Prospect

Target status: x

Upload date: 29/05/2019
Last updated on: 19/10/2020

Who are the important people in the company?

• Wilsonart Limited
Correspondence address: 100 New Bridge Street, London, 100 New Bridge Street, London, England, EC4V 6JA
Governing law: Companies Act 2006
Legal form: Private Limited Company
Place registered: Registrar Of Companies For England And Wales
Registration number: 8190104
Nature of control: Ownership of shares – 75% or more
Incorporated in: England

• William Joseph Thesing
Correspondence address: 13413 Galleria Circle, Suite 200, Austin, Texas, United States, 78738
Occupation: Secretary

• Alan Timothy Pearson
Correspondence address: Lambton Street Industrial Estate, Lambton Street, Shildon, County Durham, United Kingdom, DL4 1PX
Date of birth: March 1969
Nationality: British
Country of residence: United Kingdom
Occupation: Western Europe President

• Marco Frederikus Martinus Besseling
Correspondence address: 9-29 Rixon Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4BA
Date of birth: September 1962
Nationality: Dutch
Country of residence: Germany
Occupation: Finance Director

What is the structure of the company?

• Ultimate parent company: Wilsonart Limited
Other Wilsonart Businesses: Arborite Canada, Wilsonart Australia, Wilsonart China, Durcon Incorporated US, Polyrey France, Wilsonart Poland, Ralph Wilson Company Mexico, Resopal Germany, Lamin-Art, Wilsonart Thailand, Wilsonart United Kingdom, Wilsonart US.

• Statement of Capital (Share Capital)
Class of Shares: ORDINARY
Currency: GBP
Number Allotted: 345965
Aggregate nominal value: 3459.65
Amount paid per share: 0.01
Amount unpaid per share: 0.01

• Statement of Capital (Total)
Currency: GBP
Number Allotted: 345965
Aggregate nominal value: 3459.65

Full Details of Shareholders

Shareholding 1: 345965 Ordinary – shares held as at the date of this return
Name: Bushboard Holdings Limited

What is the prospect’s strategy and ambitions?

Strategy

• The expectations of the directors are that the current level of activity will continue, with further prospects for growth and improved profitability into 2018 and beyond. The directors remain committed to product and process development and see this as a vital component in the company’s ongoing success.
• The company provides innovative products, such as the Nuance range, that offer high quality and value for money.
• The company’s commitment is to invest in long-term product and process development programmes.
• Since the acquisition from the Wilsonart group, customers may have been nervous -which slightly affected revenues, but seeing that nothing has altered, businesses have carried on as usual.

Specialties

Development of an unrivalled range of worksurfaces, wall panels, upstands and splashbacks that combine breathtakingly beautiful finishes with exceptional performance and durability.

Who are the prospect's customers?

• Retail partners
• Distributors
• Contractors
• Retail customers – Homeowners

Bushboard Product Installation Case Studies:

    1. https://www.bushboard.co.uk/applications/education
    2. https://www.bushboard.co.uk/ideas/case-study

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Customer Reviews

Positive Outlook (4 4-star reviews & 1 3-star review on Google)

“Super company!”

Slawomir Smorag, a year ago

What does the prospect consider important for its customers?

  • Provision of high quality designs & products that customers want and expect
  • Provision of service they can count on providing best in class customer service at every time brought to them by people who care.

Who are the prospect's staff?

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) during 2018, amounted to 102 (2017: 101).

Administration: 10
Production: 70
Selling: 22

2018
Wages and Salaries: 3,056
Social security costs: 262
Cost of defined contribution scheme: 125

Retirement benefits: Defined Contribution Plan

Employee Reviews

1. August 5, 2019
“Great company but now average”
Current Employee – External Sales in Wellingborough, England
Negative Outlook
I have been working at Bushboard full-time for more than 10 years

Pros

  • People
  • Products

Cons

  • High pressure at all levels.
  • No gratitude.

What are the prospect’s unique selling points (USPs)?

The company offers:

  • super-fast sample service,
  • visits to client’s location for a design appointment,
  • demonstration of product installation
  • CAD and panel optimisation
  • support with trial rooms for larger developments,
  • durability and exceptional performance of the products.

What are the prospect’s business activities and potentials?

Annual Report File

Locations

Bushboard Limited
9-29 Rixon Road
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire, NN8 4BA

Social Media

Twitter
Instagram
LinkedIn
YouTube

Published articles and awards

Awards / Certifications:

• Sanitized Actifresh
• Made in Britain
• Fira Gold Product Certification

Articles

N/A

Who are the prospect’s competitors?

Competitors List (alphabetical order)
Criterion: Industry subcategory, Company Size and Product

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