A Co Fermanagh disinfectant company has announced a £250,000 investment.
McElwaine Technical said it has installed one of Europe’s largest electrochemical activation manufacturing units at its Lisnaskea headquarters.
The unit will produce Optizan, a disinfectant and antiseptic based on hypochlorous acid, which is made naturally by the white blood cells in mammals and used for healing and protection. It kills bacteria, spores and viruses.
Managing director, Neville McElwaine said the Covid-19 pandemic had prompted questions about disinfection, with a new focus on ecologically sound alternatives.
“Water and Fermanagh go hand in hand. We are proud to be based here and to show how the alchemy created by salt, water, and electricity gives a human-proofed dimension to disinfection,” he said.
“There should be no fine line between eradicating viruses and protecting human health.
“Our long-term health should not be secondary to the short-term priorities of disinfection no matter if that is in a hospital, dental surgery, food preparation plant or at the kitchen table”.
He said firm is eyeing export markets in Europe and the Middle East for its pH neutral product.
