Rapid Energy, a UK provider of temporary heating and cooling hire, has opened its first Scottish depot at Sandpoint Marina in Dumbarton and partnered with Glasgow-based Gas Certification Company on engineer training. The partnership puts a Rapid Energy boiler into the centre’s training facilities, giving around 500 engineers a year hands-on experience of temporary boiler solutions.

The expansion follows investment from Baird Capital, announced in February 2026, and brings temporary heating and cooling equipment and technical support closer to Scottish customers facing boiler, chiller or HVAC failures, planned shutdowns or urgent capacity needs. Rapid Energy says it plans to recruit Scottish talent and invest in equipment, infrastructure and skills.

Rapid Energy, founded in 2020 by Julien Fougere and partners, designs and builds boilers for temporary hire and long-term rental, alongside industrial chillers, air conditioners and portable heaters. Its Scottish customer base includes military sites, hospitals, local authorities, housing associations and industrial businesses. Gas Certification Company Ltd is a Glasgow-based gas and renewable energy training and assessment centre.

The structural driver is practical, equipment-based training for engineers working in Scotland, with the Rapid Energy boiler giving trainees direct experience of temporary boiler systems alongside the centre’s gas and renewable energy courses.

Julien Fougere, founder and chief executive, said the company is excited “to invest in Scotland and, above all, in the Scottish people,” and that Scotland has an engineering heritage it wants to build on.

He said working with the Gas Certification Company gives Rapid Energy “a practical way to support engineers” and “help build the next generation of expertise in Scotland.”

The Scottish operation is led by Ross Irvine, born and raised in Scotland, who said a local team and depot means Rapid Energy can respond more effectively and “build lasting relationships.”

For the sector, the partnership confirms that equipment hire companies are embedding their products in regional training centres to build engineer familiarity alongside local market entry.