Diesel generating sets - EMEA
We write the specification.The plants build to it.
Steelgaard specifies diesel generating sets from 20 to 250 kVA, places them only with plants that accept independent inspection and staged payment, and sells them to you at one margin instead of a chain of them. An inspector you nominate signs the set off before anything is loaded.
Based in Finland - supplying Europe, the Middle East and Africa
What we supply
Diesel generating sets. That is the whole line.
20 to 250 kVA, 50 Hz, three phase, open or canopied. One product line is a decision rather than a limitation. It means we hold one specification, argue with plants over one set of numbers, and quote you the same machine the second time you order it.
20 to 50 kVA
Small sets
Shops, clinics, telecom sites and workshops. Single units are quoted as readily as pallets of them, which is where most first orders start.
- Single unit orders
- Open or canopied
- Manual or auto start
- ATS optional
50 to 125 kVA
The container size
Hotels, factories, cold stores and small grids. Best value per unit shipped and the size a container consolidates around, so this is where a distributor's margin actually lives.
- Best value per unit
- Container quantities
- Your branding available
- Neutral packing
125 to 250 kVA
Larger sets
Industrial loads, mining camps, hospitals and data rooms. Freight and lead time move materially at this size, so both are confirmed with the plant before we put a number in front of you.
- Prime rated
- Open or canopied
- Load tested
- Confirmed per order
The specification is ours
- We write it
- Prime rating, alternator tier, canopy, sound target and control panel are fixed by us before any plant is asked to quote. You are buying to a Steelgaard specification, not to whatever a factory had on the line that week. →
- You verify it
- An inspector you nominate checks the built set against that specification, at the plant, before anything is loaded. →
- We stand behind it
- 12 month warranty, neutral packing, published lead time, and claims handled by us. You deal with Steelgaard, not with a factory abroad. →
We do source other industrial and power equipment for customers already buying generating sets from us. It is not what we lead with and it is not on this site, so ask if you need it.
How it works
From your load to a delivered set.
No catalogue to dig through and no account manager to chase. Tell us what you need to run and we come back with a real number.
Tell us what you need to run
The rating, the voltage and frequency standard where it is going, prime or standby, and the destination port. A photo of a nameplate is enough to start.
We quote against our specification
A written proforma with the specification, the price, the Incoterm and the lead time. Where we have not quoted your exact size before, we confirm it with the plant first rather than guessing at it.
Your inspector checks it
An independent inspector you choose attends the plant, checks the set against your signed proforma and witnesses the load test. The report comes to you.
Balance, then it ships
The remaining half falls due on a passing report, not before. If it fails, it does not load and your deposit comes back less the inspection fee.
Specified by us - inspected by you - shipped across Europe, the Middle East and Africa
How we work
What you can hold us to.
We set the specification, the plants build to it
Prime rating, alternator tier, canopy, sound target and control panel are fixed before any plant is asked to quote. That is what keeps the fifth set the same as the first, and it is also why you pay one margin rather than a chain of them.
We publish the figure we can always hold
Where our plants differ, the number on this site is the weaker one. Published warranty is 12 months or 1000 hours and published lead time is the slowest, not the fastest. If your order lands on a plant that does better, you get told at confirmation.
One accountable contact
Sourcing, inspection, shipping and any problem afterwards, handled end to end by us, never handed off to a portal or to a factory in another time zone.
Our specification, checked by an inspector you chose, with the balance held until that report passes. That is the entire pitch.
Straight answers
Questions buyers ask.
Fair questions for a supplier you have not bought from before. Here are the honest answers.
- Are you a supplier or another middleman?
- We write the specification, we place the order, we carry the payment risk and we handle the claim afterwards. On paper we sit between a plant and you, and we are the only party that does. The distinction that matters is not the label, it is how many margins sit between the factory floor and your yard. With us there is one, and it pays for the specification, the inspection and the shipping.
- Do you only sell generating sets?
- That is the line we lead with, and it is deliberate. We would rather be the supplier who knows the 100 kVA frame cold than a catalogue that sells you a generator this month and a water pump next month. We do source other industrial and power equipment for customers already buying sets from us, but you should judge us on generators.
- Do you hold stock?
- No. Sets ship from the plant to your port, so you are not paying for a warehouse, and we are not trying to clear old inventory into your order.
- Why is it cheaper?
- Because you are not paying two or three distributors who each take a cut, and because one specification quoted to several plants gets a better number than a one-off enquiry does. Same machine, one margin.
- What is the minimum order?
- Often a single unit. We would rather you start with one set than commit to a container before you have seen how we work. Orders grow as you reorder.
- How do I know the quality is good?
- You do not have to take our word for it. An independent inspection company you nominate, accredited to ISO/IEC 17020, inspects the set at the plant against your signed proforma before it loads, and the report is issued to you. Engine and alternator are named on your quotation.
- How do I pay safely?
- 50 percent on order confirmation against a signed proforma, and the balance only once that inspection report passes. If you would rather not send a deposit at all, ask us and we will tell you what is workable on your order. The full sequence is on the payment protection page.
- Why do you not publish certificate numbers?
- Because a certificate number identifies the plant that holds it, and our commercial position depends on being the party you contract with rather than a search result on the way to someone else. Full CE and ISO documentation ships with the goods and the inspection report is issued directly to you, so you get the evidence itself rather than a number on a page.
- Where do you deliver?
- Across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Sets ship direct from the plant under the Incoterm named on your quotation, and we coordinate it end to end.
Get a quote
Tell us what you need to power.
Send the rating, the destination port and rough volumes. We come back with a written proforma carrying the specification, the price and the lead time. No obligation until you sign it.