Specialist manufacturer strengthens presence in key market with new acquisition
TELFORD-based air filtration and extraction specialist Filtermist International has made a West Midlands acquisition in a move designed to strengthen the company’s offering in the central extraction systems sector.
Filtermist, which moved into a new £3m, 2,770m² facility on the T54 business park last year, has acquired Stourbridge firm Multi Fan Systems in an undisclosed deal.
Established in 2001, Multi Fan Systems designs, supplies and installs custom air movement, filtration and extraction systems for clients including the University of Birmingham, Ricoh Products (UK) Ltd and Cummins.
Filtermist, which manufactures oil mist filters and is part of the Swedish-owned Absolent Group, has expanded its service offering in recent years to include the effective removal of dust, fume and smoke from industrial workplace air.
As well as stand-alone filtration units, the company also offers a comprehensive centralised extraction systems service and counts high-profile names such as the nearby Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre amongst its customers.
James Stansfield, managing director, Filtermist, said: “Filtermist’s UK operation grew by 26% between 2012 and 2015, and the company continues to have extremely ambitious targets. Increasing our capability in the bespoke extraction solutions market is a fundamental part of our UK growth strategy.
“Combining Multi Fan Systems’ expertise in this field with Filtermist’s experience and resources will offer customers an unrivalled partner for all aspects of air filtration and extraction.”
In addition to dust control and fume extraction systems, Multi Fan Systems also offers a number of other services including production waste extraction, VOC abatement, ventilation and cooling, centralised vacuum cleaning and pneumatic conveyors.
The company also provides CoSHH compliant LEV Testing – a service already offered by Filtermist and one which offers significant growth potential.
“Our ethos is to protect people by ensuring cleaner, safer, more productive workshops. Increasing our offering by acquiring Multi Fan Systems means our UK customers can access a diverse range of services, all with a common aim, all in one place.”
The deal will see Multi Fan Systems managing director David Fall retire from the business, while fellow shareholders sales director Kevin Hood and contracts director Richard Field will continue to oversee Multi Fan contracts alongside the existing Multi Fan Systems team.
Mr Hood said: “The agreement with Filtermist marks the start of a new chapter for Multi Fan Systems. The business has achieved a significant amount in the past 15 years and we are confident that this agreement will benefit both our employees and our customers.
“Filtermist is a well-respected name in the air filtration industry and we are looking forward to the opportunities this deal will offer.”
The agreement with Multi Fan Systems follows the acquisition of installation and service company Filtertech, as well as a deal with air quality consultancy Plasteel earlier this year.
