...But they want some help. If you have machines using electric motors, you need to know about Quantum Controls.
At lot of you reading this probably won’t have heard of Quantum Controls. Those of you who are in any sort of industry which uses electric motors, almost certainly will.
They are the UK’s leading supplier of Variable Speed Drives, Motors and Support Services, winning awards for the past 5 years they now service over 300 contracts across the country, but their hearts are in the North East where the company was founded.
MD Kevin Brown bought out the previous owners in 2009 and renamed the company, previously known as Slater Drive Systems, to Quantum Controls.
“I knew that the business had potential to grow so my number one aim was to, in effect, spread our wings,” said Kevin. “The company had previously only dealt with two major clients, but I wanted that to change so in 2018 we formed new Service Partnerships with major Drive Suppliers in the UK and are now the Official Drives Service Partner for Schneider Electric, Danfoss, Vacon and Mitsubishi, and have engineers fully trained on ABB, Control Techniques, Nidec and Siemens Drives.”
And it’s worked. As well is its headquarters in Prudhoe, the firm now has bases in Edinburgh, Thetford and Exeter, and they’ve recently opened a manufacturing plant in Birtley. Turnover has gone from £6m to £15m and is predicted to double within the next five years.
A major part of this growth comes from the requirement to reduce energy cost, and with 65% of electricity consumption via an Electric Motor in the Industry, it demonstrated the biggest saving opportunity. They are able to attribute over £100 million pound in energy saving by supporting businesses with the correct utilisation of their Drive across the past two decades.
“We have engineers all over the UK, we offer assets to hundreds of firms, and at the moment we’re adding around 10 new contracts a month. Over the next 5 years we’re aiming to take that to 1000 new contracts. We’re No.1 at what we do and we intend to keep it that way.
Some of our biggest customers are the water utility companies. We work with the majority of them. The Government has made it a priority to see their investment increase. For example some are predicted to increase their investment from £4m to £40m over the next 5 years which is why we can confidently predict strong future growth for us.”
Growth is obviously fantastic at Quantum Controls
it’s also great for the regional and national economies.
It also means they need additional staff. The company is busily recruiting and is looking to make various appointments across the company.
“We are particularly looking for engineers, either experienced or having just finished their apprenticeships. It’s not just us
the entire engineering industry is struggling to attract enough talent. Here at Quantum Controls we’re actively working with local schools and colleges to generate interest and offer apprenticeships and training, but the bottom line is we need more engineers so if anyone is interested in joining Quantum Controls, please get in touch.”
For more information and to take advantage of a free energy saving brochure, go onto www.quantumcontrols.co.uk or call 01661 835 566 or email marketing@quantum-controls.co.uk