Aggreko expands depot business to South Africa
- Aggreko has opened its first depot in Africa, located
near Johannesburg
- Aggreko's initial
investment in South Africa will be 10 million USD
- The depot will allow
Aggreko to provide temporary power and temperature control services
to local customers in South Africa
Midrand, March 2009 - Aggreko, the
global leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature
control rental services, has opened its first depot in Africa,
located in Midrand, South Africa, near the city of Johannesburg.
The depot represents an initial investment of 10 million USD and
underlines Aggreko’s belief that the increase in industrial growth
in South Africa will result in a larger demand for power in the
country. Aggreko has been active on the continent for over ten
years, operating large scale power-projects in countries such as
Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Angola as well as South Africa.
By establishing a permanent
presence in South Africa, Aggreko believes that it will be ideally
positioned to support its African customers with reliable temporary
power solutions. In particular, Aggreko is looking to support
industries such as manufacturing, shipping, process industries,
events and construction.
"The depot in Midrand
will allow us to provide support to the local market by offering
reliable temporary power systems within very short
timescales,” said Steve Aitken, Director, Aggreko
Africa. “Aggreko is committed to Africa and currently
has over 800 MW operating in 27 countries. In addition, we are
firmly committed to transferring skills and knowledge wherever we
can to the graduates, engineers and technicians that are employed
by Aggreko in South Africa. Currently, over 79% of Aggreko staff in
Africa are locally employed Africans, and we intend to continue our
in-house training and development process.”