Global leader in energy solutions, Aggreko, has strengthened its food and beverage sector industrial HVAC and process temperature control support with appointment of Chris Smith as Head of Temperature Control for the UK and Ireland.
With over 22 years of experience at Aggreko working across Europe, Chris is set to support food and beverage professionals with temporary and supplementary cooling, heating and dehumidification requirements, along with the expertise to efficiently provide power to them.
This includes end-to-end solutions to support food and beverage sites during maintenance works, system upgrades and in emergency situations so that downtime does not impact output.
The appointment comes as companies across the UK and Ireland continue to experience operational and process temperature challenges caused by changing weather patterns throughout the year.
With high temperatures spikes expected over the summer, there is increasing strain on HVAC systems across industries, resulting in further demand for reliable and efficient temporary solutions while balancing vital maintenance and upgrade schedules.
To support sites across the UK with this, Aggreko has invested in its capacity to support food and beverage professionals, both in increasing its fleet of industrial HVAC solutions and developing the expertise to correctly implement equipment, so that sites can remain resilient.
With Aggreko’s extensive energy expertise, food and beverage professionals will also be able to receive integrated solutions using the company’s innovative power and industrial HVAC process temperature fleet to boost efficiency and resilience. This includes leveraging the latest solutions from Aggreko’s Greener Upgrades™ portfolio, such as hybrid industrial HVAC process temperature solutions using battery energy storage methods alongside stage V generators to save fuel, reduce emissions and improve reliability.
Chris Smith, Head of Temperature Control for UK & Ireland said:
“It’s great to lead our expert teams in supporting the food and beverage industry, alongside contractors, engineers and energy managers working within them, across the UK and Ireland with their industrial HVAC and process temperature needs. With unrivalled experience in the power sector, Aggreko is best placed to ensure that our solutions operate as efficiently and sustainably as possible to help our customers prevent any challenges that may present themselves throughout the year.
“We are able to also achieve better optimisation and efficiency to deliver both cost and environmental savings through data collected through our control and monitoring solution, Aggreko Connect.
“I’m ready to hit the ground running and help our customers futureproof their industrial HVAC process temperature solutions so that they can combat any weather throughout the year.”
Alan Dunne, Managing Director for Aggreko UK and Ireland said:
“With his extensive expertise, it’s great to be bringing Chris into the UK and Ireland team to lead with our Industrial HVAC process temperature offering at a crucial time where solutions are needed.
“Helping provide the food and beverage industry with efficient and resilient solutions, Chris and our expert engineering teams will be able to support our customers through the entire process. Through this, we will be able to implement our leading solutions and strengthen our position as leaders to the industry.”
For more information about Aggreko’s industrial HVAC and process temperature control solutions, please visit: https://www.aggreko.com/en/sectors/events/temperature-control
