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INDUSTRY NEWS
Filtermist restructure delivers
‘clean air’ solutions
Industrial air fi ltration
specialist Filtermist has
restructured all of its
UK business operations
to deliver an effi cient
single-source solution for
customers requiring cleaner,
safer and more productive
work environments. responsibility for production of the extensive
portfolio of brands the company has now
assimilated. In addition to the oil mist filters
that the company is renowned for in the
metalworking sector, Filtermist International
Limited is now responsible for manufacturing
products from other established brands that
are well-known in the surface finishing sector,
such as Gallito spray booths and paint
finishing systems, and the FastClip extraction
ductwork system. Manufacturing is continuing
at the company’s existing production sites
in Dewsbury, Northampton, Telford and
Wetherby.
Following numerous acquisitions over the
past three years, Filtermist, which recently
celebrated 50 years in business, has
significantly expanded its product and service
offering in air filtration technology, dust
extraction equipment, and industrial vacuum
cleaning products. In order to streamline
operations, and improve the ‘turnkey’
customer experience, eight existing
businesses have now been merged into just
two – Filtermist International Limited and
Filtermist Systems Limited. With the creation of Filtermist Systems
Limited, which has responsibility for sales
to UK customers and management of the
company’s project work, the restructure also
brings together a wealth of experience from
within Gallito Ltd, as well as from other
companies acquired in Filtermist’s purchase
of the DCS Group in early 2019, and
merges this new reserve of know-how with
the expertise Filtermist gained through the
acquisition of Multi-Fan Systems, back in
2016. Although now operating under the
umbrella of Filtermist Systems Limited,
the people, products and services remain
the same. The restructure has been designed
From the company’s modern Headquarters
in Telford, Filtermist International Limited will
manage the manufacturing function; taking
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to improve group synergies across all of the
brands to deliver outstanding customer
service.
“This change is part of a strategic, long-term
plan we’ve developed to help us grow
globally,” explained Filtermist CEO, James
Stansfield. “As well as increasing our product
portfolio through the brands we have
acquired, we have also increased our
headcount by more than 300%, giving
us a substantial nationwide presence.
We wanted to capitalise on this by ensuring
our customers can easily access the best
knowledge and the best skills that suit their
specific requirements.
“There has been a major increase in demand
for turnkey solutions, where customers can
go to one organisation and have all of their
requirements met to a high standard. This is
exactly what we are doing with this approach
– we are a single-source solutions provider
for clean air in industrial workplaces.”
For more information contact
Filtermist on 01952 290500
or email sales@fi ltermist.com
Filtermist is part of Absolent Group AB, which operates
globally through subsidiary companies that deliver clean
air to customers in a wide range of industries.
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