UK energy engineering solutions provider Brush Group has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with South Korea’s ILJIN Electric, a prominent manufacturer of power generation and T&D equipment and power cables.
The deal accelerates the expansion of the Brush portfolio to meet the UK’s growing demand for medium and high voltage (36 kV) low-emission electrical switchgear, along with high-capacity (above 100 MVA) power transformers for large-scale electrical energy transmission and distribution.
The partnership opens new markets for ILJIN, which already has a strong presence in the USA and Middle East, as well as Korea. It also enables the firm to harness the full capability of its new state-of-the-art factory in Hwaseong-si Hongseong, opened in October 2024.
As part of the arrangement, Brush will set up a new switchgear production line at its existing manufacturing facility in South Wales.
Nicolas Pitrat, CEO of Brush Group, said: “This exclusive deal … extends the Brush product range so we can meet the strong demand from power network operators for products that we do not design and manufacture ourselves”.
ILJIN products are manufactured at the company’s production facility in South Korea, to what are said to be the highest global standards. Brush and ILJIN will work in partnership to deliver new innovative solutions for projects across the UK, including accelerating the development of an SF6-free switchgear solution.
