Sports & Leisure

As the country’s leading heating hire company, we pride ourselves on supplying portable heaters to major sports clubs throughout the UK. We are well known for providing temporary heaters to defrost football and rugby pitches when severe weather threatens fixtures. Our broad range of heating units guarantees our clients a cost-effective solution to all temperature control issues. We also provide an emergency service, to help when emergency requirements occur, night or day, throughout the weekend and public holidays.

Our Expertise

Our Expertise

At Andrews, we understand the implications of a broken heating system in a sporting environment - particularly when large numbers of people are present. Whether you are facing the prospect of cold corporate clients, a training facility with unsuitable temperature conditions or a frozen playing surface, we can help you. With nearly 50 years’ experience assisting sporting events of all types, no-one is better equipped than us to provide an effective solution.

Our impeccable reputation providing heat for hire has yielded a cycle of repeat business with numerous customers, but we have the capacity to assist even more. Possessing a more extensive variety of heating units than any of our competitors, we guarantee to deliver your equipment instantly, irrespective of your location. With an extensive depot network spanning the UK, we can be relied upon to dispatch our heaters within hours of your contact.

Andrews Sykes Hire were proud to supply 100’s of portable heaters to the venues which hosted the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Our units were used to control the climate and provide heating during the games and helped create the required conditions for practice and competition locations. We also supplied units to hospitality areas, press centres and many more facilities.

Whether you need to hire a heating solution on a short-term basis or an indefinite period, we will accommodate you. Our intention is to keep clients and partners fully operational wherever possible, and we acknowledge the direct costs associated with reduced output. So if you seek a heat hire package or simply more information about our products, get in touch. Call 0800 211 611 and one of our specialist contact team can advise you accordingly.

Typical applications include;
>Defrosting sports pitches
>Temporary heating for lounges and stadia
>Heating for sports halls and arenas
>Temporary boilers for showers and changing rooms

Sports Facilities

Sports Facilities

In recent years we have developed a comprehensive understanding of sports facilities’ delicate heating requirements. We acknowledge that changing rooms and basketball courts, for example, need different minimum temperatures because of the activity of occupants. However it is just important to guard against stuffiness and stifling conditions - particularly when people are exercising vigorously.

We pledge to keep your premises suitably warm without affecting the activity or practice of those within the building. Recommended temperatures of between 12°C and 16°C are easily attained with our heaters and can be altered by the client to suit their own preference. Units in our fleet are sophisticated yet very easy to use, allowing you to make setting adjustments easily. Our efficient mobile heaters represent the perfect solution to system failures or cold weather, with thousands of units held in stock at our depots.

In addition to our extensive range of portable heaters we also provide sports facilities with a temporary boiler hire service, for use when existing boilers have failed or are in need of maintaining, our boilers provide both heating and hot water for showers and other uses.

Our service is not just about supplying heating equipment, but extends to fuel management and includes a 24/7 back-up provision. We also provide free site surveys to ensure that we will provide the best and most cost-efficient package for your situation and will deliver it instantly.

Pitch Defrosting

Pitch Defrosting

In winter especially, football pitches and similar grassed areas with insufficient protection from frost often suffer cancelled fixtures and lost revenue. Frost and ice can also cause long-term damage to playing surfaces if not countered effectively, but we have the expertise and experience in helping to avoid this. Attempting to control the temperature of an open area can seem daunting, but we have the equipment and know-how to ensure our clients’ match or fixture goes ahead.

During periods of cold weather, a simple heating package designed specifically for thawing ice can help you avoid the prospect of postponement. Our expert consultant team will assist you in choosing the most suitable system according to the layout and size of your premises. Temporary heating units can be deployed at ground level and discharge large volumes of warm air to ensure frost on the pitch surface quickly melts.

