page_title: Tricel
section_title: Recent Developments
hierarchical_section_title: Tricel / Recent Developments
caption_attribution_description: Finished installation of Tricel sectional tank
context_page_description: Tricel is a global engineering company headquartered in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Tricel's four core divisions are Water Storage, Environmental, Construction and Materials. It has production sites in 5 locations in Northern Europe including Ireland, Britain and France, which services customers in over 50 countries. Tricel currently employs 450 people and exports 75% of its products worldwide.
context_section_description: 2011 - In early 2011, the KMG Group was granted a French Government Licence for its Tricel Sewage Treatment Systems. As a result, a European factory was opened in Poitiers, France to manufacture the Tricel waste water treatment systems for the French market, which has created 15 new jobs.
  2012 - In 2012, KMG Group added a new sand polishing filtration system called Sandcel to their Tricel range. This is for the Irish market. Tricel was also awarded the allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassung des DIBt, the German Certification to sell Tricel wastewater treatment systems in Germany.
  2013 - In March 2013 Cavus, a range of recycled structural chamber systems and access covers was launched by KMG company Gloucester Composites Limited.
  2014 - In March 2014 KMG headed by its founding company Killarney Plastics underwent a rebrand which saw companies within the groups existing structure renamed to Tricel. The new companies in this rebranding venture included: Killarney Plastics, now Tricel (Killarney); Fibreglass Sales (UK) Ltd., now called Tricel (Newry) Ltd.; Gloucester Composites Ltd., now called Tricel (Gloucester) Ltd.; and finally Tricel, now called Tricel Poitiers SAS.
  2014 - In 2014 Tricel Novo attained the Benor Certificate (Belgian licence) for their wastewater-treatment plants.
  2015 - In May 2015, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton announces the creation of 100 new jobs at Tricel. 40 of these are to be situated in the company's headquarters in Killarney. The new jobs, including graduate positions, will bolster the existing workforce of 270 based in Ireland, UK and France over the next 18 months and will strengthen operations in management, engineering, R&D, product development, marketing and manufacturing. The 40 new jobs in the Killarney HQ will be worth an extra €2.4m to the local economy.  
  2015 - In September 2015, Tricel announced the acquisition of CE certified Puraflo and the Platinum range of sewage treatment systems from Bord Na Móna. The purchase includes the assets, rights, trademarks and intellectual property related to the Puraflo and Platinum range. Puraflo is a peat fibre system that is sustainable and uses little to no energy to operate. Tricel has entered into a long term supply agreement with Bord Na Móna for the supply of the peat fibre which is key to the functioning of the system.
  2015 - In October 2015, Tricel announced the acquisition of Finol Oils who are located in Dublin, Ireland. Finol Oil provides lubricant and maintenance products across a wide range of industries including Automotive, Commercial, Agriculture, Construction, Marine, Motorcycle, Industrial and Food manufacturing, further diversifying Tricel’s product portfolio.
  2016 - Fiberglass Supplies (Leeds) Ltd., a specialist fibreglass company, were acquired by Tricel in January 2016. The company is based in West Yorkshire and was founded in the 1970s. The acquisition significantly increased the portfolio of fibreglass products available from Tricel.
  2016 - In May 2016, Tricel was awarded another Agrément from the French Government. This Agrément refers to the 'Seta' - a compact filter wastewater treatment system which uses coconut hairs to treat wastewater. This Agrément allows Tricel to offer this product in the French market. 
  2017 - In September, Fiberglass Supplies Leeds and Glasplies merged into Tricel Composites (GB) Ltd, and Tricel (Newry) rebranded to Tricel Composites (NI) Ltd. Along with the successful launch of Tricel Composites, the group also acquired Action Pumps Ltd, a UK based company. Ongoing growth throughout the company resulted in over 110 new employees. Tricel also achieved the French Agreement for the Seta Simplex, along with a French Agreement for the Novo pumped system. The company’s position in the French market is now firmly secured with the establishment of Tricel Avignon, which is now assembling the full range of Tricel treatment systems and supplying to the French market.
  2020 Tricel have launched Engineering tools to help in the specification of cold water storage tanks which can b
caption: Sectional Water Tank Installation
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