Keith Williamson

Keith Williamson, N J Froment & Co Ltd (2004)

Keith Williamson

Keith Williamson Managing Director

Having used Siemens ACBs before, Froment's managing director Keith Williamson was keen to see whether the company had a product that could meet Froment's needs.Siemens responded with the recently launched 3WL5 - a compact, dual standard (IEC/UL) ACB, rated at full capacity at ambient temperatures up to 55°C, and with adaptable and flexible terminal arrangements allowing customised power connections.

"As well as the new Siemens product, we investigated a number of other ACBs from various manufacturers, to get the best picture of our options," says Williamson."We had strict requirements in terms of the ACB specifications, its price and our delivery window.But while a number of these manufacturers could meet two of our three requirements, only Siemens was able to meet them all."

With much of the market for load banks being for the proving of new generator systems, short term leasing of these products is commonplace, and equipment rental companies account for a significant percentage of Froment's sales.These rental companies often operate globally, so the ability of the load banks to meet local standards is critical.Williamson explains: "One of our load banks could be in the US one month and in Singapore the next so it's important that we can build them to meet the widest possible range of regional standards.