About Us

About Us

A family-run business with local expertise on an international stage.

The Beginning

Lowe’s story began in 1977 in Northern Ireland

A family-run business, Lowe started out renting fridges to international businesses for exhibitions and events across mainland Europe.

Over the years the Lowe Team made a name for themselves for the high-quality service honed within those exhibition halls. It’s a legacy that continues to this day.

Corporate Overview

Our Journey

Anticipating need and responding to the market formed the inception of Lowe back in 1977 and it’s also what continues to drive it forward today.

Lowe Rental continue to grow and diversify with exhibition equipment rental now forming just one facet of Lowe Rental's growing offering. Expansion throughout the years has seen Lowe’s service lines expand to offer rental for retail, events and flexible 3-7 year Rental+ equipment plans.

 

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2022 New Peachtree City Office

2022 New Peachtree City Office

2022 Rachel McCausland Appointed as CEO

2022 Rachel McCausland Appointed as CEO

2021 Acquired ADA & Spherica Systems Ltd

2021 Acquired ADA & Spherica Systems Ltd

2021 PKL Delivery Kitchens Launched

2021 PKL Delivery Kitchens Launched

2020 Lowe's Third US Site Opens in Dallas

2020 Lowe's Third US Site Opens in Dallas

Placed Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses

Placed Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses

2020 FER Launched

2020 FER Launched

2020 LoweConex Launched

2020 LoweConex Launched

2019 Ranked Top 50 Fastest Growing Businesses

2019 Ranked Top 50 Fastest Growing Businesses

2019 Acquired PKL Group

2019 Acquired PKL Group

Rodney Lowry Purchases shares allowing growth

Rodney Lowry Purchases shares allowing growth

Global Reach, Local Touch

Adapting, Building, Growing

Adapting, Building, Growing

Expansion throughout the years has seen Lowe’s service lines expand to offer rental for retail, events, exhibitions, special projects and food & beverage manufacturers.

The Lowe Group now employs 350+ people and has 17 permanent sites worldwide.

Local Expertise with  International Flair

Local Expertise with International Flair

Shipping fridges from rural Northern Ireland has progressed to the Lowe brand having a physical presence in 44 countries.

From the UK to Singapore, strategically placed offices on a global scale enables the Lowe Group to deliver local expertise on an international scale.

Lowe’s Innovations

Lowe’s Innovations

During 2020 Lowe launched three new innovations: LoweConex, Foodservice Equipment Rental and Delivery Kitchens.

Award Winning

Award Winning

Lowe Rental is an ambitious award-winning group. In both 2019 and 2020 the group achieved ranking in The Sunday Time’s Profit Track Top Companies.

Certified

Certified

Lowe provide a high quality service that is certified through professional bodies such as the British Assessment Bureau, SafeContractor and Refcom

Sourcing from 100+ Manufacturers

Sourcing from 100+ Manufacturers

Expertly sourced equipment, matched to your operation. Supplied from 100+ global manufacturers of commercial catering and refrigeration. 

Team Lowe

Many facets fit together to make Lowe a globally renowned specialist in refrigeration and catering equipment rental. Primary among these facets are the team of experts behind the scenes who are keeping things running and making great things happen.

A vibrant range of skillsets, talents, languages and cultures comprise Lowe’s worldwide team and whether these are applied in customer-facing roles, technical roles, logistical roles or administrative roles, each member of the team is a valued individual.

Meet the team

The Sectors We Serve

Food and Beverage Manufacturers

Food and Beverage Manufacturers

Supporting both small and large scale food and beverage manufacturers with SMART enabled refrigeration and catering equipment on Rental+ plans.

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Ice Cream Manufacturers

Ice Cream Manufacturers

Supporting both small and large scale ice cream manufacturers with SMART enabled display freezers and modular cold rooms on Rental+ plans.

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Pet Food Manufacturers

Pet Food Manufacturers

Supporting pet food manufacturers with branded retail fridges and freezers and modular cold rooms on Rental+ plans to support retail partnerships. 

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Seafood Producers

Seafood Producers

Supporting seafood producers with blast freezers and modular cold rooms on Rental+ plans.

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Discount Retailers

Discount Retailers

Supporting discount retailers with refrigeration to support store remodels, product promotions, seasonal trading and permanent refrigeration on Rental+ plans.

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Supermarkets

Supermarkets

Supporting supermarkets with refrigeration to support store remodels, product promotions, seasonal trading and permanent refrigeration on Rental+ plans.

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Events

Events

Supporting a variety of both large scale and small scale events through supplying refrigeration, catering equipment, and portable kitchens.

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Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Supplying refrigeration and catering equipment for exhibitors to display their product range.

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Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

Supporting the Pharmaceutical industry with commercial refrigeration and modular cold-rooms 

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Meat Producers

Meat Producers

Supporting both small and large scale meat producers with SMART enabled commercial refrigeration, modular cold rooms and blast freezers on Rental+ plans. 

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Dairy Producers

Dairy Producers

Supporting both small and large scale dairy producers with SMART enabled high-quality commercial refrigeration and modular cold rooms on Rental+ plans.

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Garden Centers

Garden Centers

Supporting garden centres with commercial refrigeration, catering equipment and modular cold rooms. 

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Meal Kit Providers

Meal Kit Providers

Supporting meal kit brands with a comprehensive range of high quality commercial refrigeration and modular cold rooms to support back of the house picking process, production lines and retail partnerships. 

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Customer success story

Tesco - Large EU Retailer

2 .5 Year Rental Single Door Chillers

Tesco needed spacious and easily accessible refrigeration for their back of house. Lowe delivered and installed 900+ units to various stores across the UK.

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Lowe By Numbers

1180

1180

Total events

287 Major exhibitions

140

140

Countries sold to in 2019

44

44

Counties currently present

1000

1000

Transactions completed per week

45000

45000

Items of catering equipment

600

600

Temporary kitchen units

350+

350+

Total employees

3,150

3,150

Combined years of experience

We Are Our Values.

At Lowe, our core values aren’t just for decoration,

they are at the core of everything we do. They

represent what we stand for, they highlight how we

achieve, and they guide how we develop customer

partnerships that deliver immediate value.

Listen

Listen

At Lowe, the team believes in listening above all. Listening to our staff, our partners and our markets.

Empower

Empower

Lowe provides space and support to allow their team members to bring their best selves forward.

Accomplish

Accomplish

Lowe support and recognise their accomplishments allowing team members to grow, develop and achieve.

Innovate

Innovate

Lowe will continue to be forward thinking by pushing creativity boundaries and introducing new methods, ideas, and products.

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