ENERGY solutions specialist Aggreko has appointed Chris Smith as head of temperature control for the UK and Ireland.
With over 22 years of experience at Aggreko working across Europe, Chris will support construction professionals with temporary and supplementary cooling, heating and dehumidification requirements. This includes solutions to support construction sites during maintenance works, system upgrades and in emergency situations.
Aggreko said the appointment comes as companies continue to experience operational and process temperature challenges caused by changing weather patterns. With high temperature spikes expected over the summer, there is increasing strain on HVAC systems, resulting in further demand for reliable and efficient temporary solutions while balancing maintenance and upgrade schedules.
Aggreko added it has invested in its capacity to support construction professionals, both in increasing its fleet of industrial HVAC solutions and developing the expertise to correctly implement equipment.
Chris Smith said, “It’s great to lead our expert teams in supporting the construction 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, MD for Aggreko UK and Ireland, added, “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 construction 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.”
