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National Accounts: Many are now enjoying the benefits - Are you next?
February 16, 2010
Over the last ten years, Watkins Hire Ltd has seen rapid growth and expansion and has established itself as a market leader in the rental of temporary temperature control solutions. Due to this expansion we realised that many large and blue chip organisations were hiring equipment and using our services on a purely adhoc basis. It soon became apparent that these clients would greatly benefit from a more focused and bespoke personal service and hence our National Accounts division was established...
R22 Replacements and Upgrades - Know your Options and Solutions!
February 5, 2010
Many options are available to support such R22 systems while they are upgraded or replaced. Watkins Hire has been working side by side with many of our clients over the recent months to help overcome these problems, providing all manner of simple and cost effective solutions to give our client, or their end user, an alternative temporary supporting HVAC system...
GSM System From Watkins Hire To Ensure HVAC Performs
December 17, 2009
Using GSM technology to monitor equipment's performance and report any faults as soon as they occur, the fault monitoring device is now fitted as standard to all Watkins Hire's fleet of temporary split air conditioners, rental chillers and portable heating boilers. The unit can then be pre-configured to meet the needs of the end user, ensuring that the Watkins Hire Service team has real time information about any fault or performance issues that might need remedial action...
Nick Campey Joins Watkins Hire
December 1, 2009
Nick begins his new role as national accounts director at Watkins Hire on 1 December, marking a major milestone in the company's continuing development as a key player in the Specialist HVAC hire sector. His remit is to establish the new division with consistent processes for handling larger, national clients and to build a National Accounts team, working closely with Watkins Hire's existing sales and service teams...
Watkins Hire Helps Hospital Out Of Hot Spot
November 17, 2009
The Princess Royal Hospital in south East England had recently increased the number of operating theatres at its Alan Cummings day surgery unit from four to six and this additional stress on the department's chiller system, combined with the age of the chiller, led to an irreparable breakdown. The hospital's management team immediately began the procurement process for a replacement chiller but needed a quick fix solution as soon as possible so contacted temporary heating and cooling specialists Watkins Hire for help...
Vets Warm To Watkins and Keep Pets In Safe Hands
October 16, 2009
A new boiler system installed at the Rainsbrook Veterinary Group practice in Leamington Spa required some essential maintenance work and shutting it down for a week while the work was carried out was unavoidable. At first, the Rainsbrook Veterinary Group team thought that they would have shut the practice or be forced to boil kettles to comply with strict hygiene standards, but after contacting Watkins Hire they discovered that a much faster, more economical and more convenient solution was available instead...
Strategic Hire At Watkins Hire As National Accounts Team Is Born
October 1, 2009
Terry Stevens-Smith's remit to assist the company's new Director of National Accounts* in setting up Watkins Hire's new National Accounts Division, including recruitment of a National Accounts team and establishment of all systems and procedures. He joins Watkins Hire from one of the company’s major competitors, where he was also National Accounts Manager, and brings with him a wealth of hire industry expertise, specifically in servicing national accounts, developing existing relationships and business growth...
Compact And Reliable: Watkins Hire Adds Heatgen 22 To Boiler Hire Range
September 4, 2009
Compact and easy to connect to existing pipework using flexible hoses, the Watkins Hire HeatGEN 22 can deliver 22kW LPHW (low pressure hot water) of heating and hot water from 35°C to 85°C. The unit features a distinctive integral plate heat exchanger which keeps the primary and secondary water circuits separate. For the end user, this means that any contaminants in the water system that could affect performance are prevented from entering the unit, enhancing reliability...
Watkins Hire Impresses Big Cheeses To Win Five Year Deal
September 3, 2009
A high profile event attracting 28,000 visitors, The International Cheese Awards combines a trade show with a public event, with 2,761 producers exhibiting their cheeses this year. The perishable nature of the exhibits has presented problems for the show organisers in previous years and for the past three years they have used three separate air conditioning hire providers in an attempt to find a robust solution that would meet any climactic conditions. After a proactive approach from Watkins Hire, the show organisers accepted the hire company's quote and have been so impressed with the result that they have signed Watkins Hire up for the next five years...
