Heming Cooling & Heating

08/05/2026

07/05/2026

Call 01386 853295 or 07831 585476. Our business has been in existence for nearly 60 years. If you are considering a new installation or wanting to service an existing system give us a call.

🚨 Refrigeration Breakdowns Keeping Us Busy! ❄️🔧

It’s been a non-stop week here at Heming Cooling & Heating — our engineers have been out across The Cotswolds, The Midlands, and the South West responding to urgent refrigeration breakdowns for butchers, pubs, cafés, funeral homes, and care homes.

From walk-in chillers to body fridges and cold rooms, we know how critical refrigeration is to your business. That’s why we aim to get an engineer to you the very same day in most cases — even at short notice.

🛠️ Quick response
❄️ Commercial refrigeration experts
👨‍🔧 50+ years of trusted service
📍 Covering a 40-mile radius of Broadway

If you're having issues or want to discuss a service plan to avoid costly breakdowns, give us a ring!

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05/05/2026

Cut and Fill Earthworks: How Large Sites Are Levelled

Large civil engineering projects don't start with concrete and steel. They start with the ground itself, and getting that foundation right is what determines whether everything built on top of it will stand the test of time. Cut and fill earthworks is the process of reshaping a site, cutting away higher ground and redistributing that material to fill lower areas, creating a stable, level working platform before any structure goes up. Get this stage wrong, and every phase that follows is compromised.

At Heming Services, with nearly 50 years of groundworks and civil engineering experience across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Warwickshire, we manage this process from initial ground assessment right through to final formation levels. That means deploying the right plant hire equipment for the scale of the job, whether heavy earthmovers for large commercial or industrial sites, or lighter machinery for more constrained locations, all operated by certified specialists. Once earthworks are complete, road and sewer infrastructure must follow in sequence, with drainage systems and carriageway construction tied directly into the finished formation levels. Skipping proper planning at any of these stages is where projects run into delays and budget overruns. What does your current site preparation process look like, and are you confident the groundworks contractor you choose has the plant capacity to handle it? 🏗️

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If you want to discuss your requirements further please call us on 01386 853295 during office hours or out of hours on 07810 444443. You can also contact us via email at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

01/05/2026

CCTV Sewer Surveys: The Smarter Way to Manage Drainage Across Multiple Sites

Running drainage maintenance across multiple sites without a structured inspection programme is one of the most common causes of costly, unplanned repair work. Regular CCTV camera surveys give multi-site operators a clear, accurate picture of sewer condition before minor blockages or structural defects become major disruptions. Rather than waiting for a visible failure, a scheduled survey programme lets you plan groundworks, budgets, and road sewer maintenance on your own terms, not on an emergency basis.

At Heming Services, our roads and sewers capability, combined with plant hire and civil engineering resources, means we can carry out CCTV surveys and follow-up remedial works as a single, coordinated service across the West Midlands and the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire. 📋 Whether you manage industrial sites, agricultural holdings, or private road networks, a documented inspection record also supports compliance and long-term asset planning. Are you currently working to a planned maintenance schedule for your drainage infrastructure, or are most repairs still reactive? And if you manage more than one site, how confident are you that your sewer condition data is up to date?

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If you want to discuss your requirements further please call us on 01386 853295 during office hours or out of hours on 07810 444443. You can also contact us via email at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

29/04/2026

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-Refrigeration
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29/04/2026

When Is a Drainage Camera Survey a Legal Requirement?

Most commercial property owners only think about their drainage when something goes wrong. By that point, the damage, and the costs, can already be significant. If you manage or own a commercial site, understanding when a drainage camera survey becomes a legal or insurance obligation is not just useful knowledge. It is essential protection.

Insurers and lenders increasingly require verified drainage surveys before policies are issued, renewed, or before commercial property transactions complete. Planning authorities may also stipulate a survey as a condition of development consent, particularly on sites involving new groundworks, road and sewer connections, or significant civil engineering works. If a drainage failure causes third-party damage and you cannot demonstrate due diligence, your liability exposure is considerable. At Heming Services, our camera survey work feeds directly into our broader groundworks, civil engineering, and roads and sewers operations, meaning any issues identified can be addressed by the same experienced team without delay. Have you ever had a drainage survey carried out on your commercial site, and did it flag anything unexpected?

Whether you are preparing a site for industrial development, managing an existing commercial property, or planning infrastructure works across the West Midlands, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, or Warwickshire, it pays to get a clear picture of what is beneath the surface before work begins. 🔍 What stage is your project at, and could a camera survey be the step that keeps it on time and on budget?

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If you want to discuss your requirements further please call us on 01386 853295 during office hours or out of hours on 07810 444443. You can also contact us via email at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

27/04/2026

How to Read a Camera Survey Report

Most property owners and site managers receive a camera survey report and aren't entirely sure what they're looking at. That's a problem, because misreading one can lead to costly decisions on drainage, groundworks, or road and sewer remediation before work even begins.

