Templant joins Camfaud Group: resilient temporary power insights for UK projects
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Essex-based temporary power specialist Templant, which operates a rental fleet of more than 250 generators from 20 kVA to 1250 kVA plus battery energy storage systems and load banks, has been acquired by Camfaud Group, the UK’s largest concrete pumping company and part of Concrete Pumping Holdings (NASDAQ: BBCP). Templant will use Camfaud’s existing depots to build a multi-depot, 24/7 national network, adding service vans and HGVs to cut response times for planned and emergency power on major infrastructure and utility projects. Backed by over 35 engineers, electricians and drivers, the business plans a major expansion of Stage V generators and BESS to meet lower-emission requirements from Tier 1 contractors and utilities.
Technical Brief
- Templant operates 24/7, 365 days, targeting critical planned and emergency power continuity.
- More than three decades of temporary power experience underpins design, installation and logistics capability.
- Rental fleet includes distribution boards, cabling, fuel tanks and load banks alongside generators and BESS.
- Over 35 qualified staff (engineers, electricians, drivers, office) support deployment and on-site operations.
- Additional service vans and HGVs are planned to be stationed at depots to shorten mobilisation times.
- New roles will be created across the depot network to increase capacity for large multi-site contracts.
- Recent Tier 1 and utility tenders are driving specification of Stage V sets and BESS for emissions compliance.
Our Take
Within our 800 Infrastructure stories, UK-based equipment and services M&A has often preceded fleet decarbonisation moves, so Camfaud Group’s acquisition of a 250+ generator fleet positions it to standardise lower-emission and HVO-ready units across concrete and temporary power operations.
Templant’s 24/7, 365-day operation and 20–1250 kVA spread gives Camfaud Group a scaleable standby power backbone that can support night pours, remote batching plants and tunnel works where grid reliability is a constraint on programme risk.
With more than 35 qualified personnel and three decades of experience concentrated in Essex and the wider UK, the deal effectively internalises specialist temporary power know-how that contractors usually source from generalist plant hire, which can tighten interfaces on complex, sustainability-tagged projects such as low-carbon concrete placements or electrified sites.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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