Paul Rankin

LOXAM Powered Access is a self-contained division within the LOXAM Group that specializes in the rental of powered access equipment within the European and Middle Eastern markets. LOXAM are N° 1 in Europe and n° 3 worldwide. LOXAM is a market leader in the rental of equipment and tools for building and public works, industry, landscaping, and services. With 1,055 branches & 11,000 employees. The Group is established in 30 countries in Europe and has the largest machine fleet on the market, with more than 600,000 items of equipment to anticipate, support, and fulfill growing demand from companies that wish to outsource the procurement, management, and maintenance of their equipment.

We’re Nationwide Platforms, the UK’s market leader in powered access platform hire, equipment sales and IPAF training. From our 38 depots across the UK we’re proud to offer you the widest selection of powered access equipment including a complete range of scissor lifts, boom lifts, low level access platforms and both van mounted and truck mounted platforms. We also have access to the largest fleet of specialist equipment, such as tracked access and narrow spider machines, to fulfill all your platform rental requirements. To complement our access platform equipment we offer a wide range of working at height courses to include accredited IPAF Training, PASMA and health and safety courses. Visit our training site for more course information and book your next training course online. We believe our powered access solutions should be comprehensive, robust and safe for every single site, application and user. That’s why we’ve created a unique collaborative approach which combines the strengths of our business with closest needs to deliver a truly exclusive outcome

The equipment we provide enables users to work safely, productively and comfortably at height, whatever the application. From depots in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, we manage a fleet of access platform units. We pride ourselves on delivering excellent Service to our customers through providing a safe, highly reliable and diverse fleet from a widespread depot network with the expertise of an industry leader.

Regional Executive Director; Gulf Region July 11 until February 14 Responsible for a region within the Middle East which is made up of United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain & Kuwait for all business lines of Johnson Controls. These business lines are service, refrigeration, controls, security, engineered product sales & residential products. The region had a turnover of circa $300m. I had full balance sheet and profit & loss responsibility. Regional Executive Director; Aftermarket, Middle East. June 07 until July 11 Manage a business unit which includes, service, parts, chiller rental, facility management and renewable energy solutions. I am accountable for the divisions operations in full; safety, marketing, balance sheet, Profit & Loss and growth strategies. My territory of responsibility covers nineteen (19) countries throughout the Middle East region. The business unit has a turnover of circa $150m, with over 1600 technicians, Country Manager, Unitary Products, United Arab Emirates. May ‘04 until June ‘07 I had Profit & Loss and working Capital responsibility for the residential and light commercial market for the UAE. We adopted a multi distribution network and became the market leader which resulted in us tripling the business. Prior to moving to Dubai, I held various sales management & regional management positions for Carrier Air Conditioning (4yrs) & Daikin Air Conditioning (3yrs) in the United Kingdom.