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IPU’s new premises to support business expansion to 30 million

May 15^th, 2014 in News

IPU Group has announced plans to increase its workforce by over 40% after acquiring a new global headquarters in West Bromwich. The 55,000 sq ft premises in Cygnus Way will support the company’s ambitious business expansion plans by bringing its sales, management, manufacturing, storage and distribution functions under a single roof. “This location could have been custom-built for IPU,” says IPU’s Managing Director, Robert Beebee. “We will be able to make dramatic improvements to customer service levels and improve the efficiency of our sales operations. There are so many facilities we wanted in-house but we lacked the space: a larger fabrication area, a paint shop, equipment…

IPU Mini triumphant at Donington

May 13^th, 2014 in News

The May 5-7th Historic Festival at Donington marked the IPU/Beebee Mini’s first event of the season. To improve reliability and to reduce running costs an IPU OilAlert sensor has been fitted with an in-car display to warn either Robert or Josh of potential engine problems. If you zoom into the photo on this page you can see the sensor at the front left (as we look at it) of the engine bay. Two races were entered against the usual array of Ford Mustangs, Lotus Cortinas and BMWs. The ‘real’ race though was against other Minis running in the same class. Josh continued his success of last year and put the car on pole for both events. Pole for the first race was in a time of 1:26.923;…

Meet us at OTC 2014

February 27^th, 2014 in News

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), being held in Houston, Texas 5-8th May, is the big exhibition for offshore oil & gas exploration, drilling and production. Attracting over 80000 visitors from around the globe, it’s a ‘must see’ event for all those interested in the latest developments on offshore technology. IPU will be exhibiting at the 2014 event where we’ll be keen to talk to prospective customers about our range on non-electric, secondary start systems.

Constant Improvement in IPU Engine Starting

January 25^th, 2014 in Engine Starting

To better support ever increasing customer expectations and to bring further efficiencies to the design and manufacturing processes IPU Group has introduced the latest CAD software together with CFD and FEA capability, which will ensure IPU Group’s leadership position is maintained and strengthened. Working closely with both the IPU Group customers and the supply chain, the starting division embraces continuous improvements in the design and manufacturing environment. Jonathan Nowill, Group Engineering Director has been in charge and overseen many of the new developments at IPU Group. Having spent over 20 years in the Auto industry, Jonathan has found working at IPU Group like a breath of…

IPU Group Hosts Starting Training

January 3^rd, 2014 in Engine Starting

IPU Engine Starting division runs training event for Southern Refinery Company

STOR filling the gap

October 8^th, 2013 in News

The debate surrounding STOR is gaining momentum but while the combatants trade blows about the ‘best solution’, STOR is already filling the UK power deficit.

IPU Group opens Saudi office

April 25^th, 2013 in News

We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Middle Eastern office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Following on from the successful opening of a sales office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to support customers in South East Asia, IPU Group have expanded our global presence with the new office in the Middle East. Demand for power generation products continues to grow across the Middle East and, by having an IPU team in the region, we will be able to meet the needs of our fast growing customer base. The office will be run by Ziad Masoud. Ziad has vast experience in the diesel power market and will be responsible for sales development across the IPU product ranges including Oil Conditioning,…