Gloucester, UK – April 2015 – Gloucester-based Advanced Insulation – a leading manufacturer of technical and insulation materials for the upstream oil and gas industry; and specialist in the design, engineering and manufacture of polymer solutions for the marine and offshore sectors – is delighted to announce that its has been placed at number 89 in the Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100.
The list, which ranks Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing profits over the last three years, is now in its 16th year and is published with the Business section and in the Sunday Times digital edition.
Commenting for Advanced Insulation, group marketing manager Matt Collins says: “This is our second appearance on the Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 league table in as many years and, once again, we are delighted to be acknowledged by such a prestigious organisation. Our entry onto the list places us amongst some absolute greats from British manufacturing to be recognised in recent years, including JCB, the Unipart Group and Centek.”
Advanced Insulation made the list with an annual profit growth of 45% over three years and is one of six companies from the South West region to be ranked in this year’s Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100; with the combined profits of all six totalling £48m and collectively employing over 800 staff.
Andrea Bishop, partner and head of the South West at BDO, the title sponsor of the league table, commented on the region’s success stories by saying: “Medium-sized businesses in the South West and across the UK are thriving. Our newly-named ‘Brittelstand’ has outgrown the German ‘Mittelstand’ with mid-market businesses across all sectors seizing the opportunities a growing economy presents. The southwest’s most profitable companies have remained focused on sustainable growth by making intelligent investment decisions in innovation and overseas expansion.”
To find out more about Advanced Insulation’s products and service, visit www.aisplc.com, email info@aisplc.com or call +44 (0)1452 880880.
Gloucester, UK – 2014 – Plymouth-based Manuplas – an Advanced Insulation company specialising in the design, engineering and manufacture of polymer solutions for the marine and offshore sectors – has appointed Guy Downie as head of sales for its buoyancy products.
Welcoming Guy to the team, Advanced Insulation’s director of subsea sales Kevin Firth says: “Guy’s proven track record and experience as a manager and technical sales professional in the offshore oil and gas sector will prove invaluable to Manuplas as we seek growth in new and existing markets and sectors.”
Commenting on his appointment, Guy explains that the role as head of sales for buoyancy gives him responsibility for a market-leading portfolio that includes surface-rated marine and subsea buoyancy solutions and other moulded PU products at a time when, following substantial investment in a new, state-of-the-art syntactic foam process plant, the company has significantly improved lead times and project deliveries thanks to increased capacity.
“The investment at our Plymouth facility means we can offer faster lead times and are well placed in the market to supply both shallow and deepwater buoyancy products manufactured from a wide range of composite technologies including ultra-low density materials.” says Guy.
The Manuplas portfolio includes buoyancy products for offshore installations including MODSYN floats, modular subsea buoys and pipeline installation floats; piggy back blocks, guides and clamps; engineered clamps, distributed buoyancy modules for riser and umbilical systems; ROV vehicle buoyancy using ultra-low-density composite syntactic foams; and moulded PU protection products, including cable protection systems.
Guy joins the Advanced Insulation group of companies – a leading manufacturer of technical and insulation materials for the upstream oil and gas industry – having worked for multi-national organisations including Vikoma, Freudenberg and Trelleborg.
For further information on Advanced Insulation’s Manuplas buoyancy systems, call +44 (0)1452 880880, email sales@aisplc.com or visit www.aisplc.com.
