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Written by Michaela Millar

The use of composites in construction is an exciting area and one that is beginning to grow as architects increase their understanding of the many advantages that composite materials have to offer. We are proud to offer innovative, technical textile and composite solutions that allow architects the freedom to construct buildings without the constraints of traditional construction materials such as shape, structure, durability and colour. 

In partnership with our distributors in the Benelux Region, MC Technics, we recently provided the composite reinforcement materials used in two high profile construction projects. The Hilton Schiphol at Amsterdam airport and the Stadskantoor Building (SKU) in Utrecht.

The Hilton Schiphol building consists of 10,000m2 of interlocking composite panels. These shaped and coloured panels make up the façade of the building and were manufactured using 50,000 Kg of Scott & Fyfe’s Polymat Hi Flow Max material under the vacuum infusion process. The building, still under construction is already becoming established as a key landmark in the area. The video below shows the current progress of the building.

The StadskantoorUtrechtBuilding is the largest project ever to have been completed in the Benelux region using composite materials. It consumed around 90,000 Kg of our Polymat Hi Flow Max material to complete the façade, which consists of 20,000m2 of panels, manufactured under the vacuum infusion process.

These projects are fantastic examples of the use of composite materials and due to the success of these and the opportunities they have opened up we have made the decision to further explore this market and will exhibit at the Vision Exhibition in London (June) as a part of the New Innovation Zone.

If you would like to find out more then please get in touch!

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Written by John Lupton

Baby steps …

As we are fast approaching the end of our second year as an Employee Owned business, I am proud to say that we are starting to see good progress on the journey towards our strategic goals. These may be baby steps on an incredibly long journey, but we are at least moving forward. Some of the highlights would include the capture of new accounts, the regaining of lost accounts, successful new product launches and an expansion of our sales funnel.

The challenges we face in the short to medium term relate to preparing for and adjusting to a proliferation of our new products: productionisation challenges, manpower shortages, skills realignment, quality processes and procedures.

The turning of a new year affords us the opportunity to reset our teams and refocus our efforts. 2015 is the year where execution will come to the fore.

We know our purpose:

“We are an International materials technology company who specialise in commercialising ideas and innovations through our global network of partners.”

We have recently reset the activity streams that will deliver our long-term mission:

• Deliver radically improved new product introductions through better Go-To-Market planning and execution

• Develop the impact and efficacy of the Employee Forum to improve employee empowerment

• Plan and deliver a program to dramatically improve operational performance

• Continually ideate and deliver business and production innovations

We know where we are going and we know how to get there … The keys to our success will be the entire team reaching their milestones whilst helping each other along the way.

As a team, we look forward to going from “baby steps” to “great strides” in as short a period as possible.

John C Lupton

Chief Executive

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Scott & Fyfe Limited has announced some significant governance changes effective as at 1.1.15.

A strategy review in November 2014 confirmed the innovation-led strategy at the heart of the company, enhanced by the employee engagement consequent on the move to employee ownership in January 2013. In order to promote the new ethos the strategic business unit (pod) leaders become business directors. Thus, Lesley Bayne (Operations), Paul McMullan (Composites), John Palmer (Loop), Roland Pap (Flooring), Michelle Quadrelli (Pipe Fabric Technology) are named Business Directors.

Company Chairman Professor Nick Kuenssberg said: “These developments reflect the increased participation of the management team in the formulation of strategy and delivery of results, mirroring the role of employees as owners and marking the transition from private to employee ownership.” 

 JOHN LUPTON

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Written by John Palmer

This year we celebrated 150 years in business and what a year it has been! 

Following a complete transformation of our business 5 years ago and a switch to employee ownership in 2012 we are now finally on a track with a clear destination. The greatest transformation in our company history and one, I have to say, gives us reassurance for the future.

We would just like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of our colleagues who make work that much more enjoyable, our customers for their loyalty and patience and our suppliers for their support through this phase.

This has been a satisfying year but not one without its challenges. Despite these however, we have achieved a great deal and look forward to 2015 with renewed vigour.

Some of the highlights of 2014 include:

• Reached 150 years of successful business
• Launched our new website
• Attended Employee Ownership events including an enlightening conference at Nottingham University. We will be hosting our own event in February 2015
• Benefited from the skills of fabulous interns from around the globe
• Held an Employee Ownership, Successful Succession Event here with CDS
• Created a new business sector addressing innovative pipe relining
• Launched new ground breaking products including Alphashield and Polymat FR
• Carried out innovation workshops, partnership events with some major blue chip companies
• Participated in a number of charity events including a very colourful “Wear It Pink” day in support of breast cancer
• Generated a collaborative strategy to take us through to 2018, which is based on facts rather than pipedreams

With our current very loyal customers, supportive suppliers and not least our very flexible and motivated employees we will achieve our objectives.

We still have much to learn and there will be pain and discomfort along the way but our determination will get us there!

Again we’d like to wish all of our friends a Very Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2015.

John Palmer

Employee Elected Director and POD Manager