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The Barnsley clayware manufacturer has seen exports triple in three years and is investing in its workforce to equip them for further growth. Clay pipes are the company's biggest export product and last year Naylor sold £2.4M-worth to custom- ers in 35 countries including New Zealand, Singapore and the UAE. Export growth over the last three years has been a key contributor to an expected £42M record turnover at Naylor in the year ending February 2014. In a bid to further increase sales, the 12-strong management team of the clayware division has completed a bespoke course of professional coaching, delivered in partnership with Enterprising Barnsley – an EU-financed business support pro- gramme from Barnsley MBC. The initiative is part of a package of support for human resources at the company, which employs 212 at its base, 70 in the clay division. Naylor has a highly skilled, loyal and long-serving workforce at Naylor and our aim now is to take that forward, bringing in more young people to learn production techniques and creating two new management trainee opportunities for science and engineering under- graduates. The support from Enterprising Barnsley to develop the workforce has been tremendous. The last few years have seen a dramatic turnaround of fortunes at Naylor following tough times in the recession-hit UK construction indus- try and a low period in export. The company is now in a strong Fast-growing exporter invests in workforce training position to grow, create wealth and skilled jobs in the local economy. Naylor currently has nine ap- prentices across its business and is resolved to increase that number by at least one-a-year for the foresee- able future. Two management trainees, who will gain sponsorship for their studies and on-the-job management training, will start later this year. Naylor Industries was placed in the latest HSBC Sunday Times' Track 200 list of fastest-growing British exporters and recently won exporter of the year at the Made in Yorkshire awards. Naylor's leading export products include Denlock, a jacking pipe which can be driven under roads and pavements and the company's chemical and thermal re- sistant ceramic pipe, Hathernware. Enterprising Barnsley busi- ness development manager Steve Hawkins said, "It is fantastic to see an established Barnsley company investing in its workforce in a com- prehensive way to support immedi- ate and long-term growth. We are extremely happy to sup- port Naylor's investment in people." For further reading please go to www.wwtonline.co.uk Bridie Warner-adsetts Chief operating offiCer, naylor industries RISIng up Accreditation ● the skills of two welders of simpson thomson Filtration's niplast storage tanks have been recognised with Welding institute accreditation. Fabrication techni- cians Lee dervan and Mark rich- ardson successfully completed the assessment following a two-day hot gas and extrusion welding qualification programme to BS EN 13067, for welding polypropylene and polyethylene. Appointments ● Contractor J Murphy & sons has appoint- ed Lewis Wenman as group BiM man- ager, strengthening the development of BiM across the company. Previ- ously BiM manager at Pascall + Watson architects, Wenman has been involved in the strategic development of BiM both in the private and public sector for over 19 years. ● engineering company Biwa- ter's desalination & membrane treatment division has appointed Jorg Menningman as president. Having spent considerable time on large-scale projects in the Middle east, among other regions, Men- ningmann will oversee the roll-out of dorking-based Biwater's new membrane applications globally. ComIng up 29 th ApRIL utility wastewater directors and other industry experts explore asset optimisation at WWt's Birmingham conference. www.WWt-wastewater.net 30 th ApRIL the annual pump Centre Conference & exhibi- tion takes place in telford. www.pumpcentre.com 21 St mAY WWt launches Wales Water 2014 – a one-day con- ference in Cardiff. www.WWt-wales.net data GeneratOr ► £42M record turnover at naylor for the year 2013-14 is mainly down to export growth EXPORTS www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWt | april 2014 | 43

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