17 years of providing specialist cross-sector services

2021 marks 17 years since Managing Director and Owner Chris Williams founded FEG. Since launching in 2004, we’ve built a large and experienced in-house team, while retaining the small business ethos our clients value. Today we’re sharing Chris’ thoughts on what we do and what’s next for FEG.

How would you describe what FEG does in a nutshell?

We’re a specialist engineering consultancy delivering cross-sector CAPEX project management and environmental technology services.

Our team works across two separate divisions: Capital Projects and Environmental Technologies.

In a nutshell, our Capital Projects services are about keeping your project on time, on budget and solving the problem at hand. We provide everything from initial feasibility and design, EPCM, CDM Principal Contractor and turnkey projects.

Our Environmental Technologies division allows us to offer design, consultancy and turnkey projects in dust extraction, filtration, heat recovery, environmental surveys (e.g. noise and dust-in-air) and odour abatement.

We work across multiple sectors, including food, paper and tissue, power, manufacturing, chemicals and pharma, and count globally recognised businesses such as 2 Sisters Food Group, Kimberly-Clark and General Mills among our clients.

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

The belief that we are building a brand and reputation that is valued because we solve problems others can’t.

I have a background in elite team sport and am driven by the feeling of achievement and a belief that if you do the right things the results will follow.

What makes FEG different?

We have an excellent mix of skills and experience, but we solve problems others don’t because we take ownership. We’re not just a faceless organisation, our clients always have access to a direct contact who genuinely cares about the project.

Our clients trust us to provide impartial and appropriate solutions that represent their best interests. We pride ourselves on our honest and transparent approach and we would never push a client to spend money they don’t need to spend – for us it’s all about finding the best solution for them.

We have a strong team of engineers covering all disciplines who are used to tackling difficult problems. We have an impressive client list that have worked with us for more than 17 years because of the quality of our people.

We’ve had clients describe us as “a really nice bunch of guys” and it’s true. It’s easy to forget that people do business with people but for us relationships are key.

Our business truly is built on relationships, and we’re proud to have developed strong ones with clients who return to us time and again.

Chris Williams

Managing Director

What’s next?

Well, despite the challenges 2020 threw at us we’re still firmly focused on the future.

We have recently opened offices in Birmingham and Glasgow and have plans to expand into Belgium and Holland.

We have also developed our own unique odour abatement scrubber solution, the Liquid Contact Gas Scrubber (LCG) to solve odour issues in complex high-temperature food frying environments. We’ve submitted a patent application and believe it has export potential, so it’s an incredibly exciting time and we’re looking forward to introducing it to a wider market.

Learn about our innovative new gas scrubber