Ener-G to spend £2m on Salford HQ

SALFORD-based engineering company ENER-G is to add a new 25,000 sq ft building at its headquarters, which will double the amount of office space and increase manufacturing capacity by 25%.

The business, which specialises in renewable energy technologies such as energy from waste plants, biogas plants,  ground source heat pumps and geothermal energy units, is to spend £2m on the extension, which is due to open in December.

The company said the new building will bring office capacity at the site to 24,000 sq ft releasing space at ENER-G House and at a second building in neighbouring Diamond Court, to expand manufacturing operations.

The company, which is majority owned by founder Tim Scott, achieved a turnover of £125m in the year to March 31 – 47% of which was generated by exports.

This will increase manufacturing space from 34,000 sq ft to more than 42,000 sq ft. The extra space will be used to produce a new energy efficient management control system, developed by ENER-G’s in-house new products development team.

As a result, around 125 staff from the group’s Procurement and efficiency divisions will transfer from leased premises at St James’s House in nearby Pendleton.  Staff from the company’s renewables division are also relocating from temporary offices located in Diamond Court.

Derek Duffill, group managing director, said: “Our innovative products and services are in demand across the globe – fuelling powerful growth which is reflected in a rapid rise in turnover and the need to expand our main site in Salford. 

“We employ more than 760 people worldwide in and have operating companies and joint ventures in 17 countries.”