William G Search Ltd has secured a brace of orders from two of the world¡¦s less obvious export markets thanks to the company¡¦s website. The Leeds-based engine distributor is supplying customers as far afield as Guyana and Croatia with refurbished engines and speciality spare parts after initial enquiries via the Internet.
The Guyana order came from a seafood harvesting and processing company that operates a fleet of some 15 trawlers in the mid-Atlantic. The company was unable to find the necessary expertise in South America to service its range of Lister-Petter ST engines, used for on-board auxiliary power. Search is now supplying refurbished engines and spare parts to keep the fleet at sea.
A similar marine application order came from a Croatian fisherman with a Lister-Petter SL2 engine built around 1960. Having trouble sourcing spares but keen to keep the original unit running, he found Search via the Internet and is reportedly delighted after having the required parts flown out.
Eddie Whitham, Divisional Manager for Power Product Sales & Parts, is not surprised that the Internet is providing Search with greater export opportunities: ¡§International customers are used to trawling the ¡¥net for information but with these two orders we¡¦re providing a new type of Search engine!
¡§Some tentative requests come to nothing, of course, but we are receiving an increasing number of firm orders for all types of engines and parts for which we have gained a reputation for service and value in the UK,¡¨ he added.
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For further information, please contact:
Eddie Whitham, William G Search Ltd Tel: 0113 263 9081
Sam White, Simon Mountford Communications Tel: 01347 844844
Notes to editors
William G Search, which was founded in Leeds in 1946, currently employs 165 people at its sites in Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham and Liverpool. Its four operating divisions are:
„h Hire - one of the largest independent hire specialists in the north of England providing a full range of plant and equipment to construction and industry. It is also one of very few businesses with the facilities to modify electric personnel carriers to meet clients' individual specifications.
„h Leisure industry - the largest supplier of hire equipment for outdoor events in the UK. It specialises in sporting and music events.
„h Compressed Air - supplying and maintaining compressed air and process equipment from supply only through to total turnkey installations.
„h Power Products - Specialising in the supply of power solutions in the field of industrial and marine engines, and power generation.
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