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The Right Pro le forYour Company CENTRAL WIRE INDUSTRIES UK LTD.
Company Description in the ‘List of Winners’ preceeding the section, for checking: Central Wire Industries UK Ltd Stainless steel and nickel-alloy specialty round and profile wire manufacturer
Celtic & Co.
CENTRAL WIRE INDUSTRIES UK Ltd, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, manufactures and distributes speciality, high quality stainless steel and nickel-based alloy round and pro le wires. In recognition of the company’s outstanding 92% growth in international markets over the past three years, the UK member of the CWI Group is delighted to have received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. CWI-UK Ltd has an extensive alloy-grade library and a wide portfolio of wire products that cover many industries, including welding, aerospace, and construction. The company is best known for producing pro le wires used in many diverse applications and slickline wires used globally in the oil and gas industry, marketed under the internationally recognised brand of GD TM -SUPA® Slicklines. The acquisition of CWI UK Ltd in 2015 expanded the international reach of the CWI group of companies, allowing for shorter lead times and faster deliveries on the global stage. The company has more exibility in customisation and order sizes, and CWI-UK has increased the company’s ability to ful ll smaller orders quickly. “I am absolutely delighted that Central Wire CELTIC & CO. is a British fashion brand that o ers luxury products made exclusively from the nest natural bres, predominantly produced in the UK. Founders Nick and Kath Whitworth have been running the business for 28 years from their Cornwall base and it is now established as one of the UK’s largest retailers of luxury sheepskin products. Celtic is a direct-to-consumer retailer, operating through UK, US, Canadian and Australian websites, a dedicated call centre and a handful of small boutiques. Celtic’s sheepskin footwear is still handcrafted in its workshop in Newquay by a talented team. Nick says: “Since 2014, our strategy has focused on pro table growth to protect Celtic in the long term by building up our equity. We’re still aiming to grow between 5-10% of our turnover YOY, but focusing on a wide range of markets/ opportunities to ensure we’re not over-reliant on one market or territory. “A key part of this strategy is international growth, demonstrated by our growth from 1% of total turnover being through exports in 2014/15 to 17% in 2017/18. B2B (UK and international) is another area of growth and diversi cation. We’ve recently partnered with trade agents in the UK and the US and are delighted to have secured our rst
major US trade customer with a $44,000 order!” Kath explains: “Our business model is to run overseas operations from our head o ce in Cornwall. We use logistics partners to ensure we are exporting goods in the most e cient and cost-e ective way. “By doing this we are keeping employment opportunity and supplier partnerships in the
Left: Founders of Celtic & Co., Nick & Kath Whitworth.
Below: Taken on Bodmin Moor for Celtic & Co.’s AW18 catalogue – due out August 2018.
UK – supporting our local economy. As we grow international business we will continually look at innovative ways to use natural bres to create long-lasting, timeless pieces that help transform us from a throwaway society into one that values sustainability. “The manufacturing part of the business has its heart in Cornwall and that’s where our boots and slippers will always be made.” CELTIC & CO. Treloggan Industrial Estate, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 2SX, Tel: +44 (0)333 400 0044 sales@celticandco.com • www.celticandco.com n @celticandco Z @CelticandCo z @celticandco " Celtic & Co.
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CWI-UK employees celebrate receiving the 2018 Queen’s Award for Enterprise at the Rotherham facility.
Industries UK Ltd has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise, said James Roper, managing director of CWI-UK. “The winning of this award gives recognition to all the hard work and commitment given by each of our employees both past and present.”
CENTRAL WIRE INDUSTRIES UK LTD (A member of the Central Wire Industries Group) 1 Primrose Park, Greasbrough Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1RH • Tel: +44 (0) 1709 376625 info@centralwire.co.uk • www.centralwire.co.uk Z @CentralWireUK F Central Wire Industries
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