The story of Emtez
Today, Emtez stands as a global leader in providing premium, accredited products that address a wide range of industrial and environmental challenges.
Its dedication to innovation and excellence, rooted in the visionary spirit of its founder Bruce Wishart, has transformed a single patent for an auto-tipping, empty-easy skip (Empteezy) into a remarkable success story.
Our Company Timeline
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Empteezy Ltd is founded, starting its journey with the support of a local steel fabrication company for manufacturing.
Empteezy takes a significant step by establishing its own workshop near Livingston, demonstrating its commitment to growth and self-reliance.
Empteezy moves to its current site, solidifying its position and expanding its reach in the industry.
A major milestone occurs as Empteezy acquires Delahaye Industries in Nantes, France, leading to rapid expansion and a move beyond a single-site operation.
Empteezy collaborates with its Belgian distributor to form Empteezy Benelux, fostering mutual success and broader market presence.
The innovative Romold is born, using rotational moulding to create cutting-edge plastic spill pallets.
Empteezy takes another step into the international arena, launching Empteezy Iberica, a new manufacturing site and sales office in Barcelona, Spain.
Empteezy's expansion continues with the acquisition of Schoeller Industries from the German company Schoeller & Hoelch, which is later renamed Schoeller Industries.
Empteezy partners with the Messina family to establish Empteezy Italia, forging a fruitful joint venture in the Italian market.
Schoeller GmbH was established in Dusseldorf, Germany, as a pivotal component of Empteezy's strategic commitment to seamlessly deliver top-tier spill solutions to our valued customers.
Empteezy Italia experiences change as the Messina family moves on to new ventures, exemplifying Empteezy's embrace of change and evolution.
Empteezy's adaptability shines through with Empteezy GmbH, a web sales company operating from its warehouse, embracing the digital landscape.
Empteezy Iberica takes a bold leap, moving to a new location and expanding its warehouse to twice its size, gearing up for greater capacity and to begin manufacturing steel products in-house.
Empteezy embraces a fresh chapter, rebranding itself as Emtez, symbolising its growth, dynamism, and continued dedication to innovation and customer satisfaction. Now working as one unified group, Emtez are able to offer; enhanced expertise, improved manufacturing processes, an expanded product range as well as reduced shipment and ordering costs to it's customers.
Senior Leadership Team
David Byrne
Group CEO
Sean Gough
Group COO
Jon Hazlewood
Group CFO
John Mason
Group Sales Director
Claudia Picon
Group QHSE Director
Andrew Radley
Group Purchasing Director
Country Managers
Alessandro Borzini
Managing Director | Emtez Italia, Italy
Christian Dornhaus
Managing Director | Emtez GmbH, Germany & Emtez Benelux, Belgium
Sean Gough
Managing Director | Emtez France, France
Leen Sandor
Managing Director | Emtez Ibérica, Spain
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