Trusted to deliver critical power, maintenance and hire solutions across the UK since 1983
YOUR PARTNERS IN POWER SINCE 1983
As a family founded, owned and run business, we are committed to serving our customers and looking after our people as we strive to become the biggest and best power generation company in the UK.
It all began back in 1983 when Ken Wilmott, his wife and brother, set up Wilmott Brothers. Our first project was the maintenance of generators at Nottingham’s prestigious Queen’s Medical Centre hospital. Around the same time, we were commissioned to undertake modifications on generators for the British Antarctic Survey. By 1985, we had taken on two apprentices – the first of many – and within 10 years, we had grown so much that we needed larger premises. After a management buyout in 2003 by Ken and Val Wilmott, we changed our name from Wilmott Brothers to WB Power Services, or WBPS. Awards and recognition came our way and in 2010 we became Yorkshire Water’s Contractor of the Year. Then in 2011 we were named East Midlands Family Business of the Year. 2015 saw our 200th fleet hire generator, with our 3000th generator following in 2016 – the same year that we won the generator contract for the UK’s largest data centre. We now employ over 100 people at our Head Office in Derbyshire and around the country.
COMPANY TIMELINE
1983
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1983
The business is founded in as ‘Wilmott Brothers Plant Services’ 1983 by Ken Wilmott, his brother and his wife Val.
1984
Wilmott Brothers Plant Services wins it’s first major contract, providing maintenance services at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham & for the British Antarctic Survey
1984
Wilmott Brothers Plant Services wins it’s first major contract, providing maintenance services at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham & for the British Antarctic Survey
1987
The business becomes a limited company with Ken and Val becoming the first board members. The business acquires and relocates to their offices on Manners Industrial Estate in Ilkeston.
1991
Employees numbers reach 50, and further office space in Ilkeston is purchased, to facilitate the growth
1993
WB Power are awarded the Perkins engine dealership
1998
4 x 1000kw natural gas engines were shipped to Kazakhstan, in a landmark order for WBPS
2003
Management buyout leading to Val & Ken Wilmott becoming 100% shareholders of the business. The business name changes from Wilmott Brothers Plant Services to Wilmott Brothers Power Services.
2004
WB Power become distributors for SDMO, a French manufacturer of generating sets.
2005
With SDMO being bought out by Kohler, we are awarded ‘Gold’ distributor status
2013
In 2013 saw us being awarded the first phase of a major data centre installation in Hemel Hempstead. A satellite depot opened in Ossett and employee numbers topped 80.
2014
We placed an order for our 100th hire fleet generator
2016
WB Power surpass 3000 generators on Maintenance and Support contracts across the United Kingdom.
2017
WB Power are awarded a large installation contract for the UK’s largest data centre.
2018
The business surpasses over 100 employees and we moved to our new offices in Heanor, Derbyshire
2023
WBPS surpass £100 million turnover after securing a number of large utility & data centre customers across the UK
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
With decades of experience in the critical power industry, our Board of Directors work closely with our departmental teams to ensure all WBPS employees remain dedicated to delivering the best in quality and service to our customers, clients and suppliers.
KATE STEVENSONDIRECTOR OF HR & QHSE
DAVID BALLService Sales Director
RICHARD CARTERService Operations Director
TRUSHAR DESAIProject Sales Director
MATT MUHLHire Operations Director
PHIL HAMBLETTRenewables Operations Director
DAVID GRUMMITTFINANCIAL DIRECTOR
DANNY BUTTARTECHNICAL DIRECTOR
CHRIS WILMOTTLOGISTICS DIRECTOR
VAL WILMOTTFOUNDER
ANDREW WILMOTTMANAGING DIRECTOR
KATE STEVENSONDIRECTOR OF HR & QHSE
DAVID BALLService Sales Director
RICHARD CARTERService Operations Director
TRUSHAR DESAIProject Sales Director
MATT MUHLHire Operations Director
PHIL HAMBLETTRenewables Operations Director
DAVID GRUMMITTFINANCIAL DIRECTOR
DANNY BUTTARTECHNICAL DIRECTOR
CHRIS WILMOTTLOGISTICS DIRECTOR
VAL WILMOTTFOUNDER
ANDREW WILMOTTMANAGING DIRECTOR
OUR AWARDS & ACCREDITATIONS
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