Middle East

Solving complex odour control challenges throughout the Middle East.

Uncontrolled odours can lead to community complaints, regulatory penalties, and reputational risk. That’s why municipalities and utility providers across the Middle East, facing mounting pressure to meet environmental standards, turn to ERG APC for reliable, high-performance solutions.

ERG is an approved vendor for a host of municipalities and public works departments including ADSSC, Dubai Municipality, Ashghal (Qatar) and National Water Company (KSA), and have completed some of the most prestigious odour control projects in the Region. Read more about where we are approved and a selection of case histories.

We provide a complete range of chemical scrubbers, bio-trickling filters and bio-scrubbers, and carbon filters. Our professionally engineered Odour Control Systems offer outstanding quality and exceptional value for money. And all our systems are backed by a process performance guarantee so you can be confident that we will take care of your site’s odour problems. With our first odour scrubber package in Abu Dhabi commissioned in the mid-1990s, ERG’s presence and reputation in the Region has grown significantly since the mid-2000s. We now boast more than 200 odour control systems in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan.

Engineered odour control systems, matched precisely to site requirements

Odour control requirements vary widely across treatment sites, and off-the-shelf solutions often fall short. ERG designs each Odour Control package to the exact specifications of the application, using our extensive portfolio of standardised filters or custom-engineered vessel configurations where project demands dictate.

We can provide a solution whatever the odour challenge and the air flowrate to be treated. Our range and experience covers flowrates from less than 100 m³/hr up to 150,000 m³/hr of air and treating the odour from pumping stations or complete STWs at major capital city STWs, urban pumping stations, worker camps, military bases, hospitals and hotel complexes.

ERG typically works either under the main contractor or directly with the end user. Our scope includes the full design, supply and delivery of the OCU (Odour Control Unit) package. We provide a full design package of drawings and documentation during the first weeks of the contract, and follow up the complete Installation, Operating and Maintenance instructions.

Where required, ERG provides site supervision for installation and commissioning support to ensure correct integration with existing infrastructure and rapid system handover. All systems are supported by process performance guarantees, giving clients full confidence in regulatory compliance and long-term reliability.

ERG’s proven technologies for high-performance odour control

ERG offers a comprehensive range of odour control systems, engineered to meet the technical and operational demands of municipal and industrial clients. Our solutions are selected and configured based on site-specific requirements, pollutant profiles, and performance guarantees—ensuring regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and long-term reliability.

Biological Scrubbers
Our bio-trickling filters and bio-scrubbers utilise high-performance synthetic media to achieve high removal efficiencies of hydrogen sulphide (H₂S), mercaptans, and VOCs. These systems are particularly effective for sites requiring low-pressure-drop operation and reduced energy consumption, offering low whole-life costs and minimal maintenance.

Carbon Filters
Water regenerable carbon to polish the odour emission to the guaranteed discharge limit. Water regenerable carbon from reputable European carbon media suppliers provides all the advantages of carbon treatment at a fraction of the running cost as the media is regenerated in situ in the vessel.

Packed Tower Chemical Scrubbers
Ammonia scrubbers (sulphuric acid dosed scrubbing solution) and hydrogen sulphide [H2S] scrubbers (caustic dosed scrubbing solution with hypochlorite or peroxide addition) offer robust, reliable operation for high inlet concentrations or when the concentration is variable.

Fully Integrated OCU Packages
Every ERG system can be supplied as a fully integrated Odour Control Unit (OCU), complete with:

Ductwork and fans
Chemical storage and dosing packages
Discharge stack and access structure
Instrumentation and control panel

By delivering complete, engineered packages with a single point of responsibility, ERG ensures seamless integration with your site infrastructure and simplifies project execution.

ERG scope of supply delivered by our Middle East team

All of our Middle East customers benefit from the unique way our team delivers Odour Control Systems. The blend of highly experienced staff in our regional and UK head offices and our quality assured, cost effective supply chain across the Gulf, Europe and Asia ensure each OCU is supplied to the right specification and for the best possible value for money.

Our Middle East regional office is fully staffed with engineers and designers, sales, project management, and site supervisors. All Middle East sales and proposals, customer communications and after-sales service and support is managed from this office.

UK head office provides commercial support and the Middle East team has access to additional engineering support as required for large and complex projects

Our extensive, experienced supply chain in the Gulf for local manufacture of vessels and ductwork, access and support structures and local supply of control panels – together with quality assurance, inspection, expediting and transport/shipping logistics.

European/North American supply of fans, pumps, instrumentation, control valves and dampers, carbon and biomedia, etc where precision and quality are essential to the OCU package operation.

Contact our Middle East office to help with your new Odour Control project or for refurbishment or maintenance of an existing plant.

ERG as an Approved Vendor

ERG is currently an Approved Vendor or Framework Supplier for:

Ajman Municipality
Dubai Municipality
Hasik Municipality at Oman
Ras Al Khaimah Municipality
Sharjah Municipality
Um Al Quwain Municipality
Haya (Oman Water and Wastewater)
Aramco – 9COM: 6000012655 Control; Wastewater odour type (Vendor ID: 10108973 and Plant ID: 30012356)

Abu Dhabi Sewage Service Company (ADSSC)
Basra Governorate in Iraq
BDO Oman
Fujairah (Tanqiah)
Marafiq (KSA) (Vendor No. 101213)
Public Work Authority – Ashghal Qatar
National Water Company – KSA (Vendor no 21128)

References and case studies

Get in touch for an up to date copy of our reference list.

Download project summaries for a selection of our many successfully completed projects.