Target status: ✓
Upload date: 15/05/2019
Last updated on: 19/10/2020
Who are the important people in the company?
• Arrk Product Development Group Limited
Correspondence address
Hill House, Little New Street, London, England, EC4A 3TR
Governing law: Uk Companies Act 2006
Legal form: Limited Company
Place registered: Uk Companies House
Registration number: 02306533
Nature of control
Ownership of shares – 75% or more
Ownership of voting rights – 75% or more as a member of a firm
Incorporated in: United Kingdom
• Simon Holmes
Correspondence address
Caldwell Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4NG
Date of birth: September 1967
Nationality: British
Country of residence: England
Occupation: Finance Director
• Kenichi Honna
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Europe Region
Correspondence address
Caldwell Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4NG
Date of birth: September 1970
Nationality: Japanese
Country of residence: Japan
Occupation: Director
• Antony Stephen Hunter Lowe
Correspondence address
Caldwell Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4NG
Date of birth: February 1964
Nationality: British
Country of residence: England
Occupation: Director
• Robin Craig Vickers
Correspondence address
Caldwell Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4NG
Date of birth: September 1959
Nationality: British
Country of residence: United Kingdom
Occupation: Director
What is the structure of the company?
• Ultimate parent company: Arrk Corporation Group
• Immediate parent company: Arrk Product Development Group Limited
Arrk Companies
• P+Z Engineering GmbH
• Shapers
• ARRK|LCO Protomoule
• SPG
• Arrk Europe Ltd
They are affiliated to the global ARRK Group which numbers 20 companies and a workforce of over 3,500 worldwide.
• Statement of Capital (Share Capital)
Class of Shares: ORDINARY
Currency: GBP
Number Allotted: 3672267
Aggregate nominal value: 3672267
Amount paid per share: 1
Amount unpaid per share: 0
• Statement of Capital (Total)
Currency: GBP
Total Number of shares: 3672267
Total Aggregate nominal value: 3672267
• Full Details of Shareholders
Shareholding 1: 3672267 Ordinary – shares held as at the date of this return
Name: Arrk Product Development Group Limited
What is the prospect’s strategy and ambitions?
Strategy
• Their strategy is to be the ‘best in class’ partner in product development and low volume manufacturing, with increased agility, innovation and adaptability in the face of new challenges and technologies.
• Their aim is to be the ’employer of choice’ through employee engagement and empowerment, displaying openness, honesty and fairness.
• They are committed to their employees and their development as they believe that their valued employees are the key to achieving a successful and sustainable business.
• They seek to be the 1st choice ‘reliable solution provider’ and to achieve agreed targets for quality, cost and on time delivery, adding further value where required by providing an integrated service from concept to manufacture.
Profitable growth will be achieved in order to provide a platform that will enable Arrk to accomplish technical excellence and innovation through investment and sustainability.
Central Performance Commitment
• The 5 key elements in the performance commitment of ARRK are:
WE = all employees of ARRK.
CERTAINTY = through distinct competence and experience for many years.
GOOD FEELING = personal contact (“we like working together”).
ALWAYS = with every project, with every problem solution, with every task.
IN THE BEST HANDS = understand customer needs 100 % and implement them.
Who are the prospect's customers?
The principal activities of the company include design engineering, craftsmanship products, composites, tooling and low-volume manufacturing for the automotive, aerospace, motorsport and medical industries.
Industries:
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Special & Commercial vehicles
• Machine building and plant manufacturing
• Pallet and logistics part
• Consumer markets
• Medical
• Architectural
• Railway
• Movie industry
Clients References:
AUDI
AIRBUS
BMW
BAC
DIEHL
DRAXLMAIER
ENWESA
FERRARI
FORD
GRAMMER
HAGER
ABB
HONDA
INDUSTRIAS ALEGRE
IAC – International Automotive Components
L’OREAL
LEKUE
Mercedes-Benz
MAGNA
MAZDA
NOBLE Automotive
PORSCHE
PLP/ ARCHITECTURE
PAL ROBOTICS
RUCKER LYPSA EDAG GROUP
STANDARD PROFIL
SENSOFAR
SALOMON
SHAD
VOLKS WAGEN
VALEO
ZIV Smart Grid Solutions by G
CITROEN
Groupe SEB
PHILIPS
FAURECIA
PEUGEOT
RENAULT
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Case Studies
What does the prospect consider important for its customers?
- Providing customers with the CERTAINTY and the GOOD FEELING that their development projects are ALWAYS in the BEST HANDS with Arrk.
- meeting customers’ needs
- exceeding their expectations with their unique range of products and services
Who are the prospect's staff?
The average monthly number of persons (excluding directors) employed by the group and company during 2018, amounted to 283 (2017: 273).