Kemp To Spearhead Watkins Hire's Scottish Expansion
September 2, 2009
Rob joins Watkins Hire with more than 20 years experience gained with a competitor firm and has been given a remit of growing the company's market share in Scotland, where Watkins Hire already has an established sales team. Amongst his first tasks will be to open Watkins' first ever depot in Falkirk, Scotland and his appointment is part of a major investment in the region, which also includes recruitment of further engineers to service Scottish customers...
Emergency Chiller Hire Tests Contingency Plan
August 3, 2009
As temperatures soared in southern England during late June, disaster struck when a food and beverage process factories installed low temperature chiller failed, from the clients perspective this was now an emergency chiller hire situation, it was now time to test for real the chiller failure contingency plan they had in place with Watkins Hire...
Emergency Hot Water New Mobile 22kw HeatGEN Electric Boiler
July 31, 2009
Watkins Hire lauch an new Emergency hot water, the new Mobile 22kw HeatGEN electric boiler hire product from Watkins Boiler Hire. The small compact reliable and powerful portable electric boiler is capable of delivering 22kW LPHW (Low Pressure Hot Water) of hot water and heating which delivers large volumes of hot water on demand...
Steve Platt Joins Watkins Hire Events
April 15, 2009
Following a brief period working in Australia Steve has joined Watkins Hire Events as Project Manager of their Events Heating Cooling and Power Division...
Low Carbon Cooling
March 11, 2009
Watkins Hire are a Leading temperature control rental company, after 149 years Watkins Hire continue to innovate, the latest innovation from Watkins Hire is their new mobile evaporative air cooler for Low carbon temporary cooling...
Alan Ferguson Joins Watkins Hire
February 25, 2009
I have been with Watkins Hire for approximately 6 weeks and have already observed that the temperature control equipment is of a very high standard with some extremely innovative additions which are an absolute asset to our customers. With a Fuel Tank Telemetry System that offers Trouble Free Fuel Management by E Mail or SMS, and a Wireless Remote Thermostat that is truly remote up to 200 meters being just a few...
Emergency Temporary Heating for Superstore
November 13, 2008
After receiving a call at 12.30 pm on a Friday afternoon from a contractor enquiring about emergency heating Watkins Hires Business Development Manager Jason Campbell arrived on site less than 1 hour later at a large superstore who's heating system had broken down during refurbishment work, and if no solution could be found to heat the store that day then it would have to close costing the store significant amounts of lost income...
Marquee Heating and Cooling in Berkeley Square London
November 13, 2008
Watkins Hire Events were asked by the event organisers to supply air conditioning and heating for a high profile ball in London's Berkeley Square...
Temporary boiler for Hospital
September 30, 2008
Watkins Hire has supplied a packaged plant room to one of the North East's largest primary health care trusts. The trust had a building on one of their sites that had the onsite boilers fail. This left the administration staff of the hospital without any heat for the foreseeable future...
Temporary Industrial Space Cooling
September 24, 2008
Watkins Hire has supplied temporary space cooling temperature control solution to one of the UK's leading storage and logistics facilities in Manchester who provide seasonal storage, distribution & transportation for the whole of Europe for a major food producer. The company had secured a contract to store confectionary products manufactured during the summer months to be sold during the lead up to Christmas but the temperature must remain below 18°C to and humidity below 70% to prevent spoiling during storage to comply with their contract. The 47,000 m3 warehouse allocated for this contract did not have an installed space cooling or humidity control facilities...
Watkins Hire Web Enabled Fuel Management
June 03, 2008
Watkins Hire are a temperature control rental company after 149 years they continue to innovate, the latest innovation from Watkins Hire is a web based automated remote fuel level monitoring and fuel reordering system to guarantee your hired in plant never runs out of fuel again.
Watkins Hire Chiller Hire division welcomes our new team member Andrew Ellis
May 12, 2008
Watkins Hire are Europe's largest independent specialist mobile temperature rental company the Chiller rental team has been further strengthened by the recent employment of Andy Ellis, with Andrews apprenticeship in HEVAC contracting and over 23 years experience in the HEVAC hire industry, Andrews experience in temperature rental control field for events, process and large scale cooling and air conditioning helps consolidate Watkins Hire's position as the market leader.
