In one of his first acts as newly appointed Managing Director of Zenith Technologies Limited, Dermot Donnelly will oversee the implementation of the co-operation agreement signed between the largest platform independent DCS solutions providers in Germany and Ireland. The new agreement between Lang & Peitler Automation GmbH (part of the German technologies group, M+W Zander) and the Irish based company, Zenith Technologies Ltd., will allow the companies to leverage their combined strength in DCS and MES solutions in control systems applications and services in Ireland and the U.K. It is expected that this agreement will lead to the creation of 40 new engineering jobs and will generate revenues in excess of €5 million by 2006.
“Both our companies have established positions as the largest vendor and platform-independent DCS suppliers in our respective markets so the partnership seemed an obvious choice,” stated Dermot Donnelly, MD, Zenith Technologies.
“Serving the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, petro-chemical, food & beverage and electronics sectors, together, we offer considerable expertise with a combined force of over 400 Automations specialists using the latest technologies from companies such as Honeywell, Emerson, ABB, Siemens, Rockwell, Yokogawa, OSI and Aspentech.”Dermot Donnelly was appointed to the position of Managing Director, Zenith Technologies Limited in June 2004 by Zenith founder and CEO Brendan O’Regan, who will remain active in developing the international business and servicing key Global Accounts. “Zenith was established with the clear vision of delivering high value, and improving our customer’s competitiveness,” explained Brendan.
“We have concluded partnership agreements with several of the leading global pharmaceutical companies that have proven highly successful in reducing costs in their operations. Key to our continued success is our ability to deliver these benefits in close proximity to our customers, which is driving our expansion in Ireland and overseas. Dermot’s international experience will be a great asset to us as we continue to expand.”Focused on tailoring solutions to the specific needs of a plant, the companies deliver turnkey automation solutions and services throughout the life cycle of a production plant. This includes concept studies; MES, instrumentation and control system design; detailed hardware & software engineering; training, validation, start-up and post-project services.
The key skills offered include process and automation know-how, production management IT systems, and project management in the regulated process industries.Founded in 1986, Lang & Peitler have their head office in Ludwigshaven am Rhein, Germany and operate a further 14 subsidiary offices throughout Europe. The company employs over 330 personnel, and is part of the M+W Zander (Clean Systems Technologies) Division of the Jenoptik Group.Zenith Technologies Limited was founded by Brendan O’Regan in 1998. With offices in Cork, Dublin, Manchester and Singapore, the company currently employs over 100 people.
