Aggreko Tees off at 2016 Ryder Cup
September 07 2016 - 9:55AM
Business Wire
Aggreko plc, is providing power generation and temperature
control for the 2016 Ryder Cup, taking place Sept. 27 – Oct. 3 at
Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.
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Aggreko's 120 ton air handlers and 30 ton
HVAC equipment cooling facilities at the Ryder Cup. (Photo:
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Aggreko equipment will heat and cool, and generate power for a
variety of temporary and permanent venues hosting 300,000 estimated
tournament visitors, such as the 51,500 sq. ft. International
Pavilion; 47,000 sq. ft. Ryder Cup merchandise shop; 24,200 sq. ft.
media center; a members’ tent that will accommodate Hazeltine
National Golf Club Members; numerous PGA partner and vendor tents;
and the event’s opening and closing ceremonies.
“Aggreko is proud to be supplying the power and cooling systems
for The PGA of America's Championships,” said Gary Meador, head of
event services, Aggreko North America. “The Ryder Cup is the
largest tournament the PGA manages in the U.S., and they rely on
Aggreko to provide safe essential services to many of the event’s
venues, big and small, without detracting from the beauty of the
course’s natural environment."
The company’s major events division, Aggreko Event Services,
will provide: 24 MW of power; more than 4,500 tons of engineered
cooling solutions; a crew of 40-50 technicians, contractors and
local engineers to manage the installation and operations; hundreds
of accessories, including panels, transformers, and 400,254 ft. of
cable, equating to 76 miles.
The company’s technical experts will monitor the installation
via the proprietary Aggreko Remote Monitoring (ARM) – a real-time
monitoring and diagnostic service - to ensure everything runs to
peak efficiency.
Aggreko has a long history of providing mobile modular power to
high-profile international sports events, such as the Olympic
Games, Commonwealth Games, Pan American/Parapan American Games,
U.S. Open, Tour de France, and FIFA World Cup.
EDITOR’S NOTES
Aggreko plc is the leading global provider of modular, mobile
power and adjacent product solutions. Aggreko employs more than
7,300 people operating from 204 locations. In 2015 we served
customers in about 100 countries, and had revenues of approximately
GBP 1.6bn (USD 2.6bn or Euros 2.0bn). Aggreko plc is listed on the
London Stock Exchange (AGK.L) and is headquartered in Scotland.
Aggreko is comprised of two business units: Rental Solutions and
Power Solutions.
In the Rental Solutions business, we operate in developed
markets and develop solutions for, and hire our equipment to,
customers who then operate it for themselves, although we retain
responsibility for servicing and maintaining it. We operate across
all sectors in the market, but are heavily involved in oil and gas,
petrochemical and refining, mining and events.
In the Power Solutions business, we operate in emerging markets
as a power producer. We install and operate modular, mobile power
plants for both utility and industrial customers and we charge both
for providing the generating capacity, and for the electricity we
produce. In our Industrial business, as in Rental Solutions, we are
market leaders in oil and gas, petrochemical and refining and
mining, whilst our utility business helps countries solve their
power shortages.
We design and manufacture equipment specifically for these
requirements in our factory in Dumbarton, Scotland.
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