Aggreko in the News

  • 23rd February 2009 - Wordpress:

    Keep fashion on the grass

    Twice a year, Bryant Park picks up the grass on the lawn and calls in the tent assembly teams with all the Aggreko HVAC tubes you can imagine, the Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain becomes the center of a tent facing the Avenue of the Americas, and traffic choreography becomes a challenge for the area. But the trouble is all worth it for a major event like this; all the fuss is symbolic of an event aiming for high flossy drama and reaffirming New York’s value to the world of fashion....(read more)

  • 19th January 2009 - The Telegraph:

    Inauguration deal may help Aggreko to power ahead

    Many companies say they are a global leader in their field, but there is no doubt that this claim is true when it comes to Aggreko. Last week the company revealed it will be providing the power for Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony in Washington later today ...(read more)

  • 12th December2008 - The Telegraph:

    Aggreko expects jump in profits boosted by storms and demand for ice rinks

     Temporary power supplier Aggreko expects full-year profits to be more than 50pc up on last year due to a fierce US hurricane season which caused a surge in demand for generators...(read more)

  • 20th November 2008 - Reuters India:

    Cummins to sell power generation rental business

     Engine maker Cummins India Ltd said on Thursday its board has approved sale of its power generation rental business...The firm will sell its business to Aggreko Energy, which rents generator sets across the country...(read more)

  • 17th October 2008 - The Scotsman:

    Aggreko chooses Dumbarton over China for new plant

     Aggreko is to spend £20 million on a new manufacturing base in Dumbarton after Scottish Enterprise helped lure the company away from an investment in China...(read more)

  • 16th Sept 2008 - The Times Online:

    Aggreko set to surge ahead by bringing power to the people

     Amid yesterday’s turmoil in world financial markets, it was easy for London investors to overlook the effects of physical disturbance further afield – specifically, the fallout from Hurricane Ike, which prompted Texas to launch the largest flood rescue operation in its history....(read more)

  • 19th August 2008 - Thomasnet:

    Aggreko Enhances Canadian Presence With Acquisition of Power Plus Rentals and Sales

     Aggreko, the global leader in temporary power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air solutions, announced today that it has strengthened its Canadian presence by acquiring all the assets of Power Plus Rentals and Sales...(read more)

  • August 2008- The Herald:

  • Aggreko gets Olympic boost

    The Glasgow-based power provider Aggreko today hailed its own "flawless" performance at the Beijing Olympics...(read more)

  • March 2008 - The Guardian:
  • Climate change 'is accelerating'

    The warning, which has shocked environment campaigners, comes from Aggreko's chief executive, Rupert Soames, who said: 'The threat of global warming is far greater than people have previously thought. The consensus figure on the world's power consumption going forward to 2015 is simply wrong.'...(read more)

  • 7th January 2008 - BBC News:
  • Aggreko celebrates Olympic deal

    A Glasgow-based firm has secured its place at the Beijing Olympics after winning a £17.7m contract to provide temporary power at the games in August...(read more)