The 'Cool' Blog

The British heatwave could well be over and we will see a return to ‘normal’ summer temperatures.   As the temperatures drop, it might be thought that there is no longer a need for portable air conditioning , but on bright sunny days the inside of buildings will still heat up due to solar heat gain, especially in the city centres.   Although the sunlight may not be as strong, the lower angle of the sun means that it is shining into buildings for longer periods during daylight hours.   Buildings that have fully-glazed facades are particularly prone to over-heating caused by solar gain.     C ities with a number of high rise, glass fronted buildings, such as London and Birmingham, are often 1–3°C warmer than rural locations.   To counter this effect, some buildings have solar control glass installed which reflects heat and reduces glare from the sun’s rays.   As well as being practical, it’s also a requirement under Approved Documents L1A and L2S ,...

A Midland Cool and London Cool customer based in High Wycombe, Bucks, have been urgently requiring portable space heating for retail shops. Today they required on hire portable Micathermicradiators for a store in the High Street Birmingham, postcode B4 7SL, The Bullring !!   The Bullring is a major large shopping centre for the Midlands nestled in the centre of Birmingham, an area known as Digbeth.   It has easy access for pedestrians and is easily reached via Birmingham Moor Street Railway Station and Birmingham New Street Railway Station. The store Midland Cool supplied to had radiator and boiler problems.  We supplied within 30 minutes of receiving the order for portable radiator room heaters on hire!  As you can see from our Midland depot near Vauxhall andSaltley in Birmingham, postcode B7 4SN, it's not that far. We have spoken about our Micathermic portable radiators before, these were the portable heaters taken by the Bullring Birmingha...