Aggreko was founded in 1962 in the Netherlands. Over the last 50 years the company has gone from strength to strength, to where it is today with a presence in 39 countries and employing more than 6,000 people.
Milestones in our History
- 1962 Founded in the Netherlands
- 1973 UK business established in Scotland
- 1984 Aggreko became a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded Salvesen Group
- 1986 Entered US market through acquisition of Electric Rental Systems Inc.
- 1987 Entered the temperature control rental business through the acquisition of Mobile Air and Pierce Industrial in the US
- 1989 Entry into the Asia Pacific region with acquisition of Yeow Kong Electrical Company in Singapore
- 1990 Aggreko opened first permanent facility in Middle East
- 1997 De-merged from the Salvesen Group to become a separately quoted plc on the London Stock Exchange
- 2002 Aggreko is the official Temporary Power Generation and Distribution Services Supplier for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games
- 2004 Aggreko established national and regional customer service centres for the US, UK, South and Central Europe
- 2005 Major contract in Uganda to supply 50 MW of power
- 2006 Major contract in Kenya to supply 100 MW of power
- 2006 Aggreko acquires GE Energy Rentals
- 2007 100 MW contract in Yemen
- 2007 Opening depot locations in Shanghai (China), Edmonton (Canada), Padova (Italy)
- 2008 Acquisition of Power Plus Rentals Ltd, Canada
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China
- 2009 Acquisition of Cummins, India
- 2009 Power solutions for the Presidential Debates and Inauguration Ceremony
- 2009 Depot openings in Pune (India), Dalian (China), Johannesburg (South Africa)
- 2009 115 MW contract in Sultanate of Oman
- 2010 100 MW support power to Panamanian National Grid
- 2010 90 MW of power and temperature control at the Vancouver Winter Olympics
- 2010 200 MW Utility Support Power, Bangladesh
- 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa
- 2011 Acquisition of N. Z. Generator Hire Limited, New Zealand & Pacific Islands
- 2012 Aggreko open Service Centre in Fuji
- 2012 Aggreko acquires Poit Energia in Brazil for GBP 140 million
- 2012 Aggreko opens Service Centre in Nairobi, Kenya
- 2012 Aggreko announces 107.5 MW power project in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique
- 2012 Aggreko provides over 600 generators to the 2012 London Olympics
- 2012 Aggreko opens Service Centre in Walvis Bay, Namibia