Multi-million pound investment rolled out for Nullifire and Construction Products Group brands

CPG (UK) is one of the largest manufacturers of construction materials in Europe. Its portfolio of construction product brands includes Nullifire, of course, which offers passive fire protection products. Other brands in the portfolio include Flowcrete, illbruck, Vandex, Nudura, Dryvit and Tremco.

In the latest stage of CPG’s eight-figure investment programme, commissioning work is now taking place following redevelopment at the Wigan plant. Work at the site in the North West has included new facilities for the manufacture of Tremco products, as well as a new screed plant where the production of Flowcrete floor screeds will double in capacity.

This project follows on from the first stage of CPG’s brand regeneration scheme in the UK, itself centred on the creation of a multi-million pound state-of-the-art distribution centre located in Leicester.

Now, with Wigan and Leicester’s projects in progression, work will focus on the programme’s third stage which is to create The CPG Academy, a Centre of Excellence for training and development at Sandbach in Cheshire.

Work will start in September to convert the old Flowcrete manufacturing facility into the Centre of Excellence for specifiers and contractors to understand more about CPG’s high-performance Nullifire range, as well as other brands in the portfolio.

Extensive recruitment drive

As well as introducing new state-of-the art facilities across the three sites, the RPM International investment package has also included an extensive recruitment drive, introducing new staff to the current team and building upon CPG’s position in the market.

John Gordon (pictured, right), managing director of CPG (UK), informed Fire Safety Matters: “Despite the pandemic, we are on a growth curve. The programme to redevelop our facilities ensures that we are investing in the future of our brands for the longer term. That means a commitment to innovation and sustainability, the roll-out of pioneering technology and a customer-focused approach ensuring that we can offer the very best from our brands, all of which have been built-up over multiple decades within very specialised fields.”

Gordon continued: “As well as the new facilities, we’ve also recruited 18 new people to key roles in the last 12 months to ensure that we are well-resourced for meeting the opportunities ahead. Feedback from clients tells us that one of the things they really value about working with CPG is the emphasis we place on technical support. That’s a core part of our business operations and, in recent months, we’ve invested in new talent, bringing in new technical experts and sales professionals to reinforce the existing team and further improve our service offer to customers.”

Further, CPG (UK) is taking active steps to carefully manage the short-term global issue of product shortages. On this subject, Gordon stated: “The sheer demand around the world for building materials is becoming more of a challenge, with many sectors of the construction industry affected. The scope and scale of the CPG business, not just here in the UK but also around Europe, means that we have the ability to manage some of the supply chain factors.”

He went on to comment: “However, it’s clear there are issues with some raw materials and we are working with customers to best manage that situation. This includes how we process orders. At the moment, unless we have visibility of stock, we will not action the order and, instead, we are placing it with our customer service team to work with the customer to best manage the situation. That includes, wherever possible, looking at alternative products in our extensive portfolio.”

Scheduled works

The business is also advising clients to place orders in good time for scheduled works where possible. “We are confident,” concluded Gordon, “that the international situation will soon be resolved, but for now we’re fully focused on managing the issue in the best way possible for our customers.”

*Further information is available online at www.nullifire.com/en_GB