Local Mayor and MP attended official opening ceremony for new purpose-built facility to support UK customers for power factor correction and harmonic filtering solutions
ABB’s UK Power Quality business entered a new era on Friday October 23rd 2015 with the official opening of its new purpose-built facility at Bromborough on the Wirral Peninsular in Merseyside. The ribbon cutting ceremony was carried out by the Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Les Rowlands, together with Alison McGovern, MP for South Wirral (including Bromborough).
ABB moved to Bromborough in July 2015 from its long-standing home at Ellesmere Port. The new unit on the Riverview Business Park offers 1,700 square metres (18,500 square feet) of space that is already enabling ABB to provide an even better service to its growing customer base across the UK, especially in terms of speed of response. It is also providing the flexibility and capability for special project development work.
From Bromborough, ABB supports industrial customers requiring two main types of power quality equipment: power factor correction (PFC) and harmonic filtering. PFC solutions enable industrial customers to reduce the load on their electricity supply, saving on electricity bills and freeing up capacity for new loads. Harmonic filters eliminate the troublesome harmonics (or noise) that can affect electrical supplies, causing unexplained shutdowns as well as premature failure.
David Hughes, ABB Head of Power Products & Front End Sales, UK and Ireland said: “The move to this new facility is taking ABB’s Power Quality business into a new era and we were delighted to be joined by both our local Mayor and MP to help make this a truly special day for every member of the team at Bromborough. Power quality is becoming an increasingly important factor in ensuring business continuity and Bromborough provides the ideal platform for us to address the many new growth opportunities that are being created.”
