26 Apr 2011
Chemring Group – Leveraging global leadership
Chemring is primarily a defence group that currently focuses on countermeasures, counter IED, pyrotechnics and munitions. These four areas take advantage of the company’s three core competencies of energetic material expertise, high product safety and reliability and high volume manufacture of explosive products.
An entertaining review of the company can be seen at http://iball.iii.co.uk/2008/05/06/chemring-plc-chg
An entertaining review of the company can be seen at http://iball.iii.co.uk/2008/05/06/chemring-plc-chg
12 Apr 2011
What do Durex, Cillit Bang and Nurofen have in common?
In 1999 Reckitt & Coleman merged with Benckiser to form Reckitt Benckiser (RB). At the time Reckitt & Coleman were a leading global household products company with most of their turnover generated by brands with number one or two market positions. Benckiser was in a similar position with household cleaning products, especially their dishwasher brands including Finish, and the water softener Calgon.
At the time the CEO to be, Bart Becht said “Reckitt Benckiser will be the world number one household cleaning company and has the potential to create significant value for shareholders” and that “the merged company will benefit from new growth opportunities and a clear growth strategy, through focus on high growth core categories, raising the rate of innovation and brand investment, and from cross selling opportunities and scale benefits”.
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