Newly established SF Opal delivers increased benefits to customers based on
SF Engineering’s broad industry experience and Opal FPS’s red meat expertise

From infeed conveyors to ultrasonic package sealers, SF Opal offers food manufacturers tailored solutions to every processing need. Building on the broad experience of SF Engineering across industry sectors and Opal FPS’ expertise in the red meat processing field, SF Opal emphasises the motto of working in sync with customer needs to provide the best possible solutions to all sectors of the food processing industry.

In an increasingly difficult operational environment the new company has already shown its strength. “Since the merger in April 2009, we have seen benefits to both operations,” says
SF Opal’s general manager Johannes V. Gunnarsson. “In the current economic climate we have been able to maintain our focus on the customer, increase our operational capacity and deliver more cost-effective solutions to our clients.”

The Best of Both Worlds
Jon Christie, founder of Opal FPS, is pleased to team up with the professionals at SF and new SF Opal general manager in creating a new platform that enables the operation to grow as
well as increase customer profits.

“We are combining the best from both companies, creating a strong player in the market,” says Christie. “We are able to offer the customers a wider range of solutions and increased support, both in Ireland and the UK.”

New Challenges, New Solutions
As SF Opal’s leading red meat expert, Christie sees the main issues facing processors today as opportunities for SF Opal. “Our main focus is on the customers, their needs and operational challenges. We are here not only to provide them with equipment and processing machinery, but also with ways to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency.”

Merging Strength and Flexibility for the Future
The merger has gone really well for these two former competitors. Both Christie and Gunnarsson agree on why; “We think it is basically because the work ethic of the two units is the same,” explains Christie. “Both companies are equally driven to succeed.”

“I am pleased to say that the professionalism of all the staff has made the integration very successful,” says Gunnarsson.

“Employees and management in both companies have been happy with the added strength this brings to both units and the future potential it offers. Together we are determined to see our
current and future customers equally satisfied with the products and solutions we provide.”