About us
1996
The Beginning
Foundation
McElwaine Technical Services Ltd was started in Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
01/08
1999
Expanding
First Expansion
Added service capabilities for Scotland based in Glasgow.
02/08
2004
Expanding into England
UK Expansion
After added service capabilities for the Midlands and North in Kendal in 2003, service capabilities were added for the South based in Swindon.
03/08
2018
First Sale
Selling
Sale of first ECA generator.
04/08
2019
Product development
Development
Development of Optizan® surface sanitiser.
05/08
2020
Scaling up
Growing
Scale-up of Optizan® production (> 5mn litres per year capability).
06/08
2025
Green Seal certification
Certified
Optizan® obtained the Green Seal certification.
07/08
2026
Vision
Future
Move Optizan® production to new purpose-built factory and administration building.
08/08
1996
Foundation
1999
First Expansion
2004
UK Expansion
2018
Selling
2019
Development
2020
Growing
2025
Certified
2026
Future
Our Team
Meet the team
A small family own business with dedicated professionals committed to excellence.
Keith McCracken
CONSULTANT
Keith graduated with a first-class honours degree in Physics. He holds a Master’s degree with distinction in Corporate Leadership awarded by Napier University in association with Emory Business School in Atlanta, Georgia. His dissertation received the University’s prestigious gold award. Academic achievements also include a higher diploma in microelectronics.
Keith has held various non-executive board positions including the European Sterile Barrier Association, the Irish Medical Device Association and Foyle Port. Keith is currently President of the Strategic Committee and a member of the Supervisory Board of Sterimed, Paris, France. Sterimed is a private equity funded global business with €300mn sales operating in the broader life sciences sector.
Keith has been working with McElwaine Technical Services since 2017 supporting the company’s activities in ElectroChemical Activation.
Neville McElwaine
OWNER
Neville follows in the footsteps of his entrepreneurial father who founded McElwaine Technical Services. After graduating with a degree in Business and Finance, Neville joined the company founded by his father.
Neville led the company’s expansion of its integrity testing service offering to the liquid food and beverage sector in UK, adding locations in Glasgow, Kendal and Swindon.
The entrepreneurial appetite for business growth brought interest in Electrochemical Activation. After a process of business due diligence, Neville made the substantial commitment to invest in regulatory compliance, ECA generators and product testing – ultimately leading to the launch of Optizan.
Elaine Wilkinson
Quality Department