this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message andrews sykes group plc type public limited company industry climate control founded 1857 headquarters wolverhampton england united kingdom key people paul wood managing director jacques murray chairman number of employees 600 approx . website www.andrews sykes.com andrews sykes group is a specialist hire company in the united kingdom and a supplier of pumping heating and cooling solutions . its headquarters are in wolverhampton united kingdom . in 1989 sykes pumps was merged with andrews industrial equipment by braithwaite group to form what is known today as andrews sykes hire ltd. 1 the company has 30 depots based in the uk with more than 300 uk based staff . there are also a number of operations internationally with bases across europe the middle east and north america . it is listed on the london stock exchange and also features in the ftse 100 index . 2 it is majority owned by its chairman tony murray . 3 history edit originally set up in 1857 the company was established as a pumps specialist working on numerous schemes along the river thames . in the late 1920s founder henry sykes bought land on the greenwich marshes to supplement premises in bankside which became the business headquarters . 1964 saw the introduction of andrews industrial equipment which was at this time a separate entity from the sykes brand . andrews was predominantly involved with heating equipment and steam cleaners initially but by 1970 had branched out into air conditioning units . during this period the company quickly broadened its geographical presence by opening depots in london glasgow and nottingham in addition to its original base in wolverhampton . following braithwaite group s acquisition of what was by then known as sykes pumps a merger was completed in 1989 forming what is known today as andrews sykes hire ltd. in the years since the organisation has been heavily involved in a number of high profile projects including the construction of the millennium dome in 1999 . operations edit andrews sykes hire is now active across europe with depots in the netherlands france switzerland belgium italy dubai abu dhabi and other middle eastern regions . the company currently offers heating and air conditioning equipment boilers chillers and other hvac services . the equipment is regularly used across a full range of applications ranging from construction sites and power stations to offshore oil facilities and manufacturing plants . references edit http www.acr heat pumps today.co.uk air conditioning and refrigeration ch1 articles 319 fifty years of providing temporary hvac solutions permanent dead link http www.londonstockexchange.com exchange prices and markets stocks summary company summary gb0002684552gbgbxasq1.html http www.birminghampost.co.uk business manufacturing birmingham post rich list 2014 6530700 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title andrews sykes group & oldid 744138965 categories companies of englandhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2016articles with permanently dead external linkswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from june 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 10 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view