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Inverter Drive Systems Ltd

IDS are ABB Inverter specialists. We specify, install, commission, repair, service and hire variable speed drives.

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Thinking Outside The Wooden Box

At IDS each of our team members play an important part in our overall service delivery. Some are rather obvious and visible to our customers, like our team of engineers our office team at the end of the phone and our sales team who keep in touch with our customers. Others, however, are less visible but have just as big an impact on the business. Like Wayne Draper. Wayne is responsible for IDS health and…

Coronavirus Update From IDS

As we have throughout the global pandemic, we are fully operational and here ready and able to support you. We specify, supply, install, commission, repair and service your variable speed drives. We are fully prepared to deal with any emergencies that may arise including: Breakdown response Telephone or email technical support Hire Drives Emergency Inverter Stock Should you have need of any of the above emergency responses then please call our 24/7 line on 0115…

IDS Welcomes New ABB Area Sales Manager Stuart Ruskin

IDS Welcomes New ABB Area Sales Manager Stuart Ruskin: Stuart is the new Area Sales Manager with the ABB Drives Team and will be working closely with IDS as a part of our ABB VP status. As an ABB VP we work in partnership with ABB and enjoy levels of support not available to non-VPs. Stuart will be teaming up with our own sales team and site engineers to add value to the IDS Inverter…

Inverter Drive Systems Ltd Celebrate 20 Years

Inverter Drive Systems Ltd Celebrate 20 Years: Founded in 1999 by Manging Director, Blaise Ford, Inverter Drive Systems Ltd (IDS) are celebrating 20 years! Focusing solely on inverter technology, East Midlands company IDS, specify, supply, install, commission, repair, upgrade, hire and service inverters. With solid foundations in the family run engineering company Wilson Ford Ltd, Blaise Ford set up IDS becoming an ABB Drives Distributor. To this day, IDS are proud to be an ABB…

CEMA Cycle Ride from Nottingham to Skegness

It’s that time of year again! The Great British summertime. We all cross our fingers and hope the British weather doesn’t let us down. For many the start of summer is all about enjoying some strawberries and Pimm’s whilst watching the tennis and cricket. For IDS MD, Blaise Ford, summertime also means the annual cycling adventure with our clients and friends from CEMA. CEMA Cycle Ride from Nottingham to Skegness On the 6th July, 30+…

A UVDB Clean Sweep For IDS

IDS are proud to announce that in a recent UVDB Verify audit by Achilles, we scored 100% across the board! Over the last few years IDS have achieved consistently high scores, for several years scoring multiple 100% in the different categories, but this the first time we have had 100% across the board. A UVDB Clean Sweep For IDS At IDS we are mindful that our score is an indicator to our clients of how…

IDS Host ABB AVP Drive Expert Day

On the 5th December Inverter Drive Systems (IDS) played host for the ABB AVP Drive Expert Day. The day was a mixture of technical training, new features and best practices. We hosted fellow AVP’s Sentridge Control and Central Group and were joined by ABB Drive Experts: Andy Preston, from ABB UK and Arnold Taddeo and Katja Pulkkinen who travelled over from Finland to deliver the training. IDS Host ABB AVP Drive Expert Day The varied…

CEMA Golf Day

Approximately 50 suppliers and customers gathered for the annual CEMA Golf Day at Radcliffe on Trent Golf Club on a hot, dry June day. The format for the day was Stableford with the best two scores from the teams of four to count. Leon Ball represented IDS and despite not having played golf for over ten years managed to contribute to the team score. The dry ground made driving distance easy but the lightning fast…

9th Annual CEMA Skegness Bike Ride

On 6:30am 30th June 15 intrepid cyclists started from CEMA HQ in Colwick on their way to Skegness.   9th Annual CEMA Skegness Bike Ride The weather was wonderful but the easterly wind would eventually take its toll. For the first time there was an ‘e bike’ with us – Frank Ciaurro set this bike to ‘turbo’ and off he flew. Unfortunately, 12 miles from Skegness, the battery expired and Frank had the world’s heaviest…

IDS visit Helsinki for ABB partner expert training days

At IDS we are extremely proud of our ABB Authorised Value Provider status. Being an AVP means more than a token title. In order for us to maintain our ABB AVP status, we attend regular training and product updates. Our engineers and sales team are trained by ABB and must meet their stringent and exacting standards through continuous assessments, ensuring we are technically competent. This time it was the turn of CEO, Blaise Ford and…

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