Air Conditioning Sector – Communication & IT Room

Emergency air conditioning hire keeps police servers operational

Posted Date 06/01/2022

A data centre outage, by its very nature, will cause great inconvenience to any business or institution affected. But when the organisation on the receiving end of such an undesirable scenario is the headquarters of a large territorial police force, the scope for disruption is magnified.

Of course, contemporary technology and modern ways of working mean that important data is backed up on a cloud reserve or remote site, preventing information from being compromised or permanently lost. Notwithstanding that, it goes without saying that our clients who have encountered this situation would prefer to avoid the panic associated with server breakdown.

Andrews Air Conditioning Hire provides emergency cooling for hardware company

Posted Date 01/06/2021

When the European headquarters of a major research organization in Portsmouth required an urgent cooling arrangement to solve a problem with their chillers, Andrews Air Conditioning Hire were drafted in to prevent UPS batteries from overheating.

The computer hardware company were experiencing issues cooling their UPS back-up batteries, which are used as an uninterruptible power source should their primary supply fail.

In less than 24 hours, our specialists carried out a site survey and decided to install four PAC 22s, giving 6.5kW of cooling duty each. These were accompanied by two ASF50 cooing fans, which were situated near the PAC units to help circulate cold air. One of the PAC 22s was placed at the top of the room and the other to the side to cool the two main areas of concern.

Medical research facility seeks huge cooling package for planned shutdown

Posted Date 27/05/2021

In order to manage a project efficiently, it is important that even the most seemingly insignificant details are considered before a solution is tailored. The one-size-fits-all ideology may suffice on smaller assignments but on bigger contracts with countless variables at play, this approach will almost certainly lead to complications further down the line.

At Andrews Sykes, we savour opportunities to get involved with the more high-profile or logistically challenging jobs because they allow us to demonstrate our true capability. Everyday hires provide us with sustenance, but it is the way we handle largescale projects that really sets us apart.

Air conditioning hire maintains telecommunication giant’s broadband service

Posted Date 06/08/2020

The temperature of a server room is arguably the most critical metric to consider in a data centre environment, with catastrophic consequences for hardware overheating. Keeping computer equipment and electronic components at a consistent, cool temperature is imperative and eliminates the likelihood of suffering any downtime caused by malfunctions.

Our familiarity with this sensitive industry has seen us install temporary cooling solutions for big name customers across the country. So, when a major telecommunications provider encountered chiller failure at one of their London locations, the facilities manager responsible for the premises contacted Andrews Air Conditioning immediately.

Emergency Air Conditioning Hire keeps Britain’s leading TV talent show on air

Posted Date 29/06/2018

When Britain’s leading TV talent show needed emergency cooling at late notice, Andrews Air Conditioning Hire came to the rescue! The production company responsible for the programme, watched live by millions, sought an immediate cooling solution to assist them with reducing temperatures in their production room.

The production room – a converted and temporary facility with no permanent air conditioning – contained a large quantity of sensitive electronic hardware, monitors and cameras that were in serious danger of overheating just hours before broadcasting was due to commence.

Andrews Air Conditioning Hire provide emergency cooling solution for server room

Posted Date 21/05/2018

A high-profile London building was undergoing a major refurbishment project which included the removal of a permanent air conditioning system serving the communications rooms. As a result, our specialists were drafted in to provide the client with a temporary cooling solution to ensure the correct environment was maintained to protect sensitive hardware contained within.

Shortly after initial contact, one of our local specialists visited the site to assess the specifications of the area before proposing a suitable air conditioning hire package to preserve the desired low temperatures.

Andrews Air Conditioning playing our part in the Royal Wedding celebrations!

Posted Date 17/05/2018

An international news company broadcasting the Royal Wedding has entrusted Andrews Air Conditioning with providing a temporary cooling solution for their transmitting station.

For those of us not lucky enough to be among the guests at Windsor Castle to witness Price Harry tie the knot with Meghan Markle, the next best option will be watching live at home! As with previous Royal occasions, coronations and milestones, TV viewers can expect hours of uninterrupted coverage streamed live from St. George’s Chapel and the lawns of the Castle.

Andrews provide cooling arrangement for server room upgrade

Posted Date 02/05/2017

As a company committed to providing temporary cooling equipment to organisations potentially affected by server failure, Andrews Air Conditioning Hire are often the first port of call for businesses looking to protect vital hardware.

This fact was underlined when one of our major clients had planned maintenance works in their server room, leading to our specialists being asked to provide an urgent customised cooling solution that would help keep operations online.

An Andrews technician visited the site to conduct a survey prior to making a recommendation, deciding that four PAC22 rental units would be efficient in providing the application with the required cooling duty. The temporary air conditioning units were then connected to a series of heat exchangers positioned inside a storage room nearby.

Temporary server room keeps museum open during refurbishment scheme

Posted Date 16/06/2016

At Andrews Air Conditioning, we regularly provide cooling solutions to clients looking to protect their data centres and telecoms facilities. We are therefore exceptionally well-placed to recommend equipment designed to maintain the optimum temperature and thus prevent such applications succumbing to downtime.

This expertise was recently demonstrated when a prominent London museum approached us seeking a temporary air conditioning system for a server room conversion. An extensive renovation project included the removal of asbestos from the ceiling of the original server room, meaning the equipment contained within would have to be relocated.

Facilities manager seeks cooling for office and server room

Posted Date 30/05/2016

With temperatures in London beginning to rise ahead of a hectic bank holiday weekend, it was essential that a large office building and accompanying server room were suitably protected by air conditioning equipment. Unfortunately for the customer in question, their existing chiller arrangement had malfunctioned due to pipework breaking unexpectedly.

The situation therefore left vital electronics and dozens of workers exposed to sweltering conditions, meaning an immediate solution was required to ensure productivity was maintained without any issue.