05/02/2008
Industrial Batteries (UK) Limited (IBLUK) is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its partnership with Alcad, the leading battery company. The two companies have been working together to supply advanced battery technologies to British industry with IBLUK having supplied and supported more than 20 million Ah of batteries over the last decade.
IBLUK is the main distributor of Alcad batteries in the UK. The Alcad battery range traces its roots back to 1918 when the company was founded in Redditch, where it continued until 1992. It continues to this day as respected and successful global brand.
The Alcad products promoted and supported by IBLUK use nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd) technology for long life, high performance applications. The industries into which these batteries are sold include oil & gas companies, railways, the utilities, medical & healthcare, manufacturing and the renewable energy sector.
IBLUK supports its customers with a full range of approved accessories, a technical consultancy service, user training and a battery replacement and recycling service.
Julie Hall, Managing Director of IBLUK, says, “We have strong relationships both with Alcad, the manufacturer, and our customers who are located right across the UK. The length of this important relationship is evidence of our success in delivering battery systems that help organisations solve their technical problems.”
Increasingly, advanced battery systems are expected to deliver consistent performance over very long periods. Nickel-cadmium cells can perform reliably for 20 years or more with minimal attention, a factor that can reduce lifecycle costs and benefit the environment, compared with other less reliable technologies.