Grupel, a European manufacturer of power generators, has signed an agreement with Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a global power leader corporation, to develop and manufacture gensets up to 700kVA.
The solutions will be produced in Grupel’s industrial unit, located in Aveiro, Portugal, and aim at meeting Europe’s very demanding low kVA market needs, by making use of Cummins’ over 100 years of experience and Grupel’s expertise and best in class manufacturing capability to support the very demanding low kVA market. The first products resulting of the agreement will reach the market at the end of this year.
Cummins Inc. Executive Director – Industrial Power (Global) and Power Systems (Europe), Ignacio Gonzalez, sees the partnership as a way for the renowned company “to take another step forward in our ability to help our customers be more successful across Europe. We selected Grupel as the perfect partner to help us expand our product range and allow us to rapidly adapt to the changing market requirements and bring products more quickly to market, which is a key competitive advantage to succeed in this demanding segment.”.
Grupel’s CEO, Marco Santos, affirms “this agreement represents yet another important milestone in Grupel’s history of growth and excellence in the Powergen space. We initiate this partnership as an important part of our expansion plans, a step further towards a greater development of Grupel’s products and a unique opportunity for the enrichment of its product portfolio with new solutions, more adapted to a better and sustainable future.”
In recent years, Grupel has invested on its infrastructure, with state-of-art machinery and in the digitalization of production processes, heading to Industry 4.0. This has resulted in a new production capacity that can absorb a lot more of new orders.
The company comes to this agreement with expectations of growth, and the desire to strengthen ties of proximity with customers around the world by offering them energy solutions with great performance levels, more diversified and aligned with market demands.
About Grupel
Grupel is a Portuguese company, founded in 1976, that produces and sells portable and stationary power generators up to 3500kVA, as well as portable lighting towers. Equipped with components from internationally renowned brands besides our own brand, Grupel products are distinguished by their reliability and resistance.
We have the largest production unit of power generators, in Portugal, located in Aveiro – which allows us a great flexibility to produce standard power generators and complex and customized special projects.
We have a specialized team that creates solutions tailored to the specific needs of customers around the world, also ensuring quality services at all stages of the life cycle of our products, from design to technical assistance and supply of spare parts.
Grupel is a brand distinguished by Portuguese consumers with the Five Stars Award and holds the SME Leader status, in Portugal. It is also internationally recognized, being present in over 70 countries and with an export volume of about 84% of its turnover.
