Newry Engineering firm, FM Environmental Ltd. has secured its second contract at an Olympic venue in a fortnight. The company, which specialises in water and wastewater treatment equipment, this week secured a lucrative contract to supply mechanical aeration equipment to the newly refurbished Olympic Canal in London. Hailed as the gateway to the Olympic Park, the canal is undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment in time for next year’s games. The forced-air aeration equipment will be flown in from FM Environmental’s Australian partner and installed in the coming weeks. Its purpose is to ensure adequate mixing and aeration of the 3-mile canal stretch that will be used to ferry thousands of spectators to and from the 2012 games.

The Olympic Canal contract comes on the heels of a recent contract to supply automatic grease removal equipment to a group of hotels in the Russian town of Sochi, the venue for the 2014 Winter Olympic games. Infact, the Company has a history of supplying Olympic venues having also kitted out the Olympic Village in Sydney with water treatment equipment for the 2000 games as well as supplying grease removal equipment for hotels in Athens for the 2004 games. These new contracts are part of an export drive by FM Environmental to open up new markets for the Company’s growing range of exportable products. In the coming months the Company will be participating on trade missions to Saudi Arabia, Kurdistan and Singapore while it is also currently negotiating distribution agreements in Qatar as the country gears up for the 2022 World Cup. The Company has also just shipped a container of over 100 Grease Guardian automatic grease removal units to a major overseas customer making the normally quiet holiday month of July one of it’s busiest in recent years.

Commenting on the Company’s recent successes, Export Director Eamon Fitzpatrick Jnr. said “We have been actively developing products and technologies that are readily exportable and through a number of partnering arrangements have been able to secure a foothold in new overseas markets. Our twin-track approach to growth comprises of a strong domestic base supporting an expanding export business and these recent contracts are evidence of the hard work and effort put in by our staff in recent months.”

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Keith Ritchie, Tomasz Kozlowski & Pauline McCaul from FM Environmental

Visit us at the HOST Exhibition 2011 Milan, Italy from 21st – 25th October. We will have our Automatic Grease Guardian D10 model on display along with some of our other products.

We have received our updated BS8555:2003 Environmental Management System Certificate of Registration. Please note that we have achieved a higher scope this year. We are now registered for the design and maintenance of all our plant and equipment. We also have achieved recognition for the positive environmental impact of our Grease removal units.

FM & Central Solutions will do a pitch at the ‘Engineers Den; event on Wednesday next in Sligo.

Also recognised as a Business Ambassador for Limericks, is Central Solutions which has built a successful business based on innovation. Through InterTradeIreland’s Innova programme, the firm partnered with Newry wastewater treatment company FM Environmental to develop a turnkey IT solution for waste water compliance monitoring and management. As a result of the project, the companies have established a joint venture ‘InvistaTech.’ Ken Stockil, Central Solutions Director explained: “The support we received from the InterTradeIreland’s Innova Programme has been instrumental in helping us build a world class product for the water industry from our Limerick base.”

Speaking at the Business Ambassador event, Mr. Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation commented, “Government does not create jobs, people and businesses do; and the role of government is to create an environment in which those businesses can prosper. I am determined to do everything I can to reduce costs, improve access to finance and encourage innovation so that good businesses can expand and create the jobs that our economy and society so badly need. If there is one thing Ireland – north and south – does not lack it is enterprising, creative, hardworking people, and I look forward to working with them to discuss what government and small business together can do to get people back to work”.

Over 65 companies from across Ireland attended the event with government representatives, including Ministers of State, TDs and Senators. Local representatives in attendance on the day included Niall Collins TD and Kieran O’Donnell TD.

The group of InterTradeIreland Business Ambassadors were also invited to meet President Mary McAleese at an exclusive reception at Áras an Uachtaráin to make their achievements, where she described the companies as ‘Champions of the future and leaders of change.’

Also speaking at the event, InterTradeIreland Chairman Dr David Dobbin said: “We have supported companies right across Ireland, in every county and constituency and we are extremely proud of the examples of enterprise and innovation that are represented by our group of InterTradeIreland Business Ambassadors. We hope that through highlighting the achievements of these successful local SMEs, we will inspire other Limerick businesses to take advantage of cross-border trade and collaboration opportunities.”

FM Environmental will be exhibiting at IWEX at the NEC, Birmingham at the end of May (24-26th) stand H36 in Hall 3&3a. Our focus will be our mechanical electrical installation services of pumping stations, wastewater treatment plants, control panels for private and public schemes, telemetry and alarm systems, GG’s and the Invista Asset Management solutions for Water Utilties. In support of our presence, we will have a number of items for use in promotion of our presence. Please feel free to use the attached flyer in correspondence with clients who may attend the exhibition.

RoHS & WEEE Compliant Logo

As part of the expansion of their product range into new markets local firm FM Environmental Ltd hosted visitors from the Russian Federation at their offices on the Greenbank Industrial Estate. The visit which included marketing and training sessions and visits to sites is part of a number of inward visits from different export markets. Nicola Whyte of FM stated that it is an important part of cementing the relationship with our partners overseas. Russia and former Soviet states have potential for businesses in Northern Ireland, but companies have to work hard at it and be persistent.

InVista is the brainchild of FM Environmental and data management providers Central Solutions (Limerick) and has resulted in the formation of a new joint venture company, InVistaTech Ltd, to assist Local Authorities to comply with their discharge licence reporting requirements by providing an integrated approach to water and wastewater treatment plant management. InVista SiteVu is an internet based platform that allows Local Authorities to gain a holistic understanding of their plant equipment; ie. What they have, where they have it, what condition the equipment is in and scheduling and recording the maintenance requirements, identifying when it needs replacing and the cost associated. Through the InVista Data Collection hardware Units all of the operational and performance data can be collated centrally where it can be analysed and used to help make those important strategic energy usage decisions for the Local Authority.

For more information, please contact InVistaTech at 0044 28 30266616 or 00353 61 50300. www.invistatech.com

Following the successful launch of the Invista Asset Management System to local authorities in Ireland, FM Environmental was recently invited to Stormont parliament Buildings in Belfast as a Business Ambassador during its participation in the InterTrade Ireland sponsored Innova programme. Invista consists of Asset Management and Performance and Energy Monitoring SiteVu modules, that link in with a suite of Invista Data Collection Units to gather raw data on plant/equipment performance and energy consumption to help Local Authorities ensure that the wastewater and water plants are compliant with their licence obligations, including being ready for Environmental Pollution Agency audits. Invista Sitevu and DCU are available through Invista Tech Ltd, a company created through the joint venture with Central Solutions Limerick. Contact Michel Fitzpatrick 0044 28302 66616 or Paul Conheady 00353 61 50300 for more details.