A camera survey inspects underground pipework by feeding a remote-controlled camera through drains, sewers, or culverts to capture live footage and produce a written report. The key sections to focus on are the defect codes, the pipe condition grades, and the recommended actions. Defect codes (such as root ingress, fractures, or displaced joints) will typically reference a standard classification system. Condition grades rank severity, usually on a scale, and determine whether a pipe needs immediate intervention or can be monitored. Any recommended actions will directly inform the scope of groundworks or sewer repairs required, so these must be cross-referenced with your contractor before mobilising plant or labour on site.

What surprises many clients is how much a thorough survey can influence the plant hire and groundworks programme. A section flagged for structural failure, for example, may require open-cut excavation rather than a lining solution, which changes both equipment requirements and project timelines significantly. Have you ever received a camera survey report and been unsure how to act on it? Or found that the findings didn't match the original scope of work? 🔍 Share your experience in the comments.

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If you want to discuss your requirements further please call us on 01386 853295 during office hours or out of hours on 07810 444443. You can also contact us via email at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

23/04/2026

Plant Hire: The Backbone of Flood Defence and Retaining Wall Projects

When a flood defence or retaining wall project runs into delays, the culprit is often the same thing: the wrong equipment, arriving too late, operated by crews who aren't across the specific demands of the site. Getting the plant hire component right from the outset is what separates a project delivered on time and within budget from one that isn't.

At Heming Services, our plant hire capability sits at the heart of how we approach flood defence, retaining wall construction, and the groundworks and civil engineering that underpin both. We supply heavy and light earthmoving equipment, operated by certified, specialist operators who understand the ground conditions across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and the West Midlands. Because plant hire sits within the wider Heming Group alongside our civil engineering and groundworks teams, there are no third-party contractors to coordinate and no performance gaps to manage. The same applies to drainage and road sewers work connected to these projects, where access to the right equipment at the right moment keeps progress on track. With nearly 50 years of experience delivering projects of all sizes, from localised flood barriers to large-scale retaining structures, we bring both the machinery and the specialist knowledge to execute properly. What type of groundworks or infrastructure project are you currently planning, and have equipment availability or operator experience been a concern for you in the past? 🏗️

https://www.heming-services.co.uk/home.html

If you want to discuss your requirements further please call us on 01386 853295 during office hours or out of hours on 07810 444443. You can also contact us via email at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

22/04/2026

Re introducing Heming Cooling&Heating

Services/repairs for:
Refrigeration
Heating
Air conditioning
plumbing

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21/04/2026

Pre-Purchase Drainage Surveys: What Commercial Buyers Miss

Buying commercial property without a drainage camera survey is one of the costlier oversights a buyer can make. Hidden defects in underground drainage systems, collapsed pipes, root ingress, or poorly constructed junctions rarely show up in a standard survey, yet the remedial groundworks and civils work required to fix them can run into tens of thousands of pounds once a transaction has completed.

A pre-purchase drainage camera survey gives you a clear, visual record of the condition of every drain and sewer line on a site before contracts are exchanged. This is particularly valuable on older commercial and industrial sites, where original drainage infrastructure may be decades old and well past its serviceable life. At Heming Services, our plant and groundworks capabilities mean that where a survey does identify issues, we can move straight into remedial roads and sewers work, pipe relining, or full drain replacement without the delays that come from coordinating multiple contractors. What drainage concerns have come up on sites you have managed or purchased? Have you ever had a surprise after completion that a camera survey could have caught early?

If you want to discuss your requirements further please call us on 01386 853295 during office hours or out of hours on 07810 444443. You can also contact us via email at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible. 🏗️

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17/04/2026

Drainage Camera Surveys: Reducing Risk on Industrial Sites

Skipping a drainage camera survey before breaking ground on an industrial site development is one of the costlier mistakes a project team can make. Buried drainage infrastructure that isn't properly mapped can cause serious delays, unexpected excavation costs, and even structural complications once groundworks are underway. A pre-construction camera survey gives you a clear, accurate picture of what's below the surface before a single machine moves.

At Heming Services, our groundworks and civil engineering teams use drainage camera surveys as a standard risk-reduction measure on industrial site projects. By identifying blockages, collapsed sections, or misaligned road sewer connections early, we can plan excavation and plant hire requirements accurately rather than reacting to problems mid-project. This means fewer surprises, tighter cost control, and a programme that stays on track. With nearly 50 years of experience across the West Midlands and the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire, we've seen firsthand how a thorough survey at the outset protects both the budget and the timeline. Are you currently planning an industrial site development? Have you factored drainage surveys into your pre-construction process? 🏗️

https://www.heming-services.co.uk/home.html

If you want to discuss your requirements further please call us on 01386 853295 during office hours or out of hours on 07810 444443. You can also contact us via email at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.