A leading logistics and facilities management provider required urgent heating support for a major courier depot operating around the clock. When the site’s permanent boiler system failed unexpectedly, a quick response was critical to keep the building operational and maintain hot water through its plant room calorifiers.
With deliveries and staff operations running 24/7, they couldn’t afford to experience an inactive period.
Ideal Heat Solutions was contacted to supply and install a temporary boiler hire solution that could deliver immediate, reliable heating and hot water to ensure full continuity of operations.
Our team quickly assessed the plant room setup and identified connection points for seamless integration with the existing system. The system was designed to heat the plant room, which in turn provided space heating and hot water to the main courier depot.
Within hours, a full installation plan was confirmed — focusing on fast mobilisation and minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
To restore service quickly, we deployed and installed the following equipment on-site:
Our engineers completed the full installation and commissioning within 24 hours of receiving the initial call.
Once installed, the system provided consistent, high-output heat to the building and maintained hot water supply via calorifiers. The solution was designed for long-term stability and fuel efficiency, ensuring the depot could continue operations without interruption.
All equipment was selected to deliver reliability, fast setup, and efficiency — essential for time-critical logistics environments.
Provide an immediate heating and hot water solution for a 24/7 logistics depot after a permanent boiler failure.
The system needed to:
Ideal Heat Solutions supplied and installed a 250kW temporary oil-fired boiler system complete with a 4,500L fuel tank and 50m of high-grade hose connections.
The installation was completed and commissioned within 24 hours, restoring full heat and hot water across the site.
– Zero downtime – the depot remained fully operational throughout the boiler replacement.
– Fast turnaround – full installation within 24 hours of initial contact.
– Reliable performance – continuous heat and hot water supply maintained 24/7.
– Trusted repeat client – the customer has since returned for additional heating and cooling projects.
When heating failure strikes, continuity is critical for logistics operations. Ideal Heat Solutions responded quickly to restore full heating and hot water at this 24/7 courier depot, preventing costly downtime and maintaining productivity.
Whether it’s an emergency breakdown or planned maintenance, our temporary boiler hire solutions deliver dependable performance for industrial and logistics environments across the UK.
How quickly can you deliver a temporary boiler for logistics sites?
We can mobilise within hours. In this case, installation was completed within 24 hours of the initial call.
What sizes of temporary boilers are available?
Our fleet ranges from compact 15kW electric boilers to large 1.5MW packaged plant rooms.
Do you provide fuel management and support?
Yes — we offer full fuel supply and automatic top-up services for long-term reliability.
Can you supply temporary boilers for warehouses and industrial depots?
Absolutely. We regularly install boilers for warehouses, courier hubs, and manufacturing facilities nationwide.
Do your temporary boilers include remote monitoring?
Yes — all packaged boilers are supported by Trend BMS, allowing real-time performance tracking and fault detection.
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