Watkins Hire Chiller Hire division welcomes our new team member Andrew Ellis

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.

Andrews chiller hire area will be the South of England, concentrating on expanding Watkins already extensive chiller hire contracts in the south east and south west, supporting facilities managers and mangement companies when and wherever temporary cooling is required.

Mark Hills Managing Director said “We are very pleased to welcome Andrew to our temperature control rental team, Andrews chiller hire experience knowledge and track record is second to none, he has for a long time been considered the most experienced specialist Chiller rental engineer in the country tackling some to the largest and complicated temporary cooling applications. With Andrews wealth of experience in both boiler hire and chiller hire he has already began to share his chiller hire knowledge with our other sales engineers with application training on onsite training. Andy brings additional product knowledge and chiller applications experience to help increase the Watkins Hire profile, brand name and business levels for our expanding hire fleet of portable air conditioners, air handling units, chillers, boilers, space heaters and associated products.

Andy Ellis Specialist Hire Director said ”Joining Watkins Hire to expand their chiller rental services was an easy decision to make, the team are the most experienced and productive team of specialist temperature control hire engineers I have ever met gathered in one company, and the standard of the chiller hire fleet is second to none, I have a vast experience using many different Chiller manufacturers in the past, all of the Watkins Hire Chiller rental fleet are Trane chillers which the industry considers to be the “Rolls Royce of chillers”, not only do Watkins Hire have the newest most efficient chiller rental fleet in UK, the fleet is also the quietest with and most technology advanced chiller hire fleet. The chiller hire units are all fitted with GSM devices to give remote control and fault reporting via the internet, Watkins Hire continue to push the boundaries and the lead the field in remote telemetry systems having become the first to provide free of charge internet based remote fuel level monitoring on their boiler hire fleet.”

When you need fast reliable temporary air cooling or process cooling, Watkins Chiller hire gives you the most reliable products and the highest service levels, tried and tested Trane Aquastream 2 Chillers and Air Handlers for even the toughest applications. Watkins Hire provides solutions that will help your staff, processes and business stay cool.

Need cooling fast? Call Watkins Chiller Hire.
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Workplace Temperature The Law Regulation 7

Information provide by HSE Website

Indoor Workplaces

You must provide: a reasonable working temperature in workrooms usually at least 16°C, or 13°C for strenuous work (unless other laws require lower temperatures); local heating or cooling where a comfortable temperature cannot be maintained throughout each work room (e.g. hot and cold processes); thermal clothing and rest facilities where necessary, e.g. for ‘hot work’ or cold stores; heating systems which do not give off dangerous or offensive levels of fume into the workplace sufficient space in work rooms.

What is the maximum/minimum temperature in the workplace?

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 lay down particular requirements for most aspects of the working environment Regulation 7 of these Regulations deals specifically with the temperature in indoor workplace and states that: During working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable.

However, the application of the regulation depends on the nature of the workplace i.e. a bakery, a cold store, an office, a warehouse.

The associated ACOP goes on to explain: The temperature in workrooms should provide reasonable comfort without the need for special clothing. Where such a temperature is impractical because of hot or cold processes, all reasonable steps should be taken to achieve a temperature which is as close as possible to comfortable. 'Workroom' means a room where people normally work for more than short periods.

The temperature in workrooms should normally be at least 16° Celsius unless much of the work involves severe physical effort in which case the temperature should be at least 13° Celsius. These temperatures may not, however, ensure reasonable comfort, depending on other factors such as air movement and relative humidity.

Where the temperature in a workroom would otherwise be uncomfortably high, for example because of hot processes or the design of the building, all reasonable steps should be taken to achieve a reasonably comfortable temperature, for example by: insulating hot plants or pipes; providing air-cooling plant; shading windows; siting workstations away from places subject to radiant heat.

Where a reasonably comfortable temperature cannot be achieved throughout a workroom, local cooling should be provided. In extremely hot weather fans and increased ventilation may be used instead of local cooling.

Where, despite the provision of local cooling, workers are exposed to temperatures which do not give reasonable comfort, suitable protective clothing and rest facilities should be provided. Where practical there should be systems of work (for example, task rotation) to ensure that the length of time for which individual workers are exposed to uncomfortable temperatures is limited.

References
L24, Workplace health, safety and welfare, (ISBN 0717604136 - available from HSE Books)
The HSE guidance publication, Thermal Comfort in the Workplace, seeks to define thermal comfort, and states:'An acceptable zone of thermal comfort for most people in the UK lies roughly between 13°C (56°F) and 30°C (86°F), with acceptable temperatures for more strenuous work activities concentrated towards the bottom end of the range, and more sedentary activities towards the higher end.'
HSG194, Thermal Comfort in the Workplace, (ISBN 0717624684 - available from HSE Books)

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