Production: 222
Administration: 61
2018
Wages and Salaries: £8,595
Social security costs: £827
Other pensions costs: £236
Retirement benefits: Defined Contribution Plan. Contributions made during 2018 amounted to £247,000.
Company culture/employees’ values:
• Understanding
• Dynamic
• Professional
• Reliable
Employees’ Reviews
1.Good Employer
Project Coordinator (Former Employee) – Quedgeley – 13 February 2019
Good supportive employer & payed a good salary.
Annual leave was good
Sales Budgets & KPI’s expected to be achieved or exceeded on a weekly, monthly & yearly basis.
2. Good place to work
Apprentice (Current Employee) – Gloucester, Gloucestershire – 29 June 2017
Great place to work with great company benefits and good future prospects and chance to progress within yourself and the company. competitive salary!!
Pros
- lunch
Cons
- nothing
What are the prospect’s unique selling points (USPs)?
- Over 60 years results-oriented expertise
- They are covering a wide range of industries
- Customers benefit from their CoC (Center of Competence) Interior Composite and the combined expertise of their four areas
- They have a solid knowledge base specializing in the dashboard, centre console, door trim, roof liner and head-up display assemblies.
- Their strength lies in the interplay between development, production and whole vehicle integration.
- They also cater to customer requests beyond the production of functional and prototype parts.
Certificates
- TISAX Certified
- International quality standard BS EN ISO9001:2015
- Environmental Standard ISO 14001:2015
What are the prospect’s business activities and potentials?
Locations
United Kingdom
ARRK Europe Ltd – Basildon Technical Centre
Endeavour Drive
SS14 3WF Basildon, Essex
United Kingdom
ARRK Europe Ltd – Gloucester Technical Centre
Olympus Park, Quedgeley
GL2 4NF Gloucester (Prototyping Centre)
United Kingdom
ARRK Europe Ltd – Teesside
Durham Tees Valley Business Centre, Orde Wingate Way
TS19 0GA Stockton-On-Tees
United Kingdom
ARRK Europe Ltd – Petersfield Technical Centre
Langrish
GU32 1RL Petersfield, Hampshire
United Kingdom
ARRK Europe Ltd – Nuneaton Technical Centre
Caldwell Road
CV11 4NG Nuneaton, Warwickshire
United Kingdom
ARRK Europe Ltd – Primary Paint Centre
Unit 3C, Riga Wharf, 370 Bristol Road
GL2 5DH Gloucester (Primary Paint Centre)
United Kingdom
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Frankfurter Ring 160
80807 München
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Wankelstraße 3
70563 Stuttgart
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Levelingstr. 1
85049 Ingolstadt
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Oskar-Schindler-Str. 9
50769 Köln
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Alessandro-Volta-Straße 22
38440 Wolfsburg
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Ludwig-Bölkow-Str. 9
88471 Laupheim
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Alemannenstr. 19
71296 Heimsheim
Germany
P+Z Engineering GmbH
Schultheiß-Seeber-Str. 1
74177 Bad Friedrichshall
Germany
Netherlands
SPG Pre-Series Tooling & Prototyping BV
Titaniumstraat 3
6031 TV Nederweert
Netherlands
France
ARRK Prototyping
Z.I. des grands Vris / 194 Allée de Champs Galère
74540 Alby-sur-Chéran
France
Shapers’ France
Z.I de la Bergerie Rue Gutenberg
49280 La Séguinière
France
Shapers’ France
ZA du haut coin Route de Nantes
44140 Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine
France
Spain
ARRK Europe Ltd – Barcelona
C/Murcia, No. 58B Pol. Ind. Can Calderon
08830 Barcelona, Sant Boi de Llobregat
Spain
Poland
Shapers’ Polska
Ul. Rynkowska 9
85503 Bydgoszcz
Poland
Romania
ARRK Research & Development S.R.L.
Str. Fabricii de Chibrituri 13-21, Cladirea ICPIAF
400254 Cluj-Napoca
Romania
Japan
ARRK Corporation – General Headquarter
2-2-9 Minami Hommachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-Shi
541-0054 Osaka
Japan
ARRK Corporation – Tokyo Head Office
1-7-1 Senzui, Asaka-Shi
351-0024 Saitama, Tokyo
Japan
India
Shapers’ India – Gat N°999
Village Sanaswadi, Tal.Shirur
412208 Dist. Pune
India
China
Shapers’ Wuhan Co Ltd
No.363, Zhuanyang Street
430056 Wuhan
China
Social Media
Who are the prospect’s competitors?
Competitors List (alphabetical order)
Criterion: Industry subcategory, Company Size and Product
• Cambridge Design Partnership
• Disruptive Innovation – Product Design & Development