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Safeguard Your Manufacturing Operations with Business Continuity Plans for Critical Utilities

The high stakes of utility disruptions

When power, temperature control, or compressed air systems fail, the ripple effects can halt production and damage your bottom line. The consequences include:

  • Operational Downtime - Lost hours of productivity lead to unmet deadlines and financial strain.
  • Product Waste - Temperature-sensitive materials and processes are at risk during prolonged outages.
  • Safety Risks - Unplanned, ad-hoc solutions for utility restoration can create hazards for personnel and equipment.
The importance of contingency planning for manufacturing resilience

Unexpected equipment outages can disrupt operations, impact revenue, and jeopardize customer commitments. A robust contingency plan ensures your manufacturing facility remains resilient, minimizing business disruptions and safeguarding productivity.

Key benefits of operational resilience strategies in manufacturing

With a contingency plan tailored to your manufacturing needs, you can:

  • Minimize Business Disruptions: Avoid costly production delays and product loss by ensuring backup utilities are in place.
  • Streamline Temporary Utility Connectivity: Simplify the setup process with pre-planned, efficient solutions designed for rapid deployment.
  • Ensure Safe and Efficient Setup: Prevent safety risks by eliminating hasty, unplanned utility connections during emergencies.
  • Gain Peace of Mind: Operate confidently, knowing your business is prepared for the unexpected with reliable solutions.

Aggreko designs contingency plans to ensure essential operations continue with minimal downtime during utility interruptions. Our in-house engineering team, including process and electrical engineers, conducts comprehensive site assessments and interconnect studies and designs necessary upgrades for safe and efficient temporary connections. From detailed piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) to single-line diagrams (SLDs) and arc flash studies, our multidisciplinary approach addresses every aspect of utility continuity, providing reliable and robust solutions tailored to your facility's needs.

Solutions built around your business needs

Aggreko specializes in providing temporary utility solutions for manufacturing facilities, including:

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Power Generation
Temporary generators to keep operations running during outages.
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Compressed Air
Oil-free air systems to support sensitive operations.
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Protect your operations—Plan ahead with Aggreko

Don’t wait until it’s too late. Start building your resilience today with Aggreko’s comprehensive contingency planning and critical utility solutions.

Contact Us Now To Design Your Customized Contingency Plan

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Why Aggreko?

When you partner with Aggreko, you get:

  • Minimized Disruptions - Reliable solutions to keep your operations running smoothly.
  • Expert Installation - Safe, efficient setups that eliminate risk.
  • Decades of Experience - Trusted by manufacturers worldwide for critical utility support.
Take control of your utility resilience today and safeguard your business for tomorrow.

Our previous work

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Manufacturing

Full productivity during scheduled shutdown
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Manufacturing

Ensuring oil-free compressed air during a shutdown

Learn more about our solutions for your sector

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Food and Beverage
Safeguard quality and eliminate contamination risk with our energy, compressed air, and HVAC solutions.

Frequently asked questions

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Multidisciplinary approach that addresses both mechanical and electrical needs ensures all aspects of utility and process continuity are covered, giving you confidence in your facility's resilience.

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Comprehensive site assessments and scoping studies are key to uncovering potential weak points. These evaluations can guide the design of upgrades needed to support temporary installations.

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Our Technical Services & Engineering (TS&E) team conducts comprehensive site visits and scoping studies to identify vulnerabilities and recommend upgrades for temporary installations. They also create detailed piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and address process-related engineering challenges.