & Castle.

Martyn Day, one of our heater hire experts was challenged with delivering a heater hire solution that provided heating to over 30 floors of the Strata SE1 building in order to maintain a minimum ambient 5oC on each of the floors and maintain a consistent level of humidity and temperature control for their finishing trades.

Our heater hire solution included two super-efficient Aurora IMAC 4000 oil fired heaters and 10 ASF Cooling Fans together with the necessary ducting and pressure hoses. One heater was sited on each side of the building and ducted into the existing ventilation system at ground level. The high-powered centrifugal fans then circulated the warm air into each of the floors from the open dry risers.

Heater Hire Solution for Strata SE1

Heater Hire Solution for Strata SE1

Chiller & Boiler Hire Specialists

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Andrews 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.Chiller & Boiler Specialists

For more information visit www.andrews-sykes.com

What a load of heaters!

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Mid July, the peak of the Air Conditioning season for Andrews Sykes, saw a surprising increase in enquiries for heaters. Andrews Heat for Hire sales are hotting up along with the summer temperatures!  Not what you would expect, we agree, but it isn’t so usual for the specialist hire industry.

This week a leading engineering company hired 20 DE95 heaters for two weeks to complete a series of load tests to check the functionality of the new air conditioning system that was being installed.  Another customer hired 120 DE65 heaters to load test the electrical circuits of their latest construction project.

The short term (average load testing hire is for one week) hires of heaters has seen the nationwide network of Andrews Sykes depots extremely busy with the volume of heaters flying out of the door!

Andrews Heat For Hire - DE95 Heater

Andrews Heat For Hire - DE95 Heater