Steve Reeves

Boiler Hire for Supermarkets – prevent store breakdowns

Competition among the major UK supermarkets is fierce, particularly in tough economic times as they vie for custom and seek to gain a competitive edge. Supermarkets have to constantly come up with new ideas for products, promotions, discount deals and incentives to ensure they keep shoppers happy and loyal. Emphasis is placed on providing a positive and enjoyable shopping ‘experience’, allowing shoppers to browse and buy in a comfortable atmosphere.

Staff welfare is equally important

It is not only customer welfare that has to be considered at supermarkets. The health of shop floor and administrative staff can suffer from working in the cold conditions. This can lead to poor performance, increased absenteeism and even threats of litigation.

In October 2010, a Tesco store in Hampshire was without heat for two weeks after two boilers and the air conditioning system broke down simultaneously. (At supermarkets, boilers are usually located in industrial plant rooms, which are more complicated than domestic boiler set-ups and often take longer to repair).

Some employees at the Hampshire based store took time off after working entire shifts in an almost unbearable cold. According to the website Hampshire.co.uk, engineers were forced to replace and repair the entire central heating system, from the boiler to the pipes.

Planning is the key

Forward-thinking Facilities Management companies formulate a contingency plan with a boiler hire specialist that will cover themselves in the event of an on-site boiler failure suddenly occurring. With contingencies in place, interruption to normal heat and hot water provision can be kept to a minimum.

After a failure of the central heating boilers at a major supermarket, an emergency call to a boiler rental specialist will elicit a rapid response – a temporary boiler unit and air handling units will be delivered and set up on site to ensure the site has heated air and hot water for shoppers and staff within just a few hours.

When supplying mobile boilers and related equipment to supermarkets, the two main challenges a boiler rental expert will face are:

1. Assessing the client’s exact requirements.

2. Getting into the site quickly (careful planning between the supermarket’s site manager and the specialist’s transport department and service engineers is crucial in ensuring the delivery goes as planned).

These challenges can be easily overcome by the

boiler rental
specialist performing a survey at the supermarket. It is always a great help to them if the site manager has key details on hand when an emergency arises to make the site assessment as accurate as possible.

Article submitted by Carl Webb, Specialist Hire Director at

Andrews Sykes
. Andrews Sykes is the UK’s largest specialist
boiler hire
company, with over 25 years’ experience. The company serves virtually all industry sectors using machinery sourced from the world’s top manufacturers.

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