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EDC NE - KEEPING YOU POWERED UP

Posted February 14, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


Keep on runnin’…with EDC North East. When a biomass power station suffered a failure on their vacuum system, it meant they were unable to clear a blockage in the fuel-handling system. Called out, our expert EDC North East engineers promptly arrived on site with a hire drive from our extensive... [Details]


Remote working - literally

Posted February 13, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


The EDC engineers suddenly realised that remote wasn't 'just out of town.' The intrepid EDC engineers have known driving driving rain (followed by hordes of midges) in their quest to help our customers. In this case it was tarp up, heads down inspecting ABB ACQ drives controlling pumps for a... [Details]


Introducing our new account manager

Posted February 02, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


EDC Scotland welcomes our new Account Manager—Allan Cooper! Joining the ever-expanding ranks of team EDC, Allan comes to us with a background of 30 years’ experience in electrical distribution and energy-efficient products. With industrial controls in his blood, Allan will be expanding his existing skill set within EDC and will... [Details]


What's pride got to do with it?

Posted January 20, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


What’s pride got to do with it? Asked to make a variable speed drive installation safe, EDC Scotland engineers were surprised to see how the site had been left. Our team duly set to work and made significant changes to the work which had previously been carried out. And the... [Details]


A slice of drive training anyone?

Posted January 19, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


Wedges of drive training served on a bed of ABB inverter expertise - EDC offers an à la carte menu of drive training! Head ‘chef’ Steven Quinn yesterday showed a team of engineers from the oil and gas industry how best to serve this dish with practical hands-on training. Using demo cases during... [Details]


We’re getting better, growing stronger every day!

Posted January 13, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


We’re getting better, growing stronger every day! EDC is pleased to welcome 2 new members of staff to our ranks. Konrad will be responsible for Health and Safety and will also help manage our ever-busy service diary, while Anthony, our new drives’ engineer, will be attending sites to service, install... [Details]


The tide is high and we're driving on

Posted January 11, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


The tide is high… When the combination of heavy rainfall and a high tide left a critical utilities site a foot deep in river and seawater at the weekend, the customer turned to EDC to stop them from being left high (but not dry). Attending site with a new ABB... [Details]


Would you Christmas Eve it?!

Posted January 10, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


‘Twas the night before Christmas…and the production line was down. It was 2.30pm to be precise, on Christmas Eve, when the emergency number flashed, revealing a site with a service contract had experienced the breakdown of a drive. It was crucial to production. A veteran drive from the 1980s had... [Details]


Boxing clever with EDC North East

Posted January 09, 2023 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


Boxing clever with EDC NE. A Boxing Day breakdown saw our engineers attending site, when a customer reported an issue with two 1MW variable speed drives. Neil Keenan, one of our top EDC NE inverter engineers, identified the issue faster than you could eat a mincemeat pie and normal service... [Details]


Merry Christmas from EDC North East!

Posted December 20, 2022 For more updates why not follow us on Linkedin?


On the first day of Christmas my distributor sent to me a brand-new inverter by ABB.On the second day of Christmas my distributor sent to me a SynRM which arrived by DPD.On the third day of Christmas my distributor sent to me 2 engineers from EDC NE.The other days didn’t... [Details]