markets. Aggreko supplies to businesses, large events, music festivals, sporting events, industrial sites, and mines. The items hired out include gas and diesel generators, load banks, heaters, air conditioners and chillers. Aggreko offers several greener and cleaner HVO and solar powered generators and hybrid batteries that emit less emissions. Aggreko has supplied power to sporting events including the Ryder Cup, the FIFA World Cup, Formula E motor racing and SailGP. In 2008, it became the sole supplier of temporary power and temperature controls for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in China. In 2010, the firm provided the power for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In August 2012, it was the sole supplier for temporary power for the London 2012 Olympic Games. It was also the provider of temporary power for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. It supplied air conditioning and power for the 2017 WNBA Finals. In 2021, the company supplied temporary power to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, providing power to over 40 competition venues, the international broadcast centre and the athletes’ village in a contract worth £230 million. In 2022, the company supplied temporary power to the COP26 Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK. The company also signed up to the Commonwealth Games Social Charter and appointed a social value head to organise their community outreach programme in the Birmingham area. As well as sporting events, Aggreko supplies power to support the National Grid in Burkina Faso, 26 villages in the Amazon and 20,000 solar panels at the Granny Smith Goldmine in the Australian outback. Aggreko’s chief executive is Blair Illingworth. Its Board is chaired by Mike Smith. References 1962 establishments in the Netherlands 1973 establishments in Scotland Companies based in Glasgow Business services companies established in 1962 Business services companies of Scotland Construction equipment rental companies of the United Kingdom Electric power companies of Scotland Dutch companies established in 1962 British companies established in 1973 2021 mergers and acquisitions