December 2009 - Andrews Sykes

Andrews Sykes Charitable Christmas

Posted Date 24/12/2009

Like many commercial organisations, Andrews Sykes has not been immune to the difficult trading conditions of 2009 and has had to work hard to maintain their position as the number one specialist hire equipment provider in the U.K.

However, we recognise that, in times of difficulty, charitable organisations suffer more than most with reduced levels of income as both businesses and individuals cut back on their outgoings.

So this year, rather than spend money on printing, signing and distributing Christmas Cards which would only have hit the recycling centres in January, Andrews Sykes are distributing an e-card to all customers and suppliers and donating the money saved to charity.

Climate Contingency Services to the Rescue

Posted Date 14/12/2009

CCS 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)