In 22 years Flowcrete has grown from 2 staff in the UK to 200 staff in 26 countries. It is today a market leader in Europe and No. 2 in the world.
Flowcrete Group Ltd (1982-Today)
2005
2004 Manchester Metropolitan University award Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration (for contribution to UK Industry) to Dawn - Sign major distribution agreement with World Specialist Systems in China - Set up manufacturing centre in South Africa with appointment of Ian Harrison as Managing Director - Set up Flowcrete North America with appointment of Tony Crowell as Managing Director - Set up Flowcrete Australia by transferring Sean Tinsley to head team.
2003 Enter the Italian market with APS. Win Terrazzo Flooring Manufacture of Year 2003 (UK) - Finalist in Customer Service Excellence Awards (UK, Management Today.)
Chairman Awarded 'Pioneer to the Life of our Nation' by Her Majesty the Queen
Dawn Gibbins MBE Chairman won Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Award 2003 - Floored the Telstra Stadium in Sydney.
2002 Set up Flowcrete North America Inc - Sell our stake in Gyvlon to Lafarge - Won Duke of Westminster Award for Business Excellence - Dawn and 16 members of Flowcrete entered and survived White Water Rafting Race for Salt of the Earth Charity - Highly Commended in National Construction Quality Awards - Acquisition of Atako Corrosion Protection to focus on Chemical Processing Industry - Acquisition of Perstorp Construction Chemicals - Happy 20th Birthday Flowcrete - Dawn Gibbins Guest Speaker and prize giver at NW Business Excellence Awards.
2001UK launch of Isowarm under floor heating system and Mondeco, antimicrobial seamless terrazzo flooring to the UK Market - Win first major shopping centre with Mondeco in Middle East (Sharja Mega Mall) - Win DTi Export achievement Award - Dawn Guest Speaker with Sir Edward George Governor of Bank of England at National Innovation Awards Ceremony.
2000 Sales office in Dubai, UAE - Joint venture in Brazil - Relocation to a 30,000sq ft factory in Kuala Lumpur - Joint venture with RMC in Middle East to supply ready mixed Isocrete K-Screed - Launch of Flowcrete antimicrobial floors for the food and pharmaceutical industry
Floored Roche Pharmaceuticals in Argentina - Floored Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Singapore - Floored L'Oreal Cosmetics in the UK & Europe - Won DTi SMART Achievement Award for commercial exploitation of flowing screeds (1990 SMART award development).
1999 £0.5m investment in Blending plant at Sandbach - Acquisition of Chryso UK industrial flooring business from Lafarge - Opening of an office in Shanghai - Completion of major projects for Glaxo and Nokia in China - Strategic alliance set up with Polyspec in Houston ,Texas - Floored the Millennium Dome and the Millennium Stadium Cardiff - Acquisition of Beaver Anchorlyte - Office in Thailand.
1998 Win 250,000m2 short-term car park KLIA - Set up Divisional Structure to focus on 3 core markets - Buy out our minority partners in Malaysia and Hong Kong -
Dawn and 10 members of Flowcrete Team abseil 170ft down Hotel Piccadilly and raise money for NSPCC.
1997Flowcrete go East with the opening of a factory in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Win the largest screed contract ever awarded: Chek Lap Kok airport, Hong Kong - Win the second major airport screed project at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia - Open a sales office in Hong Kong - Department of Environment award for innovation for Flowing Screeds - Sells
over £1 million of product in a single month for the first time - Opening of a factory in Czech Republic.
1996Launch of Flowcrete internationally - Acquisition of Gyvlon Floor Screeds Ltd - Launch of Flowscreed SA developed with 1990 Smart award under brand of Isocrete Gyvlon -
Joint Venture in Malaysia - Launch of Car Park Structures Division - Dawn and 20 members of Flowcrete entered and won Dragon Boat Race in aid of Help the Aged Charity - Restructured as plc (private plc).
1995Dawn Gibbins MBE - Finalist in Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Award - Major fire at factory in Congleton - Survived the fire and relocated to Sandbach within two months - Acquisition of Isocrete Floor Screeds Ltd (September 9th 1995) - Third SMART award for innovation of high-build, water based systems - Sales - £7.5 m.
1994Second SMART award for innovation of water based systems (VOC free) -
Dawn Gibbins is the youngest ever industrialist to be awarded an MBE for services to industry - Sales = £3.5m.
1993Peter Gibbins (Dawn's father) died.
1992Launch of Polyurethane Flooring Systems to the Food Industry.
1990SMART award for innovation of Flowing Screeds - Developed a market focused business plan - Awarded patent for PHS.
1989Recruited dynamic MBA from Manchester Business School (Mark Greaves) -
Set up national sales team and licensed and approved contractor network.
1988DTI Award for innovation of PHS (Penetrating Hardening System).
1987Featured in Finals of Granada TV Business Programme 'Flying Start'.
1984First major job project for NATO - camouflage infra-red reflectant coating for airfield.
19821st October 1982 Flowcrete founded by Father and Daughter Team (Peter and Dawn Gibbins) - Designed sugar resistant flooring system for Mars Confectionery (first customer and still a customer today).
Flowcrete Sweden AB (previously Peran)
A few memoirs from the last 37 years:
2005 Changed company name to Flowcrete Sweden AB.
2003Distributor in Spain - Launch of Peran Agri.
2002 Acquired by Flowcrete Group plc - Changed company name to Peran AB.
2001 Awarded ISO 14001- Distributor in China and Portugal.
1998 Set up Sales office in Spain.
1997 Launch of a new product concept: Peran Systems - Set up Sales office in Shanghai, China.
1996 Set up sales office in Beijing, China.
1995 Acquisition of Hiko Byggplast A/S, Norway.
1994 Awarded ISO 9001- Set up Sales offices in Portugal and Poland.
1992 Acquisition of Pelplast, Sweden.
1985 Acquisition of Gunfred, Sweden.
1982 Start of resale in UK - first step outside Scandinavia.
1968 The knowledge concerning seamless solutions for floors and walls was licensed from Torginol (USA) and introduced on the market in Scandinavia as Perginol.
