Quantum Controls
Variable speed drive and electric motor supplier offering drive repair, panel building and hire for UK industrial and utility sites
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Quantum Controls
Quantum Controls supplies variable speed drives (VSDs) and electric motors, and provides VSD repair, maintenance, service contracts, bespoke control panel building and training courses for engineers. Repairs cover all makes of drives, are load tested at its repair centre, and are supported by 24/7 engineers. Its Q-Hire range offers temporary hire of drives, generators, cable and related equipment.
Customers are industrial and utility operators in the UK, with case studies including water companies Northumbrian Water and Welsh Water and an NHS children's hospital. The company earns revenue from equipment sales, service and support contracts, drive hire and training. It is an official service partner for Schneider Electric, Danfoss, Vacon and Mitsubishi, and has engineers trained on ABB, Control Techniques, Nidec and Siemens drives.
The company was established in 1989 as Slater Drive Systems and renamed Quantum Controls in 2009. Its headquarters are in Prudhoe, Northumberland, where it runs a drive service centre. It also has service centres in Glasgow, Leeds and Thetford, and a control panel manufacturing facility in Birtley, which opened in April 2018.
Product: Variable speed drives and electric motors, with VSD repair and maintenance, panel building, training courses and temporary drive hire (Q-Hire).
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