Ener-g increases space to up production 50%
GREEN energy company Ener-g has opened a new factory in Salford to keep up with demand for its renewable energy units.
The extra space means the company can increase production of its combined heat and power (CHP) and biogas generator units by 50%.
Last year the Salford-based business doubled its manufacturing space by opening a second factory at Diamond Court, 150 metres from its UK headquarters and manufacturing site at Daniel Adamson Road.
It has now trebled its original manufacturing space to 34,000 sq ft, by converting an adjacent building it had leased to BT.
No extra jobs will be created initially, but Ener-g said there will be new jobs as production increases further. The company will also recruit more service engineers to expand its 90-strong installation and maintenance team and a training centre for these staff is being built within the new premises.
As part of its growth strategy, Energ’s energy from waste business Energos has recently moved its UK offices from Salford to Warrington’s Olympic Park development.
Energos is also expanding rapidly, growing from 18 people in 2004 to 62 today and expects to create a further 50 full-time jobs over the next two years between its UK and Norwegian operations.
Energos, which has recently opened one of its clean energy recovery facilities on the Isle of Wight and has six other plants in Europe, will start construction on new facilities in Scotland, Lincolnshire, Merseyside and Newport over the next 12 months – with further developments planned in Londonderry and Derbyshire.
Derek Duffill, group managing director, said: “Ener-g is a fine example of North West engineering and technological excellence. Our innovative products and services are in demand across the globe – fuelling our ongoing growth and reflected in our turnover of £90m, which has grown four-fold over the past six years.
“We have 701 employees worldwide and operating companies in the UK, Hungary, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Norway and Poland, plus joint ventures in South Africa, Mexico and Spain.”
The company recently won the Business of the Year award at the Salford Business Awards.
