Ma mua o 80 mau makahiki, ʻo UK Perkins ka mea hoʻolako alakaʻi nui o ka honua i nā ʻenekini diesel a me ke kinoea ma ka mākeke 4-2,000 kW (5-2,800 hp).ʻO ka ikaika nui o Perkins ka hiki ke hoʻoponopono pololei i nā ʻenekini e hoʻokō i nā koi o nā mea kūʻai aku, ʻo ia ke kumu i hilinaʻi ʻia ai kāna mau ʻenekini e ʻoi aku ma mua o 1,000 mau mea hana alakaʻi i ka ʻoihana ʻenehana, kūkulu hale, mahiʻai, mālama waiwai a me nā mākeke hana uila.Hāʻawi ʻia ke kākoʻo huahana honua Perkins e 4,000 hoʻolaha, ʻāpana a me nā kikowaena lawelawe.