Aggreko
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Aggreko plc is an international British company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland which hires out power generators, temperature control equipment and compressed air systems. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Aggreko has offices in most major cities in Western Europe, the United States and Australia, and smaller numbers of locations in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. The items hired out include gas and diesel generators, load banks, heaters, air conditioners and chillers. They are used in a wide variety of settings including film studios, power stations, mines, offshore oil platforms, shipyards and hypermarkets. Aggreko's Global Projects business operates out of Dubai wherefrom they can ship powerplants - capable of powering entire cities -to anywhere in the world and have the powerplant operational within days of reaching the destination.
Aggreko's turnover for the year ended 31 December 2005 was £417.7 million. Profits were £56.4 million before tax and £36.7 million after tax.
