Positioning our business for growth

Having a coherent strategy that strengthens our market position and capitalises on available growth opportunities is as important when markets are difficult, as when they are strong. Markets do not always behave in the way they are expected to – but they will always offer the greatest opportunities to those who are properly positioned to capitalise on them.

In IMI Critical Engineering, there has been a carefully planned re-positioning on several levels. Whether it relates to geographic footprint, product innovation or value engineering - supporting our customers remains at the centre of our plans.

Following a period of restructuring and investment in new facilities, IMI Critical Engineering has re-aligned its global footprint with world-class manufacturing facilities in the heart of important and high growth markets of the future, including China, India and South Korea. As testament to the continuing success of our South Korean site, in March IMI CCI Korea was named Doosan Heavy Industries & Constructions ‘Supplier of the Year 2017’.

The division’s competitive advantage has also been strengthened through the wide adoption of Value Engineering.

The core processes that have been successfully embedded in our business over recent years, the drive for Lean and operational excellence, and the significantly upgraded IT infrastructure have all improved the division’s competitiveness and its sustainable growth prospects. IMI Critical Engineering has long been an industry leader and we are confident that the actions taken by the division have improved quality of the business enormously.