So if you encounter adverse weather and need emergency assistance or you’re looking ahead to the impending colder months, we can help. With thousands of heaters stored in our depots nationwide, we can guarantee instant delivery. If you would like to discuss a heating rental solution for your stadium, or simply gain more information about our service, call us on 0800 211 611.

Case Studies

Tour of Britain organisers turn to Andrews for comfort heating

Tour of Britain organisers turn to Andrews for comfort heating

From providing Olympians and professional footballers with temporary climate control equipment to installing complex ventilation solutions at public gyms, it’s fair to say we’ve probably encountered just about every conceivable requirement of the sports and leisure industry. Our experience in this field is second to none, which is why we have been trusted by some ...

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Vaccination HQ at Ashton Gate stadium now operational thanks to Andrews

Vaccination HQ at Ashton Gate stadium now operational thanks to Andrews

The rollout of an approved COVID-19 vaccine which is now available for distribution throughout the UK  marks a decisive turning point in the fight against a pandemic that has shackled the world for most of 2020. Since early December, dozens of hospitals dotted around the country have been administering the groundbreaking jab that has seen ...

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Heating arrangement delivers warmth and air changes to Charlton Athletic’s temporary gym

Heating arrangement delivers warmth and air changes to Charlton Athletic’s temporary gym

With gyms and sports facilities obliged to undertake a series of updated precautions following the relaxation of blanket lockdown restrictions, operators have been forced to adapt in order to keep their customers safe. A legal requirement to implement one-way systems, introduce frequent cleaning of all machines and apparatus and ensuring that people are more spread ...

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Holiday park seek heating solution from Andrews Heat for Hire

Holiday park seek heating solution from Andrews Heat for Hire

During the cold winter months, failure to maintain an effective heating supply can lead to public facilities closing temporarily until a suitable replacement can be sourced. So, when a highly popular holiday park was seeking a climate control equipment for their pool area, Andrews Heat for Hire was called in to provide our assistance. After ...

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Tailored heating solution provided for major golfing tournament

Tailored heating solution provided for major golfing tournament

One of Britain’s top hotels and golf resorts recently sought some emergency heating equipment ahead of one of their most high-profile events, prompting them to approach Andrews Heat for Hire. The venue has a large permanent golf course which is extremely popular and hosts major championship tournaments all year round. Following a breakdown of the ...

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Andrews heating hire keep Clacton leisure centre warm

Andrews heating hire keep Clacton leisure centre warm

During the cold winter months, leisure centres rely on the presence of an effective heating supply. Failure to provide this amenity can lead to temporary closures until a replacement is installed – a big inconvenience to your clients. So when a leisure centre in Essex had to decommission their existing boiler due to emergency repairs, ...

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Temporary heating keeps Dorset leisure centre open

Temporary heating keeps Dorset leisure centre open

Like most public and private facilities, leisure centres are reliant on the presence of effective climate control all year round. A failure to maintain this basic yet often overlooked amenity can lead to them being closed until a replacement is installed, and when this situation arises, Andrews Heat for Hire respond quicker than anyone. One ...

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Event heating in London for indoor arena

Event heating in London for indoor arena

One of the UK’s largest sports arenas was recently used as the venue for a multi-national media and information organisation’s Christmas party. The event organiser contacted Andrews Heat for Hire regarding the possibility of hiring heaters for the event. The client wanted to keep party guests warm during the evening when temperatures lowered. Our experts ...

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Our Range

Portable Electric Heaters - Andrews Sykes

Electric Heaters

Designed for shops, offices, schools, and hospitals, our electric heaters provide safe, fume-free warmth without exhaust gases, smells or vapours

High Capacity Heaters - Andrews Sykes

High Capacity Heaters

Developed to work reliably whilst unattended for long periods of time, our high capacity units can withstand the rigours of the most arduous applications

Fuel tank hire - high capacity fuel tanks available from Andrews Sykes

Fuel Tanks

Our extensive range of fuel tanks has been designed to allow our heaters, boilers and pumps to operate uninterrupted for long periods

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