R.E.P. Air Services started working with the proud owner of a 1991 HPC KAESER compressor back in 2018.
R.E.P.'s customer - a fabrications company - has a PLUSAIR AS30, which it runs for around 1,000 hours a year. It's low running hours, combined with excellent servicing from highly trained engineers, using genuine spare parts have contributed to its longevity
- Machine: PLUSAIR AS30
- Age of machine: 33 years
- Total hours run: 85,554
- Key to success: "Regular maintenance using original parts by fully trained Engineers and relatively low load hours," says Company Director, Sara Pellicciari.
Another long-term customer has recently handed back a PLUSAIR SK18 which it had had on hire for 20 years. The machine was originally installed in 1989 and still has its original airend and motor.
- Machine: PLUSAIR SK18
- Age of machine: 35 years
- Total hours run: 65,475
- Length of customer relationship: 20 years
- Key to success: "It has been a hire unit throughout its life so it has had regular and timely servicing and part replacements as soon as needed," says Sara. The combination of being "well maintained [with] good Engineering [and] low hours" has proven itself to be a winning formula.