At Labcold we know that our duty to our customers does not end with the sale. Our job is to support you, so should there be an issue we can help you resolve it as quickly as possible.

That’s why we have a friendly team of trained customer and technical service specialists who can answer all your queries. Our telephone help desk is open from 9am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. Our team will, however, be catching up with and replying to emails until  5pm.

During out of office hours you can either send us an email or leave us a voice message on 01256 705 580 and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible when we’re back in.

What you can expect from Labcold:

Our objective will always be to provide you with an appropriate solution as rapidly as possible. This may mean asking you questions, or requesting that you make checks or adjustments to provide further information in order to narrow down the issue.

The procedure will be as follows:

• Your details and those of your Labcold product will be recorded on our system against your product’s unique serial number.
• We may make suggestions for a solution over the phone, or you may be put in contact with a technical advisor.
• It may be possible to resolve the problem or provide an indication of the next step during your initial call. However if this is not possible we promise to call you back within one working day with further information.
• You will receive a confirmation email with a unique call reference number by email within 30 minutes of completing your call to us.
• Where an engineer is required to attend site we will do our best to get one to you within 3 working days (UK mainland only).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If your query is of a highly technical nature, we will need to connect you to either our in house Technical Advisors or our Technical Service Manager. Please be aware that at times of high demand it may take some time, but because your call has been logged you can be confident you have not been forgotten.

Should we be unable to resolve the problem by phone we have a team of engineers, trained by us, based around the country who can be scheduled for a visit. We aim to schedule you an engineer as soon as is practicably possible. If your equipment is within warranty, usually there will be no charge for this service.

Whether your query concerns a spare part, advice on how to use the equipment or you think you may have a problem, require a preventative maintenance contract or you need an engineer, the Labcold team are here for you waiting for your call.

Technical Support for Medical Device Products

On-site support:

Blood bank refrigerators; Plasma freezers; Platelet incubators and agitators; and Barkey plasma thawers manufactured and/or supplied by Labcold since 2007 are independently audited and verified Class IIa Medical Devices in accordance with Directive 93/42/EC and revisions, plus the relevant supporting Regulations. These Regulations place significant responsibilities on the manufacturer both in terms of the design and manufacture, but also any ongoing risk associated with the product in use both to the user and the patient. In addition there are further important requirements imposed on the manufacturer to maintain ongoing surveillance and monitoring of these products throughout their working lives.

Labcold fulfils these obligations through our Labshield brand which employs a team of fully trained engineers supported by selected authorised repair agents*, and a stock of original spare parts to ensure continuing compliance in terms of both performance and safety. Only original, or manufacturer-approved replacement parts may be fitted to a medical device to ensure it continues to comply with its medical device approval, and Labcold strongly recommends using only Labcold authorised engineers or contractors* to work on their Medical Device products. Should users or those persons responsible for a Medical Device product choose to make use of a non-authorised agent for repair or maintenance it is incumbent upon them to ensure that the personnel employed possess the necessary competence, training and equipment for the work to be undertaken and, where fitted, appropriate parts are supplied and the faulty parts returned to Labcold for analysis.

*In addition to Labcold’s own employed engineers the following are authorised Labcold Contractors:

• Network Cooling Ltd
• Coolcrest Refrigeration Ltd

Remote telephone/email support:

Labcold has a team of technical support advisors, based at our Basingstoke head office, to provide advice and support over the phone or by email for your Labcold device. However because of the obligations imposed by the Medical Device Regulations and the risks involved we regret that they will be unable to provide advice of a highly technical nature relating to Medical Device products to non-authorised contractors or personnel.