E&I Engineering owner Vertiv announces another $1 billion acquisition

The parent company that owns one of Inishowen’s biggest employers has announced a new $1 billion acquisition.

Vertiv bought E&I Engineering from Philip O’Doherty in 2021 – and the US-based firm has now added Purge Rite Intermediate LLC to its expanding books.

'PurgeRite' is a leading provider of mechanical flushing, purging and filtration services for data centres and other mission-critical facilities.

Vertiv, which employs more than 1,000 people at its Burnfoot plant, says the acquisition enhances Vertiv's thermal management services capabilities and strengthens its position as a global leader in next-generation thermal chain services for liquid cooling systems.

"We are excited to officially welcome PurgeRite to Vertiv, expanding to deepen our fluid management services capabilities," explains Gio Albertazzi, CEO at Vertiv.

"PurgeRite's specialised expertise in fluid management services complements our existing portfolio and enhances our ability to provide end-to-end product and service support for customers' high-density computing and AI applications where efficient thermal management is critical to performance and reliability."

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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, PurgeRite has established itself as an industry leader in mechanical flushing, purging, and filtration for mission-critical data centre applications. The company's services will join forces with Vertiv's existing liquid cooling offerings to deliver end-to-end thermal management solutions from facility to room and row to rack.

Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries.