Chris Brooks
Chief Executive Officer
Our story
Built To Cut Industrial Energy, Not To Sell It
Industry runs on energy, and most of it is harder to control than it should be. EM3 exists to fix that. We are an independent energy management and decarbonisation partner for high energy intensity sites, and we make money only when your consumption and carbon come down.
Why we exist
The Problem We Were Built To Solve
Heavy industry has no shortage of energy advice. What it lacks is someone who will stand on the plant floor, measure what is actually happening, and then deliver the fix. Pharma, biopharma, food and beverage, chemicals, and data centres all carry large, complex energy loads, and the cost of getting them wrong is rising every year through price, regulation, and carbon exposure.
EM3 was created to close that gap. We are deliberately independent. We do not sell energy supply, hardware, or software, so the advice you get is the advice your sites actually need. We are engineering first, which means we model, design, and prove every recommendation before you spend. And we work as one partner across multiple countries, so a programme that starts on one site can scale across your estate without losing a single number along the way.
That independence is the whole point. When no one is steering you toward a product, the only thing left to optimise is your outcome.
Our story
From The Plant Floor To A Global Partner
EM3 grew the way good engineering does, one measured problem at a time. Here is the path from a single plant floor to a connected partner across Europe and the Americas.
Where it began
Born On The Plant Floor
EM3 started where energy is actually used, on the industrial plant floor. We measure what really happens before we recommend anything, because the meter tells the truth and assumptions do not.
The principle
Independent By Design
We built EM3 to sell no energy, no hardware, and no software. That independence means our advice always follows your meter, not a product line.
The discipline
An ISO 50001 Specialism
We made energy management a discipline, built to ISO 50001, so the savings we find are measured, verified, and held over time rather than quietly lost.
The backing
Part Of SHV Energy
EM3 joined SHV Energy, adding the scale, reach, and stability of a global energy group behind every site we work on.
Today
Across Europe And The Americas
Today EM3 works from six offices as one connected team, delivering measured results across borders for the most energy intensive industries.
What we believe
What We Stand For
Four beliefs shape every project we take on.
Independence protects you
We have no energy supply, hardware, or software to sell, so every recommendation is built around your result, not our margin.
Engineering beats opinion
We measure before we advise and we prove savings before we claim them. If the numbers do not hold, the project does not proceed.
Delivery is the job
Advice that sits in a report changes nothing. We are an execution partner, on site, through to verified savings.
One estate, one partner
Energy programmes should not stop at a border. We run them consistently across every country you operate in.
Who backs us
Part Of SHV Energy
EM3 is part of SHV Energy, one of the world’s largest privately held energy groups. That backing gives our clients the stability of a global parent alongside the focus of a specialist engineering team. We keep the independence and the engineering discipline that define us, and we hold our work to the standards that matter.
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How we work
One Method, Four Phases
Every engagement follows the same disciplined path, from a measured baseline to verified, lasting savings.
Phase 01
Measure
We audit your sites and install metering to set a clear, evidence based baseline. You cannot manage what you have not measured.
Phase 02
Engineer
We design the solutions and build the ROI business case, so every proposed project is justified before a euro is committed.
Phase 03
Implement
We deliver the projects on time and on budget, managing the work on site so the savings are real, not theoretical.
Phase 04
Verify
We use measurement and verification, aligned to ISO 50001, to confirm the savings and keep optimising over time.
By the numbers
The Scale Behind The Work
6
Offices worldwide
3
Continents covered
100+
Multidisciplinary experts
5
High intensity sectors served
What sets us apart
Why Industry Chooses EM3
Five things separate EM3 from advisers who only advise and vendors who only sell.
- Genuinely independent. No energy supply, hardware, or software to sell, so your interests come first.
- Engineering first. Solutions modelled, designed, and proven before you commit.
- One partner, many countries. A single team coordinating your programme across every site and border.
- ISO 50001 specialists. Energy management systems built and verified to the standard, not bolted on after.
- An execution partner. We deliver projects to verified savings, we do not stop at the recommendation.
In our words
If we cannot measure the saving, we will not claim it. That discipline is the whole company.
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Who leads us
The People Accountable For Your Result
Decisions on your programme sit with named, experienced leaders, not an anonymous account team.
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The sectors we serve
See how we work across pharma, food and beverage, chemicals, and data centres.
What we do
From audits and compliance to design, delivery, and ongoing energy management.
Meet the team
The engineers and specialists who deliver your programme from plant room to boardroom.