Irish Enterprise Awards 2021

30 EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2021 Irish Enterprise Awards , Best Computerised Building Management Systems Provider 2021 The computer sector is growing at an astonishing rate, playing a crucial part in a number of different industries. Ireland’s computer sector has grown extraordinarily, particularly in the field of BuildingManagement Systems (BMS). We take a look at Manutec Limited, a company that provides vital services in this field, to see how they’ve achieved such success. Mar21134 Have you ever wondered how the ventilation works in a building, or how lights only turn on in areas you want to use? Increasingly, the responsibility for this work has fallen onto automated systems, one of Ireland’s finest in this field is the team at Manutec. Proudly Irish through and through, the team behind Manutec are behind every aspect of their products. Their control solutions are innovative and cost-effective, allowing everyone to receive the benefits of automation. Over the years, the firm has aimed high, trying to be the best BMS company in the country, and their success has allowed them to expand into the European market. Now, with forty years of success behind them, they are a well-established provider of these incredible services. The key to success has been keeping as many of the services provided in house where possible. Manutec is directly involved in the designing, manufacturing and commissioning of all of its innovative systems. This stretches far beyond the integrated Building Management Systems for which it has won rewards into creating solutions for Process Control and Automation, Energy Management Systems and even Motor Control Centres. These form the basis of the team’s impressive operation. Maintaining these various programs requires an approach that is of the highest standards, and so the Manutec team has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification. This ensures their capacity to consistently deliver incredible products. Needless to say, the last forty years have proven to many in the industry that they can deliver, and it has generated a lot of goodwill for their exceptional work. COVID-19 has had a major impact on every industry, but the Manutec team have tried to turn it to their advantage. They have quickly managed to adapt their processes, procedures so that their operations are in-line with the Public Health Guidelines. With the work that the team does deemed essential, they have been pivotal in the completion of several hospital rapid builds, as well as changing facility pressure regimes to current best practice in dealing with the pandemic. Many clients were working in HSE and the Pharma industry, so their work has been vital to maintaining services through this difficult time. Being based in Ireland has presented many exciting opportunities to the firm, being a centralised environment between Europe and the United States. With such an impressive culture of work as well, the team have not only been able to expand, but find talented people who can support that expansion. Solutions are things that they thrive on finding, with the aim always being to adapt and implement the latest technology in their way of working. The IoT has been an enormous addition to the solutions that can be offered by Manutec. Such a strong track record in the industry naturally builds in a sense of longevity, and for the team at Manutec, it’s their infinite capacity for adaptation that really sets them apart. No matter what the technological hurdles or environmental challenges, they are always ready to deliver the best possible service to their clients. As time goes on, they will continue to broaden their footprint to cover a wider area with their exceptional systems. Company: Manutec Limited Name: Joané Mieny email: [email protected]