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Amber Precast Ltd - Company Sales Presentation - Oct 2015 - V1-0-8
1. CREATING SOLID SOLUTIONS
British manufacturers and suppliers of
High Quality Cast Stone & Concrete products in
Dry Cast, Wet Cast, GRC and Precast Concrete
2. Specialists in the production of Wet Cast, Dry Cast, GRC and Precast concrete products
• Leading UK manufacturer and one of the most established in its field
•Over 25 years experience in the serving the construction industry
• Supply products over a vast range of sectors including construction, housing, civils, rail,
landscaping, utilities, offshore, highways and flood defence
• Offer an extensive range of standard and bespoke solutions allowing us to fulfil our
customers’ exact requirements down to every last detail
• Experienced in-house teams of Casting Operatives, Joiners, CAD Technicians, Engineers
and Project Managers
• See project through its entirety: from design concept to production, installation & aftercare
• Certified with the ISO 9001:2008 accreditation for quality management
• A £6M production capacity with ability to handle projects of any size up to 30T
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Company Overview – Key Facts
3. Meadowstone
1988 began trading as Meadowstone Ltd and built an enviable reputation in quality dry cast stone
production nominally for the housing sector.
Amber Precast
2009 Amber Precast formed through a management buyout with the ambition to develop into new
markets and sectors by widening the product offering
> 2010 With immediate responsiveness to new market sector activity, sales revenue
increased to £2.7m creating solid foundations for company growth
> 2013 The business was acquired by Hughes Armstrong as part of a group
strategic decision to have a renowned specialist manufacturer on board
> 2014 Year one of ‘New Amber Precast’ saw sales grow to £3.8m
> 2015 Turnover of £5.1m
> 2015/2016 Budget of £6.2m
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Company History – Timeline
4. Our Mission
We aim to be the number one supplier of choice for our customers, for cast stone &
precast concrete products in the UK. We will achieve this by continuously striving to offer
exceptional customer service and product quality, delivered consistently through our
performance driven team.
Our Belief
Every contact with Customers, Suppliers, Employees and other Stakeholders should be
an excellent and amazing experience. We achieve this by being helpful, taking ownership
to resolve issues and by treating everyone professionally with mutual trust and respect.
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Company Culture – Mission & Belief
5. Business Turnaround
Continual Improvement Programme
Customer Retention Programme
Exceed our customers expectations through the “John Lewis” experience
Increase share in current market – higher levels of activity in marketing, lead
generation, sales opportunities
New Sector Diversification utilising existing and new skills
New Product Expansion to existing and new customers
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Company Strategy – Components
6. Sectors
• House Building
• Construction
• Civils
• Rail
• Flood Defence
• Utilities
• Highways
• Subsea Protection Systems
• Hard landscaping
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Company Penetration – Market Sectors
8. £6m Production Capacity &
30,000sq/ft factory on a 3.5 acre site
Designers & EstimatorsCAD Technicians &
Project Managers
Transportation & LogisticsJoiners & Casters
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Production Excellence – Project Management
9. Greg Saunders
Precast
Business
Development
Manager
Joe Wheatcroft
Cast Stone
Business
Development
Manager
Rob Basford
Sales Account
Manager
David Harris
Sales Account
Manager
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Pete Brennan
Sales Account
Manager
People Excellence – Sales Management TeamBDMSAM
10. Cast Stone
We supply an extensive range of Cast Stone products
that can be moulded into almost any shape or size.
Dry Cast - The finished surface of Semi-Dry has the
look and texture of natural stone, providing a cost
effective and attractive solution. Many units can be
cast in the same day, making it popular for mass
scale projects such as housing or commercial
developments.
Wet Cast - Wet Cast Stone products are ideal for
use in load-bearing situations and where structural
support is needed or where there is a high degree of
environmental exposure. It has a comparatively
longer curing process than dry cast, but is a more
durable stone with a higher tensile strength.
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Product Focus– Cast Stone
11. Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC)
•GRC is typically only 30% of the weight of cast stone
and provides an alternative to plastic (GRP) or timber
frames.
•Unlike timber, GRC requires no painting, treating or
maintenance. We can even match the colour of your
existing stonework.
•Our most popular items are from our standard
range of 6 door surrounds. We can also produce
bespoke items tailor-made to your requirements
such as window surrounds, canopies and heads.
•GRC can be post fit, so it can be stored safely at
Amber Precast until your build is complete, meaning
that it doesn’t impact on your critical path.
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Product Focus– GRC
12. Precast Concrete
• Amber Precast design and manufacture a
vast array of bespoke Precast Concrete
products in almost any shape or size.
• We produce precast in a variety of forms
including architectural cladding panels, structurally
reinforced concrete for use in construction projects,
structural walling and hard landscaping.
• We can customise your designs in a variety of
ways by incorporating different aggregates into the
sand or using embossed patterns and recessed
lettering.
•Following casting, a range of surface finishes can
be achieved such as polishing, acid-etching or
exposing the aggregate using a retarder.
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Product Focus – Precast Concrete
13. Teesside University
Northshore Innovation Centre
• Appointed by Esh Build to supply architectural acid
etched cladding panels for the exterior of Northshore
Innovation Centre.
• Design required a material that was both durable and
visually appealing.
• We achieved a clean, contemporary finish using a
pigmented precast concrete produced with Spanish
Dolomite fine aggregate that sparkles in the light.
• 160 panels consisting of plinth units, spandrels,
mullions and large gable end panels ranging from 1.5T to
5T with the largest panels being 6m x 2.5m all
manufactured over a 13 week period.
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Case Study – Teeside University
14. Maison Projects
• Amber Precast manufacture a range of bespoke
Cast Stone products for some of the UK’s leading
Luxury Housing Developers such as Cala Homes,
EAB Construction, Beejay Enterprises and Maison
Projects (featured).
• For this luxury development we worked with
Maison and their architects to design a range of
contemporary, bespoke finishes such as Cast Stone
porticos, balustrading, cills and door surrounds.
• The showcase video is available to watch on our
website. Keep an eye out for our Cast Stone featured
on the following developments: Sunhill at 1:25,
Chargate Avenue at 2:36 and Ireton Avenue at 4:50.
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Click the image to watch the video showreel
Case Studies – Luxury Housing
15. Our Continual Improvement Programme
We aim to exceed our customer’s expectations by delivering top level
service and quality products every time. We value our customer’s
feedback and we promise to address any negative reviews in order
to continuously improve upon the service we provide.
Our Customer Promise
• We promise to respond to customer enquiries within the next working day.
• We promise to issue quotations within 5 working days.
• We promise to deliver products on time, in perfect condition and within budget.
• If, in the unlikely event that a product is damaged, we promise to replace the item free of charge
and will prioritise the production of the replacement.
• If you are not satisfied with our service, we promise to go above and beyond your expectations
next time you choose Amber Precast.
• By keeping to our promises we aim to have 100% customer satisfaction rates.
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Quality – Customer Promise
16. If you can dream it,
we can shape it
and make it…
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Market Innovation – Amber Growth Strategy