The Cork town of Fermoy, on the banks of the Munster Blackwater, has a long history of flooding.  In 2015 , following more recent and high profile flooding,  the second stage of The Fermoy Munster Blackwater Flood Drainage Scheme scheme was completed to protect the town from future flood conditions.

FM Environmental supplied and installed 16 submersible Xylem stormwater pumps and pumping stations as part of the flood defence scheme which faced its first real test over the Christmas period when confronted with the force of Storm Frank.

At the request of the Office of Public Works (OPW), FM Environmental engineers were in attendance on site as a precautionary measure during the storm and witnessed the Blackwater rise to historic levels.

To the relief of the locals watching with bated breaths the defences held and the new pumping stations kept the town flood-free

Photos: Flood defences under construction (right) and the Munster Blackwater at peak level with the flood barriers in position (below)

Pat joined in 1988 when Fitzpatrick Systems and PWS merged to form FM System, later to become FM Environmental. He helped steer the Company from a local pumping and wastewater treatment contractor to an international engineering and manufacturing operation with companies in Ireland, Malta, Malaysia and more recently, New York.

A keen GAA follower, as well as an avid soccer fan, Pat intends to enjoy his retirement following his beloved Kilcoo through the Ulster Championship as well as taking in the occasional jaunt to Old Trafford to catch his almost-as-beloved Manchester United.

FM Environmental would like to express our gratitude to Pat for his loyal service and contribution throughout his time here and wishes both him and wife Geraldine the very best in his retirement.

Tim joins FM Environmental having worked as Company Accountant with Camseng International, Coca Cola and FPM Accountants.

A Strangford man originally Tim now lives in Mayobridge, Co. Down with wife Kathy and their five children. Tim will join the experienced Gerard Torley and Nuala Carroll in the FM Environmental Finance and Administration team.

We wish Tim our warmest welcome and look forward to his important contribution to the continued success of FM Environmental.

Representatives from Ireland, UK, France and Spain were hosted by FM Environmental (Malta) on a three day visit to the beautiful island nation of Malta.

As well as relaxation, visits were made to different types of installations to see how different types of kitchen wastes from different styles of cuisine are treated.

These included cafes, fish restaurants, italian and american style pizzerias, fried chicken, supermarkets, fresh meat preparation, asian and north african/middle eastern cuisine.

The visit also included a visit to the expanded production facilites of the D-series Grease Guardian as well as the new X-series, D10 centralised grease traps and marine grease traps.

Coinciding with the annual Commonwealth conference meetings, not even the Queen of Britain could get an invite to the hottest ticket in town.

Many thanks to the team at FM Environmental (Malta) for making this visit so successful.

Right, is part of the Crusader town of Medina where a GGX25 (below) has been installed within a 400 year old palace converted to a restaurant.

AICAF represents the highest approval available for products related to the Coffee Industry. The Accademia Italiana Maestri del Caffè mission and purpose is to qualify and promote the Coffee Master and their premises (whether a bar or cafè) figure, in order to increase the image and the prestige of the industry.

In endorsing the Coffee Guardian, AICAF is making a strong statement to encourage the use of best practices and sees the environmental aspects of producing the ideal cup of coffee as being as important to the art of production itself.

We are delighted to be associated with this award, which also recognises the compliance of the Coffee Guardian under HACCP requirements.

The Coffee Guardian is available from all reliable coffee machine service partners and Grease Guardian distributors.

FM Environmental manufacturers the Grease Guardian – the world’s leading grease and oils removal system – and provides FOG management solutions to municipalities and businesses around the world. The conference specifically addressed the global need for greater enforcement of FOG control measures particularly in the catering industry and introduced delegates to new technologies developed by FM Environmental over the last two years.

 In his keynote address Export Director Eamon Fitzpatrick explained how Dublin City Council had taken the lead on the international stage by addressing its own FOG issue:

 “Dublin grasped the nettle and implemented a FOG Management Strategy that, although not perfect, is an example of strong and decisive action at local authority level. Its activities had a major positive impact on the Dublin sewer network and proved to local authorities worldwide that the FOG problem could indeed be solved.”

 The event coincided with the opening of Grease Guardian USA, FM Environmental’s New York office, from where it will now manage its North American operations and support its growing customer base throughout the USA and Canada.