Editors Notes
Aggreko plc is the world leader in
the supply of temporary power and temperature control solutions.
Aggreko employs about 3,500 permanent people operating from
over 144 locations. In 2009 we served customers in about 100
countries, and had revenues of approximately £1.0bn (USD $1.6bn or
Euros €1.1bn). Aggreko plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange
(AGK.L), is a member of the FTSE-100 index, and is headquartered in
Scotland.
Aggreko provides power and
temperature control solutions to customers who need them either
very quickly, or for a short or indeterminate length of time.
Examples would be the supply of power to an industrial site which
needs to service its permanent power supply, supplying a whole city
in times of power shortage, or providing a major sporting event
with power and cooling systems. We serve our customers either
through 144 service centres, which we call the Local Business, or
globally through our International Power Projects business.
In the Local business, which
accounts for about 60% of our revenues, we hire our equipment to
customers, who then operate it for themselves, although we retain
responsibility for servicing and maintaining it. In the
International Power Projects business, which accounts for about 40%
of revenues, we operate as a power producer. We install and operate
power plants and we charge our customers both for providing the
generating capacity, and for the electricity we produce. We design
and manufacture equipment specifically for these requirements in
our factory in Dumbarton, Scotland.
Recent customers include the
Beijing 2008 Olympics,
the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and the power
utilities in over 50 countries including the UK, France, Angola,
Kenya, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil and the
USA.
Aggreko has been serving customers
in the Middle East for over 15 years, and has been operating in
Central America since 2005.