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ROB KEMP TO SPEARHEAD WATKINS HIRE’S SCOTTISH EXPANSION

August 24, 2009

Temperature Control Hire specialist, Watkins Hire, has appointed Rob Kemp to the post of Specialist Hire Manager, Scotland, as part of the company’s strategic expansion north of the border.

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Rob Kemp joins Watkins Hire with more than 20 years’ experience gained with a competitor firm

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.

Explains Watkins Hire managing director Mark Hills, “Our expansion in Scotland is part of a national strategic growth plan and Rob’s appointment is central to building on our success in the region. He has an enviable track record in the specialist temperature control hire industry specilaising in chiller rental and hot water boiler hire and we are delighted to have attracted him to the company to take on this vital new role. His enthusiasm and knowledge will be a welcome addition to our existing resources north of the border, helping to underpin the service and expertise on which we have built our reputation.”

Rob will spearhead Watkins Hire sales, rental and customer service across the company’s boiler rental, chiller hire, portable air conditioning hire and temporary heating portfolio and his remit includes serving existing customers as well as expanding the company’s customer base in Scotland.

“I am keen to meet our customers and build on the relationships Watkins Hire already has in Scotland,” Rob adds. “We already have a good market share across FM, construction, health service and process industry sectors and I am looking forward to consolidating this success as we continue to expand.”

Rob Kemp Contact Details

Mobile : 07717 501118

rob.kemp@watkinshire.co.uk

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Air Conditioning Hire Specialist Watkins Hire awarded five year contract

August 24, 2009

Air Conditioning Hire Specialist, Watkins Hire, has won a five year contract to supply and install air conditioning for The International Cheese Awards – Nantwich after impressing the show’s organisers with the installation at the 2009 event.

Overhead ducting providing air conditioning inside the marquee

Overhead ducting providing air conditioning inside the marquee

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.

Keeping the marquee cool throughout the farmers’ market and the one day show is absolutely critical to the success of the event,” explains Show Director, Roger Mills. “The Watkins Hire team was not only able to specify and provide the equipment that we needed to do the job effectively throughout the event, they also provided us with excellent service levels and competitive pricing. We have been so impressed that we have been happy to commit to using Watkins Hire as our temporary air conditioning supplier for the next five years.”

Watkins Hire provided three 500kW rental chillers to keep the 110m x 40m marquee at the required temperature along with seven 150kW air handling units, all sited outside the marquee. The company installed fourteen 40m long ducting tubes across the width of the marquee, distributing the air conditioned air equally across the marquee. In addition, Watkins Hire installed twelve 20kW indoor air handling units in the hospitality tent, specifying a low noise, unobtrusive unit to provide the required ambient temperature. The Hire specialist also provided an on-site engineer for three days to ensure that the system ran efficiently throughout the show and its build up.

“Our attention to detail and emphasis on customer service enabled us to provide a temporary air conditioning service that surpassed that offered by our competitors in previous years,” comments Alan Ferguson from Watkins Hire. “We are delighted to have secured a long-term relationship with the show and look forward to next year’s event.”

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About Watkins Hire

Watkins Hire Ltd were formed in 1860, when British industry was dominating the globe, the Watkins Group of companies were established; As Europe’s largest independent specialist temperature control rental company and still independent and 149 years later remains in the Watkins Family, Watkins Hire deliver a wide range of temperature control rental solutions to the events industry , from temporary air conditioning and temporary heating solutions for conferences, exhibitions, climate control to major events, sporting, temporary structures, marquees, product launches, stages, music, film sets, TV studios & temporary ice rinks; their hire fleet consists of portable air conditioning units from 2kW to 10kW, portable chillers ranging from 30kw to 750kW, air handling units, portable heaters and a wide range of portable electric heaters, heating boilers from 22kW to 3000kW.

For more information, please access the company website at www.watkinshire.co.uk

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