ExEcutivE REPORt BGG eyes a green future
We caught up with Chris Archer, managing director of BGG UK, which sells generators and lighting towers made by the Italian Bruno Group.
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usiness has been remarkably buoyant considering the times we are in. There
is always a demand for power to be supplied and it will continue, all that is changing is the need to supply with more emphasis on a greener approach. We have addressed this need by providing battery powered, hybrid and Stage V compliant products to the market.
We were expecting a downturn in demand due to the lack of demand within the event sector. Events, which are a significant part of the annual temporary power demand cycle, did in fact take an enormous hit. The requirement for generators and lighting towers was immediately taken up by the supply to the COVID test centres – so much so that there was actually a shortage of kit in the system. This focussed the need to increase stockholding to cover this. Despite the pandemic, construction has proven to be remarkably resilient during this period in both the house building and civils sectors.
We now expect demand for our products to increase due to the ramping up of major infrastructure projects such as HS2. Also, coupled with the fact that the events industry
should be back in full swing and with many of the COVID test centres still operational, there could well be another shortfall in availability of sets. This, coupled with the introduction of Stage V equipment, will prove challenging period for hirers. That’s another challenge which hirers have to embrace.
embrace the need for a reduction in emissions and treat the fact that we are being required to move in this
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direction as a massive opportunity
We have a complete range now in full production, to the extent that we are now able to offer from stock. I think we at Bruno are very fortunate in that we triggered R&D into this requirement as far back as 2016. This enables us now to offer our standard Rental GX range alongside our ultra-quiet Fusteq units at Stage V.
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We have contained the width of the new sets in line with the dimensions of the existing Stage IIIA canopies, as the cost of deployment and recovery is a major factor in the competitiveness of our customers. We can still fit 300kVA prime power sets into our 120cm canopy, which means that our hire partners can continue to deliver two units side by side on a standard UK truck. So six units can be delivered/collected on one flatbed.
However, there will be a requirement to cover the cost of introducing the Stage V sets. These units are more expensive and bring a need for enhanced maintenance regimes and the subsequent need to upskill on the service side. These costs must be passed on to the end user.
Finally, we all need to embrace the need for a reduction in emissions and treat the fact that we are being required to move in this direction as a massive opportunity. There will be more and more products becoming available to customers which will help to continue the drive to a greener future. n
Bear necessities See the full range of Bruno generators at
www.bgguk.com
40 Executive Hire News - September 2021
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