New manufacturing facility to help Aggreko meet increasing power needs in the Middle East

28 July 2010, Dubai, UAE - Rising demand for power generation across the Middle East has contributed to the decision made by Aggreko, the global leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control, to build a new GBP20 million (approximately USD30 million) manufacturing facility at Lomondgate, UK. The new plant will design, develop and manufacture power generators and temperature control equipment, a large proportion of which will then be deployed to the Middle East. Over the past year, over USD30 million worth of fleet has been moved to the Middle East to meet demand, with 1,000 megawatts (MW) of its equipment providing power across the region.

Phil Burns, Managing Director, Aggreko Middle East, said: “This is a fantastic boost for our Middle East operation. By adding to our fleet we will be better able to serve our customers and uphold our reputation for rapid response. When we have equipment available in the region, we can install a multi-megawatt power plant in just a matter of weeks.”

Work on the company’s new facility was formally launched by Chief Executive, Rupert Soames, and members of the Board of Aggreko plc. Soames was joined at the site by John McFall, Chairman of the Strathleven Regeneration Company (SRC), for a ground-breaking ceremony at what will become a 170,000 sq ft factory. Aggreko bought the 16-acre site from SRC earlier this year to replace existing facilities, which are spread around the West of Scotland.

Rupert Soames added:  “This new facility is a vital project for Aggreko, enabling us to meet our future manufacturing expansion needs over the next 20 years.  We expect building to start later this year with the aim of having the plant in operation in 2012. Our roots are in Dumbarton and it means a great deal to us to be able to remain where we have built up a world-leading design, engineering and manufacturing skill base.”

Editor’s Notes

Aggreko plc is the world leader in the supply of temporary power and temperature control solutions. Aggreko employs over 4,000 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. For more information, please visit the company website at www.aggreko.com

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 our 144 service centre’s, which we call the Local Business, or globally through our International Power Projects business.

In the Local business, which accounts for about half 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 also accounts for about half of our 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 USA.

Press contact

Jana Single, Communications Manager
Aggreko International
PO Box 17576, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 808 6336
Fax: +971 4 883 5404