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CDENVIRO Harvey Group SECURES acquires Solmatix HIGHEST as part NI RATING of 5 year
ON growth LEAGUE plan in TABLE UK and OF Ireland. BRITAIN’S FASTEST
GROWING SME EXPORTERS
NI M&E services company acquires renewable energy specialists
Newtownabbey-based
M&E County-Tyrone services company, based
CDEnviro Harvey Group, has has been acquired
ranked Northern in Ireland the top renewable 20
on energy a national specialists, league Solmatix
table Renewables of Britain’s in a move fastest the
growing companies SME say will exporters. transform
the renewable energy sector
in The Northern 2nd annual Ireland Sunday and Times act
Heathrow as a springboard SME Export for further Track 100
league expansion ranks into Britain’s the private multimillion
medium-sized pound UK companies and Ireland
small
and
(SMEs) renewable with energy the fastest-growing markets.
international The acquisition, sales. for an
undisclosed sum, will bring to 110
the CDEnviro, number of which people was employed listed
at directly number by the 16, Harvey was one Group of two in
businesses Northern Ireland from Northern and Great Britain.
Ireland
With
to
a
feature.
turnover
The
of £30
company
million
has
and
grown
over 80
its
staff,
international
Harvey Group
has over 30 years’ experience
sales by an average of 127%
in the design, installation and
and demonstrated exponential
maintenance of building services
expansion in the last 24 months.
within every conceivable kind of
building type throughout NI, GB
It designs and manufactures
and RoI, including Pharmaceutical/
a range of waste reduction and
Cleanrooms, Laboratories,
recycling equipment solutions
Education, Government and
Healthcare . Richard and Norah-
Anne Bell founded Solmatix
Renewables in 2008, and since then
the company has grown to achieve a
turnover for application of £6 million, with 30 staff
operating the sewage, from its Nutt’s Corner
premises. waste
water, As a result waste of the deal, Solmatix
will management continue to operate as an
autonomous and utility and independent
company industries. within Harvey Group
Overseas Brian Harvey, managing director
of customers Harvey Group, said there was
a include perfect fit US between the two
organisations. multinational
Cargill, “We have which been planning to
grow uses our its waste renewables involvement
for processing some time, either organically
or technology through the acquisition of an
established to clean soil player. Having worked
with at its Solmatix tomato Renewables on
a processing number of contracts, we’d
always factory been in Brazil. impressed with
their engineering rigour and
professionalism. CDE was In fact, there seemed
to formed be a natural in 1992 synergy to service between the
our
environmental
two companies
waste
in terms
water
of
sector
what
in the
we
UK
do
and how
Ireland.
we
The
do it.
CDE
I
approached Richard Bell about a
group of companies now employs
year ago to float the idea of our
over 400 people across eight
companies coming together, but only
if there was a good fit. After careful
consideration we both agreed
that this would indeed be mutually
Celebrating the acquisition (from left) Norah-Anne Bell, Richard Bell, Brian Harvey, Gareth
Booth (Financial Controller, Harvey Group).
beneficial. From my perspective,
having Solmatix as part of Harvey
Group gives us a level of expertise
that would have taken us years to
acquire otherwise.
“Harvey Group and Solmatix
share similar values, by which I mean
regions.
our commitment to professionalism,
Marc Jennings, general manager
our desire to deliver our services to
of CDEnviro, said: “This is the
the very highest standards, and the
first year that we have featured
importance we place on treating our
on the Export Track League
customers, our suppliers and our staff
Table and this ranking is very
with courtesy and consideration.”
Richard Bell, the founder and
managing director of Solmatix
Renewables described the acquisition
30,000th Combilift
handed over at CeMAT
as great news for Solmatix, its
customers, suppliers and staff.
“In many respects, it’s a case
of ‘business as usual’. However, in
real terms, being part of this larger
organisation will give us access to
enhanced technical skills, financial
welcome confirmation that our
resources and purchasing power.
commitment to our export
Ultimately I believe this will lead
markets is paying off. “
to greater growth and investment
Country Antrim-based Seven
within our operations, as well as
Technologies Group ranks at No
more jobs and job security. It’s a
43 on the league table.
win-win relationship that’s good
for our whole organisation, as
well as the economy of Northern
Ireland. “
Lisburn firm TAL awarded the first major construction
contract at Randox Science Park
Combilift Ltd, the Irish
specialist manufacturer of
multidirectional forklifts,
straddle carriers and other
innovative handling solutions
for long loads, containers
and palletised goods recently
celebrated a milestone in
the company’s history. The
30,000th Combilift to roll
WItH off the a production reputation lines for in
excellence Monaghan in was constructing officially high
quality handed projects, over to tAL its new Limited owner
has during been the awarded CeMAT a materials significant
contract handling (£3.1m) and logistics by global trade
medical fair in Hanover, diagnostics Germany. company
Randox. Managing Director Arno Sorger
accepted This initial the contract Combilift is C14000 for the
construction model behalf of a of new Haslinger facility for Stahlbau,
one of the major steel construction
production companies in of Europe. Randox’s pioneering
medical Combilift diagnostic has some products way to and go will
also to catch include up Haslinger associated Stahlbau’s administrative
functions. longevity, but The in works terms are of growth the first
phase and success of a major in the capital materials expenditure
project handling by sector Randox it has to certainly develop the
former made its Massereene mark since Army it was Barracks
into established ‘Randox in Science 1998. Impressive Park’ – a
futuristic year on year R&D growth and manufacturing has enabled
facility. what started The award-winning,
as a small company
international offering a niche biotechnology product to now firm,
unveiled be a major its global plans for name. an innovative From its
hub HQ, on manufacturing the 43 acre facility site earlier and R&D this
year. department in Monaghan, the 450
strong Welcoming workforce the designs, announcement, develops
Damien and manufactures Hughes, Director a wide range of TAL of
Limited products commented: which are exported “We are to 75
delighted countries. to have been awarded
this contract with Randox, one of Director at Randox commented: “The
Northern Ireland’s most dynamic development of Randox Science
and exciting businesses on a local Park is core to our plans to create
and global level. Through the quality innovative diagnostics, to improve
of our work and the dedication and manufacturing efficiency to export
professionalism of our team TAL has high-value healthcare capabilities to
steadily grown over the last 34 years world markets. This state-of-the-art
and this contract award reinforces premises will become a centre of
the strength of our expertise in the cutting-edge research, development
healthcare sector.”
and diagnostic manufacture, covering
The project will be delivered conditions such as cancer, stroke and
to BIM level 2 in partnership
heart disease. We will also provide a
with the design team Ostick and significant boost to the local economy
Williams Architects, Rainey & Best, through new job creation. We very
Doran Consulting, Delap & Waller much look forward to working with
Consulting Engineers and Charles TAL on this initial contract to deliver
Hutchison Consulting.
the high quality infrastructure we
Dr Peter FitzGerald, Managing Herr Sorger require.” and Martin McVicar of Combilift
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