Keeping Commercial Buildings and Grounds Safe in Storms
With the UK already having faced ten named storms in the 2023-24 storm season, the most since 2015, how can facilities managers keep business premises and...
Read Full ArticleWe have busted through the mercury, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees with wall to wall sunshine for most of us, writes Vicky Lopez.
I expect many of you are heading to the Facilities Show at London ExCel on Wednesday and Thursday. Arriving looking cucumber cool will be a tough ask.
Although the weak low front will bring a break in temperatures for some further north and in the Midlands I don’t expect that in the South we will see much respite.
As the weather front sinks down the UK there is a chance of thundery showers on the leading edge however it is unlikely to reach the South-East.
Wednesday and Thursday remain very warm with temperatures either side of 30 degrees and a very outside chance of a thundery shower as humidity builds.
Refreshments
If it all becomes a bit much and your exhibition visit is reaching melt down, then head for the De-ice VIP and Networking Café where you can cool down, have a cold drink, recharge your phone (and yourself) before heading off.
Post-Show
Come the end of the week though conditions will turn cooler across the board and the coming weekend will feel much different to last.
Picture: If you find yourself in need of a cool drink whilst visiting We have busted through the mercury, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees with wall to wall sunshine for most of us, writes Vicky Lopez.
I expect many of you are heading to the Facilities Show at London ExCel on Wednesday and Thursday. Arriving looking cucumber cool will be a tough ask.
Although the weak low front will bring a break in temperatures for some further north and in the Midlands I don’t expect that in the South we will see much respite.
As the weather front sinks down the UK there is a chance of thundery showers on the leading edge however it is unlikely to reach the South-East.
Wednesday and Thursday remain very warm with temperatures either side of 30 degrees and a very outside chance of a thundery shower as humidity builds.
Refreshments
If it all becomes a bit much and your exhibition visit is reaching melt down, then head for the De-ice VIP and Networking Café where you can cool down, have a cold drink, recharge your phone (and yourself) before heading off.
Post-Show
Come the end of the week though conditions will turn cooler across the board and the coming weekend will feel much different to last.
Picture: If you find yourself in need of a cool drink whilst visiting the shows at ExCel, De-Ice have refreshmentsthe shows at ExCel, De-Ice have refreshments
Article written by Victoria Lopez | Published 21 June 2017
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