Air Conditioning Sector – Facilities Management

Andrews Air Conditioning Hire provide emergency cooling for Glasgow’s leading facilities management company

Posted Date 20/07/2018

Andrews Air Conditioning Hire was recently contacted by one of Glasgow’s leading facilities management companies who required an emergency cooling solution for one of their major clients. The project surfaced following the breakdown of their fixed cooling system, which occurred during the peak of summer and necessitated the urgent provision of replacement equipment.

The facilities manager was tasked with providing cooling equipment for a large commercial building housing up to 100 staff on each floor. An Andrews technician was sent to site to conduct a survey to propose and install a high-volume cooling solution that would successfully reduce temperatures inside the building.

Air conditioning hire keeps hospital ward cool during hot spell

Posted Date 08/06/2018

When a high-profile hospital was in need of some urgent cooling equipment to reduce temperatures in their pathology department, our specialists were drafted in to provide a temporary cooling hire solution. This was needed with immediate effect, to ensure the correct environment was maintained to protect important medical equipment, meaning a quick response was essential.

Due to the increased quantity of equipment recently installed within the hospital in recent years, everyday temperatures within the area had noticeably increased. This very fact left their highly sensitive equipment in danger of malfunctioning, which could have potentially cost the hospital thousands of pounds.

UPS room kept functional thanks to bespoke cooling solution

Posted Date 17/04/2018

When one of London’s most high-profile banks required a temporary climate control solution, Andrews Air Conditioning Hire was on hand to provide the necessary equipment to help safeguard one of the most important rooms in the building.

The facilities management company in charge of the project contacted our specialists in search of an emergency cooling arrangement that could successfully maintain temperatures of 23°C and below, following plans to take their existing cooling system offline inside their UPS room.

Tailored air conditioning hire keeps seminar on schedule

Posted Date 09/08/2017

At Andrews Air Conditioning Hire, we know how frustrating a failed cooling system can be – especially when breakdown occurs less than 24 hours before a major event you’re hosting.

So when our client suffered a chiller failure the day before they were expected to accommodate a highly publicised seminar, they contacted our specialists in search of an emergency cooling arrangement that would successfully provide adequate cooling for up to 1,000 guests.

Our experts provided practical advice to cool the area in question – deciding that the best course of action was to install six PAC22 split-type air conditioners. These units would have the internal unit inside the seminar hall while connected to the external heat exchangers on the balcony via small opening windows.

Andrews Sykes provide emergency cooling solution during exam season

Posted Date 27/07/2017

An uncomfortably hot working environment at school can negatively impact the concentration levels, productivity and comfort of the students. This is most evident during examination season when increased temperatures cause halls to become hot and stuffy very quickly.

Fortunately for our customers, Andrews Air Conditioning have many years of experience providing temporary air conditioning to a wide variety of applications within schools, universities and colleges, including lecture theatres, classrooms and exam/sports halls.

Andrews Air Conditioning the go to stand at the Facilities Show 2017 amidst soaring temperatures

Posted Date 21/06/2017

As the soaring temperatures have hit the country, Andrews Air Conditioning are extremely busy exhibiting at this year’s Facilities Show at London Excel. The show is the go to event for everyone involved in the Facilities Management industry with over 11,00 people expecting to attend over the 3 days.

Our team have not only been enjoying networking with all that have visited our stand M1025, but are actively assisting with urgent cooling requirements as the high temperatures continue to soar.

We have been giving our guests the opportunity to win with two separate competitions. The first of which is our #CoolAndCalm Twitter competition – people who pick up our paper fans either on stand or from one of the team walking around the exhibition can take a fun ‘selfie’ and post on our twitter @AndrewsSykes. Lucky winners could win Holiday vouchers towards a destination of their choice.

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.

High efficiency air conditioning technology installed at The Valley

Posted Date 18/11/2015

As part of Charlton Athletic’s plan to improve the stadium, a huge investment has been made in a state-of-the-art air conditioning system designed to instil unprecedented levels of economical cooling inside the West Stand’s hospitality and dining areas. The upgrade was completed ahead of the new season and offers environmentally-friendly comfort cooling at significantly reduced operating costs.

Our engineers liaised directly with the client’s advisors to ensure the requirements of various applications were considered and then accommodated. This constructive consultation phase allowed the suitability of a variety of modern air conditioning systems to be analysed, before the most appropriate solution was put forward.

Cooling For Broadcaster Server Room

Posted Date 30/07/2014

Server rooms, IT apparatus and communication facilities are all designed for continuous operation, but internal factors can sometimes contrive to cause disruption. Ineffective climate control is one of the most common contributors to servers and vital electrical equipment breaking down, and if this isn’t addressed quickly there can be crippling consequences. So when a TV broadcasting company suffered chiller failure in one of their main communication rooms, an immediate solution was sought. A business-critical IT system went offline as a result of soaring temperatures, which led to the client contacting Andrews Air Conditioning via their facilities manager. The call came out of hours – at 9:30pm – but we were still able to deliver replacement cooling units to the building and ensure productivity was restored.