FME staff along with several other businesses in the Newry Mourne and Down area took to the field fundraising for PIPS Hope and Support last week. Well done to our FME soccer players who reached the semi-final of the cup on Friday.

* Team – Jim Sheridan, Jamie McKay, Luke McCullough, Johnny McVeigh, Eoin Carragher, Neil Fleming, Josh Porter & John Kelly

Congratulations to the organisers Playr-Fit Teamwear in organising a fantastic event.

FM Environmental recently completed the installation and commissioning of a new Grit Plant in Banbridge WWTW.

The driver for this project was to remove grit / gravel / stones, as much as possible from the influent, to avoid un-necessary deterioration of down stream equipment, such as the FFT Pumps and other assets.

The new Grit Plant, which was constructed off-line, involved a substantial dig (>9m excavation depth), lower and upper concrete chamber construction, through-flow and by-pass channel construction, and specially fabricated DN700 pipe connections, to allow integration into the pre-existing pipeline.

This was followed by full MEICA installation of the grit paddle, motor, gearbox and walkway, isolation penstocks, flooring, handrail, air-lift blower, Grit Classifier, control panel and all associated wiring.

Following full installation, commissioning flows were diverted through the new Grit Plant with initial signs being very good, with good volumes of grit being removed.

This project was a collaborative success with input from NI Water, McAdam Design, FM Environmental and Lowry Building and Civil Engineering. 

FM Environmental would also like to thank their supply chain, Jacopa, Pronto Automation and M&M Steel Fabrications and also acknowledge their own Project Management staff and site team, who contributed greatly to the overall project.

FM Environmental are delighted to have completed another project for NI Water, which will enhance Sludge Thickening operations.

Having installed a number of Huber S-Disc 2 Sludge Thickeners, on other sites within the Southern region of Northern Ireland, this time the old Sludge Thickeners were replaced in Tandragee WWTW and new modern, state-of-the-art Thickeners installed.

This was a challenging project, in that the new Thickeners had to be installed within the confines of the pre-existing sludge building, while also minimising time without any mechanical thickening facilities.

Following installation, commissioning and a 28-day trial period the new S-Disc 2 Thickeners are achieving excellent %% Sludge Dry Solids figures, which is subsequently reducing tanker costs for and thus saving the client money.

As part of the same contract the PST Half Bridge Scrapers and associated controls and Cabling, were replaced to enhance primary sludge removal.

This project was a collaborative success with input from NI Water, McAdam Design, FM Environmental and Lowry Building and Civil Engineering. 

FM Environmental would also like to thank their supply chain, Huber Technology, Pronto Automation, M&M Steel Fabrications and GSE and also acknowledge their own Project Management staff and site team, who contributed greatly to the overall project.

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The Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards were launched to acknowledge the commitment and contribution of apprentices throughout our region. Apprenticeships offer a fantastic way for many people of all backgrounds and industries to earn as they learn while providing employers with the transferable skills needed to take their business from strength to strength. 

We all had a great evening in the Hilton Hotel, Belfast celebrating the amazing achievements of NI Apprentices especially our FME employees… We were delighted to see Johnny and Lauren recognised and awarded!

* Johnny – overall winner in the Engineering / Manufacturing Apprentice Category of the Year

* Lauren – runner up in the Higher Apprentice Of The Year Category

A big thank you to Johnnys and Laurens FME mentors and colleagues who has helped them along the way. And Southern Regional College were they both are studying…

Well done to you both!

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We are delighted to announce 2 of our employees have been shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards.

* Jonathan McVeigh – Engineering / Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year category
* Lauren McAteer – Higher Apprentice of the Year category

Both employees are currently employed full-time in our company and also completing an apprenticeship through Southern Regional College

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony taking place on Wednesday 25th October, held at The Hilton Hotel, Belfast.

Congratulations and goodluck to you both!

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FME employees Eamon Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of GG and Caroline Poland, HR Manager presenting a cheque to Shimna College in Newcastle, Co.Down to purchase new equipment for their music department.

Work underway on the fit out of our latest OXY-FLO chemical dosing unit. This one is designed to dose septiox for septicity prevention at a large pumping station.

FM Environmental is excited to announce it has been named ‘BEST INNOVATIVE BUSINESS’ at the Greater Newry Business Awards for 2023…

With over 500 people in attendance, the award ceremony was held in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry, recognising the outstanding contributions of individuals and companies throughout the Newry, Mourne and Greater Area.

FME, were incredibly honoured and privileged to be shortlisted in two categories on the evening.

• Best Innovative Business
• Best Export Business

Coming away with a WIN is fantastic for our incredible team in FME and GG. The award is a testament to our team’s dedication and innovation in the industry.

Congratulations to all the businesses who were nominated and received awards on the evening…