BioDiesel Heater Rental.
April 29, 2008
Watkins Hire Events are an events temperature control rental company after 149 years they continue to innovate, the latest innovation from Watkins Hire is their new BioDiesel site heater for carbon neutral temporary heating.
Mobile Heating and Hotwater Boiler Hire keeps luxurious hotel operational.
March 26, 2008
Watkins Hire installed two mobile oil fired LPHW heating and DHW boilers to provide heating and hotwater to a 13th Century Country House Hotel set in 10 acres of glorious gardens.
Mobile Boiler Hire for Under-floor Drying and Heating Project in Wolverhampton
March 11, 2008
Due to delays in fixed heating boiler plant being delivered, installed and commissioned, the main contractor wanted to keep the project on target for the completion date. They had just installed a new floor that required drying, Watkins Hire were contacted by the main contractor to provide a controlled solution.
St Joan of Arc School lessons uninterrupted, unknown to the students they are being kept warm by Watkins Hire portable boiler plant
November 21, 2007
When St Joan of Arc School primary school needed help to maintain their heating due to the failure of their own boilers. J.R Davies Consultants contacted Watkins Hire on behalf of the school for an emergency hire solution that included a 300kW LTHW Heatgen mobile packaged boiler plant and bunded fuel tank and 120kw plate heat exchanger to supply domestic hot water.
Business Continuity
November 21, 2007
Many business and organisations plan for business continuity, terror attacks, power loss, I.T. failures, communications and office space. One problem disrupts more organisations on a regular basis, yet rarely forms part of the contingency planning to avoid loss of production, or a usable workspace environment.
Temporary Steam Boiler Hire at Cottam Power Station During Outage
November 21, 2007
EDF Energy who operate Cottam Power Station placed an enquiry with Watkins Mobile Boiler Hire for a temporary portable steam boiler supply. After the initial discussions a free site survey was carried out by WHL's midlands boiler hire manager Mark Walton. It soon became apparent that that a trailerised steam boiler plant was crucial to the outage plan, to ensure circulation of 44tons of heavy oil during the August bank holiday.
Bristol University Hires Mobile Packaged Boiler
November 21, 2007
When Bristol University needed help to maintain their heating due to the failure of underground pipe work. They contacted Watkins heat for hire for an emergency hire solution that included a 350kW LTHW HeatGEN mobile packaged boiler hire plant and bunded fuel tank.
Major European Chemical Producer Hires Steam Boiler
November 21, 2007
British businesses face paying record gas prices for the foreseeable future after November saw the biggest monthly rise since records began. Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the price of gas for businesses rose by 44.9% last month as companies pay the price for the UK's lack of fuel reserves.
Watkins Hire 500kw Warm Air-Handling Unit For First Great Western
November 19, 2007
When First Great Western wanted help to replace portable heaters, They contacted Watkins Hire for a hire solution that provided them with equipment that had no naked flame but can still provide large volumes of safe, dry, fume-free heat air to heat the train maintenance shed at Plymouth. The building was 150m long by 50m wide and 20m high.
KwikCHILL cool gym users
November 19, 2007
The leisure centre had installed chiller units for the gym at the Leisure Centre which half of the units had broken down leaving them short of 80 Kw of cooling, KwikCOOL were asked to survey the site and find a temporary solution until their own units have been fixed.
KwikCHILL supply chillers to West Africa Bauxite refinery
October 17, 2007
KwikCOOL received an enquiry from a Russian Mining company to supply two 88kw KwikCOOL chiller packages to provide process cooling to reduce the temperature of process oil from 120°C to 85°C at a flow rate of 10000 - litres per hour, The KwikCHILL units were selected due to their reliability and their design capability to operate in tropical climates.
Teachers get heated over "greenhouse" classrooms
July 9, 2007
Watkins Hire Ltd air conditioning hire range KwikCOOL to the rescue of Local Area Authorities, last summer many of the problems faced by school staff were highlighted.
