subject: Tips On What To Look For In A Heater Hire Company [print this page] There are numerous heater hire companies operating in the UK, but what separates the wheat from the chaff? What should a heater hire company offer before they can rightfully claim to be specialists? And how will a client know if they have turned to the best company to meet their specific needs?
Well, when it comes to renting heaters for a particular application, ideally a client needs a heater rental company that:
Has a team of HVAC engineers with the necessary expertise they require. All staff must be trained to Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association standards. They will be past masters in delivering safe, fume-free and cost-effective warmth for the specific application
Can quickly supply the most appropriate heater models and any ancillary equipment for the task. These will be the latest models on the market compact yet powerful heaters for instant heat and hot water provision stored at their depots strategically located around the country
A heater rentals specialist will also offer:
Free advice & on-site visits and quotations
A competitively priced service
Contingency planning
Flexible terms: from short-term support to longer-term contract hire, and
True 24/7 cover, 365 days a year
They will have an environmental policy in place too, and will be able to meet the requirements of the clients own environmental policy/standards.
Who hires heaters?
Heaters for hire from a specialist are made available for domestic applications, and for use in:
Business: offices, meeting rooms and entire buildings
Retail: shopping centres, high street chains, out of town stores, independent retailers
Building and construction
Manufacturing and industry
Food and beverage processing and packaging
IT and communications
Pharmaceuticals
Education
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities
Central and local government
Hotels, resorts and restaurants
Workshops and garages, and
A whole host of other applications
A good heater Hire specialist will be able to handle heater supply for all of these environments, with confidence and ease.
Heater types
There are three main types of heaters that a specialist will provide: electric, gas oil. Gas oil heaters can either be direct-fired or indirect-fired:
Direct-fired heaters are compact, robust and fully portable heaters that are best for places that need large volumes of warm air
Indirect-fired heaters are sophisticated and reliable heaters that are most suitable for places where there is limited ventilation; they will deliver huge volumes of clean, dry, fume-free heat safely and economically
About contingency planning
Contingency planning gives clients peace of mind. Should their fixed heating system suddenly fail, a heater hire specialist will already be primed to respond quickly and effectively, having the most suitable temporary heaters on site and up-and-running in a matter of hours.
The contingency plan will include a site survey where the following factors will be considered:
Size of the space and how accessible it is for delivery of equipment
The use of the premises
The people and equipment in situ
Any environmental concerns
What temperature must be maintained, and what temperature rise is likely to be required to achieve this
Power supply
Suitability
Health and Safety and Risk Assessment, and of course
Budget
Once the heaters are installed, heater engineers will then monitor the effectiveness and the results of their recommendation.
Back-up heating solutions
As well as responding rapidly to emergency call-outs, a specialist heater hire company will also offer a back-up solution for occasions when a premises is having its existing heating system serviced; a temporary heating solution will be supplied during routine scheduled maintenance of a fixed system.
And finally
About fuel supply
As well as providing planned support and emergency cover, a heater rental specialist will supply and
manage all of the clients Fuel needs (liquified petroleum gas, kerosene, gas oil or electricity), at competitive rates.
