Southern Engineering was founded in 1919 by the Foley family and was the largest supplier of general Engineering Equipment in Ireland.
Over the years various sister companies were formed to focus on the emerging Chemical / Pharmaceutical industries. These consisted of:
Chempump – As the name suggests a company specialising in pumps, be it centrifugal / Magdrive / DiscFlo or PD pumps and Vacuum.
ESI Technologies – Specialising in Environmental technologies, from Jet Aeration to Solvent recovery.
ESI Process UK – A company set up in 2000 to support the then recently agreed Preferred Vendor Contacts with GSK & Pfizer in the UK. Contracts which are still in place today, demonstrate the levels of Customer Service Support & Value ESI provides.
In 2002 the present director Morgan O Brien – MD / Brian Foley – Engineering Director / Declan Field – Operations Director completed a Management Buy Out. From that point, all 3 companies, in Ireland, were merged under one company ESI Technologies Ltd and ESI Process UK was expanded.
The new owner-Directors agreed to reinvest any profits back into the company to ensure its viability and its growth. This commitment paid dividends with ESI continuing to expand its operations in Ireland and the UK.
In 2013 ESI became part of the Indutrade group. With the financial backing of Indutrade, ESI is able to accelerate strategic plans to grow organically and by acquisition in the UK and Ireland. Initial contact with regard to commencing acquisition discussions should be made, in confidence, to Morgan O Brien. Click here for further information on Indutrade’s acquisition policy.