From equipment supply to total turn-key solutions, inclusive of design, installation, commissioning and training, Clyde’s systems can be found operating in every part of the developed world.
Written by James Hurley & Produced by Paul Radbourne
Global materials handling solutions provider Clyde Materials Handling Ltd was founded in 1974 and began supplying pneumatic conveying equipment to the foundry, coal power and steel industries. Much of that early pioneering technology is still in use throughout the world in industries as diverse as steel, minerals, foods and pharmaceuticals.
Clyde Materials Handling is an operating subsidiary of Clyde Process Solutions plc, an AIM-listed company that has recently released an impressive set of preliminary results for the year ended February 28 2007; the company announced a 20.5 percent increase in global revenues to £17.3 million. The foundation for this impressive growth has been driven by the strong performance of Clyde Materials Handling.
Dual growth strategy
During the 1980s and 90s, Clyde Materials Handling acquired a number of world-leading brands, some dating back to 1897, and in the process significantly increased its knowledge and skill base, helping it to secure its position as one of the world's leading pneumatic conveying specialists, one of the most common methods of moving solids in process industries. Pneumatic conveying refers to the moving of solids suspended in, or forced by, a gas stream through horizontal and/or vertical pipes. It can be used for particles ranging from fine powders to pellets.
By leveraging the advantages and combined knowledge gained through its acquisitions, Clyde has created pioneering solutions that have the capability to pneumatically convey or inject materials used within modern production processes for the iron & steel, non-ferrous metals, gypsum and cement markets.
Richard Sims, Managing Director of Clyde Materials Handling, says he sees the group growing organically in two ways. “We have a two-pronged organic growth strategy…
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