Silent-Aire Limited Partnership announces that it has acquired RMI Engineering Ltd, an Ireland based HVAC design, engineering, and manufacturing company. Dublin becomes the European headquarters for the new entity to be known as Silent-Aire Europe Limited. With the additional 90 RMI employees Silent-Aire’s global team grows to over 900 people and 550,000 sq/ft of manufacturing.
“Welcoming RMI to Silent-Aire opens new opportunities for investment, innovation and growth in the ever expanding hyperscale data center industry. Silent-Aire is excited to be part of the clear growth opportunities in Europe, and we plan to contribute additional infrastructure and HVAC technologies to deliver the latest AHU, CRAC, CRAHU, and Modular Data Center solutions throughout Europe,” said Dan Leckelt Co-CEO of Silent-Aire. “Silent-Aire and RMI have a shared legacy of service and innovation that spans more then 20 years. We are honored to have the RMI team join Silent-Aire in this International transaction for the benefit of our customers and employees.”
“The transaction recognizes the intrinsic value of RMI and will deliver additional opportunities for growth through Silent-Aire’s industry leading HVAC and data center solutions,” said Eamon Molloy Owner/CEO of RMI. “We are very proud of what the RMI team has accomplished and now, we are enabled by Silent-Aire’s scale and IP to be very well positioned to accelerate innovation and expansion in Europe. The full integration of RMI into Silent-Aire is underway we look forward to our opportunities of expanding our footprint and customer base.”
Moving forward, the acquisition will adopt the Silent-Aire name that is synonymous within the institutional, industrial and data center industry and offers a prevailing brand presence. Eamon Molloy has been named Managing Director and will join the Silent-Aire Executive team.
“Our customers are expanding across the globe and we recognize the value of RMI’s reputation for quality engineering and manufacturing in Europe. The acquisition of RMI accelerates our capability to improve delivery times and optimize costs as we strive to fulfill the Silent-Aire mission of continuous improvement that ultimately benefits our customers,” stated Lindsey Leckelt Co-CEO of Silent-Aire.