Aggreko History
1962 Aggreko was established in the Netherlands.
1973 Started activities in the UK, with Headquarters set up in
Glasgow, Scotland.
1984 Aggreko became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salvesen
Group
1986 The Company enters the US market through the acquisition of
Electric Rental Systems Inc.
1987 Entered the Temperature Control Rental Business with the
acquisition of Mobile Air and Pierce Industrial in the US.
1989 Enters into the Asia Pacific region with acquisition of
Yeow Kong Electrical Company in Singapore.
1990 Aggreko opened first permanent facility in Middle East
1997 De-merged from the Salvesen Group to become a separately
quoted plc on the London Stock Exchange
2001 Aggreko opens its first operation in South America, through
Uruguay.
2002 Starts operations in Brazil and opens its first Depot in
Macaé.
2003 First Aggreko International Project (AIP) in South America
– Venezuela
2004 Aggreko established national and regional customer service
centres for the US, UK, South and Central Europe
2006 The Company enters into the Utility Business through the
acquisition of Energy Rental Division
2007 New Depots in Santiago, Chile and Campinas, Brazil
opened.
2008 Enters into Argentinean Market
2010 A new Depot opens in Buenos Aires and Aggreko played a
crucial role supplying the energy for the World Cup in South
Africa.