... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Plimsoll Metal treatments The changing faces of the metal treatments industry Keywords: Plimsoll, Metal treatments Of the 2,500 UK directors of companies in the metal treatments industry, 9 per cent changed jobs last year. How do all...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Plimsoll Metal treatments Danger – failing companies ahead Keywords: Plimsoll, Metal treatments If even only a mild recession hits the UK, then over a quarter of all companies in the metal treatments industry is at serious risk...

.... In a second report recently published by Plimsoll, the question is asked,what if your company's costs were increasing and profits were falling? A new study by financial analysts has revealed that as many as 47 of the top 219 metal treatments major players in the UK are now facing this strategic dilemma...

... For the first time ever, Plimsoll has put a current and future "price tag"on every company in the industry. Companies most attractive showed the greatest gap between current and future value. "Valuing a company is complex. Ultimately there is no final answer; it's a function of agreement...

... The Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis: Metal Treatments contains an individual analysis of 1,098 UK metal treatments companies, allowing the user to see the commercial advantages these 127 "world class" companies have over the rest. "World class" companies are growing at 64 per cent per...

... into loss. According to Plimsoll the 30 top companies should enjoy the moment, use the profits wisely and respect the competition, as continued success relies on the future failings of others. Plimsoll's latest October 2000 edition on the metal treatments industry individually analyses 1,313 companies...

... to exploit this winning position. An Expansion Plan was produced to explore how these companies might keep this winning formula and grow. Plimsoll suggests the plan begins with a 10 per cent growth in sales. The Consolidation Plan Putting this theory to the test, Plimsoll informs us that it brought...

... the intention of the analysis. In analysing the 696 directors and their 203 companies in the metal treatments industry through the two-paged graphical Plimsoll Model, the individual strengths and weaknesses of every company are revealed. See for yourself the trend in their performance over the last four...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Plimsoll Keyword Plimsoll The major players in the metal treatments industry are, like the winner of a monopoly game, grabbing 79 per cent of the market. This is according to Jennifer D. Ovington in the first ever listing of the Top 100 companies...

... and retain more profit for themselves", says Don Turkington, managing director of Plimsoll. Most appealing to new owners would be that the earning potential on these companies was fantastic. On average their gross profits (money earned from sales before overheads are paid) was 41 per cent of sales, yet...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Plimsoll Metal treatments Industry Business analysis Chancers are One hundred and eight companies described by Plimsoll as the Chancers of the industry have managed a 15 per cent sales growth on average in their latest year. They have...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Plimsoll Metal finishing Methods PU-coated pipe laid off Malaysian coast Keywords Hyperlast, Pipelines, Coatings Hyperlast Limited, of Derbyshire in the UK, supplied Hyperlas® syntactic 512 polyurethane thermal insulation material...

... To order a copy of the "Special Acquisition Pack" for a 10 per cent discount on the full price of £450.00 ring Plimsoll Publishing on +44 (0)1642 257800 and mention that you read about the pack in this journal. Where can you go to get the low-down on companies within the metal treatments...

.... Southern Coatings & Services Ltd. 20. Special Steel Co. Ltd. 21. Trim Engineering Ltd. 22. Uvipak (Finishing) Ltd. 23. Verichrome Plating Services Ltd. 24. Wandsworth Electrical Ltd. 25. Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd. To order, call Jennifer Ovington at Plimsoll on +44...