Airchannel partners with Speedy Compressors
The aim is to give their customer base a truly reliable service, the companies state. “The new partnership with Speedy will enable us to increase still further the reliability of our service," says Alastair Shanks, Airchannel’s managing director. "Speedy can pretty much guarantee to get backup compressor(s) on site and running anywhere in the U.K. within 12 hours, which means that our customers’ systems will be more secure than ever.” For most compressed air users the air supply is critical; many people call it the fourth utility — if the air supply stops then so does production. Due to this criticality, many sites have a standby compressor to prepare for breakdowns; however, there is always a risk that things can go wrong: a power cut or a double failure, among other situations. This is where the Speedy/Airchannel partnership will bring benefits, says the companies. For example, if one of Airchannel’s customers has such a failure then Airchannel can call on Speedy’s extensive stock of compressors to provide a solution to the issue. Airchannel will offer this service to all of its customers, either as an ad hoc hire or as part of an all inclusive contract where Airchannel takes full responsibility. Darren Maynard, sales director, Speedy Compressors comments. “This partnership will work well as it benefits not only both businesses but also the customers. Both companies work in the compressed air industry and are leaders in our own product areas; our product offerings are complementary rather than conflicting so give the opportunity to add value to each others customers. Much of our business comes from hires when a customer’s own compressor breaks down – it will be great to have a reliable partner who can repair our customer’s existing system while they have our compressors on hire.” |