The Lisnaskea-based McElwaine Technical Services, makers of the Optizan disinfectant, announced recently a new investment of £150,000 which will make its products totally compliant with new statutory regulations being brought in across Europe.

The new regulations will see some products now on the market withdrawn, but Optizan as a biocide will continue to be at the forefront in both the EU and UK.

The company’s Managing Director, Neville McElwaine, said the Fermanagh company is taking the fight to protect against Covid-19 and its mutations to “infinity and beyond”.

“Staff at MTS recognise their obligations are very much to people and to the health of the planet. Optizan is Earth-friendly and the processes we use have a low carbon footprint.

‘Renewable’

“The short supply chain takes local Fermanagh water, salt manufactured in England, and electricity – 44 per cent of which is generated from renewable resources – to produce a branded shelf-ready Northern Ireland product with global potential.

“Using disinfectant that is harmful to the planet misses the entire point of what disinfectant should be: which is a commitment to the future,” he added.

Stringent

MTS has been successful in penetrating some of the most demanding and stringent industrial cleanroom sectors with its Optizan solution at a time when the public are becoming more wary of the chemicals in their homes.

Given public concern, MTS recently commissioned French-born immunologist, Clémence Guirat, to evaluate their product, and received a glowing report.

“The Optizan solution doesn’t smell like alcohol or bleach,” she reported. “It doesn’t have the very fluid texture of alcohol, or the slippery texture of bleach.

“Instead, it has a water-like appearance and feel, protecting against dangerous bacteria, spores and coronaviruses, but without any of the harmful effects to planet or people,” she wrote.

According to Mr. McElwaine, “I’m delighted to say the company is shipping high volumes of Optizan across GB and Ireland, spanning Devon to Glasgow, East Anglia to Wales and Cork to Donegal,” he said.