A global firm with almost 90 years of history is expanding to accommodate its growth.

Russel Finex Ltd, established in 1934, is a global sieving and filtration specialist based in Feltham. They make a range of products from vibrating sieves and screeners to self-cleaning liquid filters and additive manufacturing powder handling solutions.

With its iconic Mo Farah mural on the side of the building, it is a well-known landmark in west London.

The manufacturing site has been based in Feltham since the early 1960s with its head office, previously in central London, relocating to the Feltham site in 1993. All manufacturing takes place on site in Feltham with 85% of its products being exported. The firm also has sales and marketing offices in the US, Belgium, China and India plus a small sales site in Brazil, which is in the early stages of development.

With a turnover of £45m, the firm’s success is rooted in its approach to recruiting and retaining employees through a profit-share bonus and a noncontributory final salary pension scheme, says managing director Ray Singh.

A qualified mechanical engineer, Ray started at Russell Finex when he was 22.

He started in an office sales role but with his university-level education, he soon climbed the ranks. When he was taken on, the company had just bought the European branch of an American company which made high-speed mixers and with his technical background, he was soon assigned to support this. He worked as sales manager, business development manager and sales and marketing director before he became managing director in February 2011.

Under his leadership, the firm’s turnover has risen from £17.6m in 2011, when he took the helm, to £45m.

The business’s growth has also meant that they have been able to buy additional units at Feltham and the famous mural is currently framed by scaffolding. They have an active development department which is constantly looking at product development and improvements to equipment.

“When I started as MD, there were 100 people working for us,” said Ray.

“Now we have more than 250 people and we are looking to recruit more.”

The new roles include: an advanced electrical technician, two welders/ fabricators (TIG), an internal sales engineer and a trainee shipping administrator.

Employees of the firm benefit from a competitive salary package, profit-share bonus and a non-contributory final salary pension scheme (after three years of employment).

“This makes us unique,” said Ray. “We don’t have external shareholders. It’s a very stable company and provides a stable working environment for all our employees. We have approaches by companies wanting to buy us on a regular basis but it’s of no interest to us.

“The company offers a profit share scheme and pays out a bonus at the end of the year.

“I think the structure is one of the main things that has made us so successful and has kept us ahead of our competitors, as well as our product development.”

They have been members of the Chamber since 2014.

“The Chamber is a great resource for businesses whatever their size,” he said. “Last year, we worked with the Chamber on mental health seminars.”

Working with the community is something Ray is keen for the business to continue doing. They teamed up with local cancer charity, The Mulberry Centre, to be their corporate partner last year and this year plus they support local food and clothes banks and St George’s Youth Club.

The company has won and been highly commended in several of the Chamber’s business awards including Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 Hounslow Business Awards and Employer of the Year in both 2021 and 2022.

For full details of the positions available at Russell Finex, email: careers@russellfinex.com