Water Management Overview

• Nature of Business

  • Premium waterproofing solutions for flat roofs – including green roofs, blu-roofs and roofing support services
  • Solutions that manage and attenuate water originating inside and outside buildings
  • Integrated “Rain to Drain” solutions for the built environment

• Growth drivers

  • Legislation aimed at conservation, attenuation and control of water
  • Structural engineering specifications
  • Building regulations
  • Specifications

• Opportunities and potential

  • Outperformance of the UK construction market through continued market share gain and introduction of new products and systems
  • Specification-led cross-selling of a ’building envelope’ of Alumasc exterior building product including solar shading/screening systems, balconies & balustrades and water management
  • “Rain to Drain” synergies following the acquisition of Wade
  • Increase divisional export sales with focus on systems using Gatic, Harmer and Wade products
  • Grow operating margins through new product introductions, operational efficiency and gearing

• Stage of construction cycle

  • Mid-cycle
  • Mainly outsourced to suppliers in Europe and North America and other Alumasc group companies

• Routes to market

  • Architectural specification, sales to main contractors via a network of registered installing sub-contractors
  • Majority of sales are specification/ contract led
  • Most are sold via building distributors
  • Some are sold direct via civil drainage contractors

• Market position

  • Roofing specifications – UK no. 2
  • Alumasc Rainwater: No. 1 in UK aluminium and No. 2 in cast iron
  • Harmer & Wade building drainage: No. 1 in metal building drainage systems
  • Gatic: No. 1 in UK engineered access covers and No. 1 in UK high capacity drainage

• Operations and supply chain

  • Majority UK in-house manufacture