Teachers say schools are becoming 'glasshouses' in summer heat waves and are demanding the right to walk out of classrooms if the temperature exceeds 27 degrees Celsius...
Announcing The Launch of The KwikCOOL Air Conditioning Hire Range
July 9, 2007
Watkins Hire Ltd are proud to announce the launch of their brand new air conditioning hire range called KwikCOOL™
We have recognised the market place for high quality and high output air conditioning equipment. This range of air conditioning units reflects that need and will meet the varied range of applications.
Top Safety Accreditation for Watkins Hire Ltd
Watkins Hire Ltd is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
The West Midlands based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.
Specialist Hire Manager Joins KwikCOOL & KwikHEAT
Chris Easterlow has many years experience in climate control whilst working for Andrews Sykes PLC, Chris joined Watkins Hire late in 2006 as it is the fastest growing climate rental company within Europe.
As Chris joined the company the KwikCOOL & KwikHEAT Divisions of Watkins Hire Ltd made investments in excess of £,2 million pounds into portable air conditioning, chillers and warm air heating.
Major National Account Secure
June 18, 2007
Watkins Hire Ltd are proud to announce the latest national account for their air conditioning hire range called KwikCOOL™
The National portable accommodation company contacted several major air conditioning hire companies for support to their national fleet of 10,000 portable offices for summer cooling, Watkins Hire KwikCOOL division won the three year contact...
20KW of Emergency Air Conditioning For Welsh NHS Trust
June 2007
The Welsh NHS Trust covers a large geographical area of renowned natural beauty.
The Welsh NHS Trust contacted KwikCOOL air conditioning hire after seeing our information on the internet. They had a requirement for approximately 20Kw of cooling for their RENAL UNIT. The unit initially opened in 1985 as the first PFI dialysis centre in the UK. The current unit was opened in 1998 as a purpose build unit on the ground of the Trusts main hospital...
Supermarket Hire Chiller from KwikCOOL
June 2007
When a leading supermarket wanted help to maintain their cooling during the last summers heatwave, as there existing AHU heating system was unable to keep up with the cooling demand at one of its stores. They contacted Watkins Hire for an emergency hire solution that included a 80kW KwikCOOL chiller with an internal air-handling unit.
Watkins Hire received and call from the facility management company who maintain the store, for an emergency heating solution to supplement the stores heating system...
Energy Rating A Air conditioning Hire Unit From KwikCOOL
June 2007
KwikCOOL have lauched the all new KwikCOOL 8 air conditioning hire unit giving 2.34 kw (8,000 Btu) Cooling,The KwikCOOL 8 also has a Heating function, the unit is Energy A rated giving the user the best possible carbon footprint yet still receiving the cooling required during the summer months.
The KwikCOOL 8 is available for hire or sale for complete year round temperature control, this stylish unit has heating, cooling and dehumidifying functions, creating the perfect residential and commercial environment.
KwikCOOL air conditioning hire kick's major PLC offsite due to poor service, poor product selection and extortionate pricing.
June 2007
The story starts with the same old story KwikCOOL air conditioning hire come across all the time, the client a major PLC had ordered Air con from a so called "leading expert in Air conditioning hire" when the equipment was delivered, it was just left in the reception area with no training.
The Plc provide planning and development, energy and environmental management consultancy with over 3,200 staff operating from over 50 domestic offices and 30 overseas offices...
Call Us Free For All Your Temperature Control Hire Needs
Call 0500 526 696 and you will be in touch with an industrial steam boiler rental, heating boiler hire, chiller hire, portable air conditioner hire, evaporative cooling, portable heater, space heating or space cooling specialist who will discuss and understand your requirements for temporary cooling and heating or drying application, arrange site visits where necessary and provide you with a competitive quotation for our hire products and services.
Understanding your rental needs and providing a competitive solution.
For over 148 years WatkinsHIRE have understood that it takes more than innovative, high performance temperature control rental products and superior technical service to help our customers, end users & facility managers compete and win in today's global marketplace. It takes a total commitment to understanding your cooling, heating and drying needs and the ability to provide the right temperature control rental solutions every time.
