Eminox - Exhaust Emissions Engineering… for Cleaner Air

Cutting edge, vehicle exhaust emissions technology, has helped one Gainsborough company stay at the forefront of pollution-busting systems for almost 40 years.

From starting with stainless steel silencers for commercial vehicles in the 1970s, to the latest emissions-cutting systems, Eminox has played a part in reducing air pollution worldwide. Along the way Eminox has supplied some of Europe’s leading vehicle manufacturers, and seen turnover rise from around £150,000 to over £30m.

With a positive business development attitude from local authority West Lindsey District Council, support from Lincolnshire LEP as well as a skilled workforce, Gainsborough has been the company’s home since 1987. When the company moved to a new larger site in 2013, staying local and retaining people was an important consideration.

From fitting exhaust silencers to buses and lorries, the family-owned business has gone on to develop sophisticated exhaust emissions systems for road vehicles and off road machines, including construction equipment.

Starting life in Lincoln – a city with a long tradition of engineering excellence - Eminox really began to expand when founder David Milles, partnered with Johnson Matthey to incorporate its CRT catalyst technology into exhaust systems. This is now the world’s most widely used retrofit Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system.

Eminox went from strength-to-strength retrofitting existing commercial fleets, such as bus operators, both in the UK and abroad.  As anti-pollution laws tightened, the company also started to supply systems to new vehicle manufacturers.

Today, Eminox supplies vehicle and equipment manufacturers across the globe. Its latest retrofit systems will be vital to plans to clean up air pollution in cities across the UK and other countries are set to follow.

So, it looks like Gainsborough will continue to be at the heart of a worldwide operation to improve air quality and cut vehicle pollution.