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Davies joins Aqua Hire

UK: Fareham-Based Temperature control specialist Aqua Group has appointed Ben Davies as director of its hire division, Aqua Hire.

Davies has spent over 13 years within the temperature control sector, working within sales and contract engineering roles. For the last 10 years, he has specialised within the rental market, joining Aqua from ICS Cool Energy where he oversaw hire activity for the south of England.

Launched in 2018, Aqua’s hire business offers a range of temperature control rental equipment includes chillers, air conditioning units, boilers, portable heaters, and ancillaries such as fuel management and supply.

“Our hire division has gone from strength to strength in a very short space of time and we see Ben’s appointment as key in building on our achievements going forward,” commented group director, Kevin Lancaster.

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