Brand Ambassadors Give the Gift of Portacool

  We ushered in the summer season of 2019 with a new team of brand ambassadors that rely on Portacool portable evaporative coolers in their shops. When the mercury began to rise, these ambassadors were excited to share with their social media followers where and how they use their Portacool Jetstream coolers. To kick-off our partnerships,…

Ponderings From the Portacool Porch

  Each summer at Portacool we talk to hundreds – potentially, thousands of people – over the course of the hottest months.  From customer service calls to events across the country and social media interactions, we have conversations that cover the gamut when it comes to our products and proper usage techniques. Through the course…

OSHA Safe & Sound Week 2019

  This week is Safe + Sound Week, a nationwide event held each August and sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) to recognize the successes of workplace health and safety programs. Its aim is to offer information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. Portacool encourages businesses across the country…

The Basics of Portacool Portable Evaporative Coolers

Pump Up Your Portacool

Cooling on Auto Drive

  Finding a cooling solution for hot, open-door garages can be an ongoing challenge for auto enthusiasts, hobbyists, and business owners. Air conditioning for these areas can be impractical and cost-prohibitive and you can’t stop hot-rodding just because of hot weather! This is where evaporative cooling systems can come to the rescue. The automotive industry…

Summer Kicks-off Tomorrow – Be Heat Safety Aware

  Yep, tomorrow is the official start of summer with the beginning of the summer solstice. That also means that it is the day with the most hours of sunlight during the whole year. What will you do this weekend to take in all that sunshine? Besides sunny skies, when we think about the summer…

A Cool Father’s Day Gift

  Dads – they tinker, they build and they grill, and often in hot spaces during the summer. The comfort of an air conditioner on a scorcher of a day in the mancave – otherwise known as the garage or patio – would be enticing. However, since air conditioning is impractical in the garage and outdoors, this Father’s…

The Cost of Heat Stress and Heat Related Injuries

  We all know heat intense environments are uncomfortable, but in a working environment it can be costly to a company’s bottom-line. For many businesses, heat-stress and heat-related illnesses — such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke — are a very real challenge in the summer months. Heat is a condition that affects thousands of…

Kicking-Off National Safety Month

  Did you know that June is National Safety Month? We scratched the surface of what National Safety Month means to us in our previous blog, but we want to dive a little deeper into the impact of safety at our own facilities. Observed annually, National Safety Month focuses on reducing the leading causes of…