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A World Leading Supplier of Propellers and Sterngear A Complete propeller and stern-gear manufacturer based in Newton Abbot 2 The largest propeller and stern-gear manufacturer in Europe 3 Our Facility Includes • • • • • • • • • 4 Sales and engineering design department Accounts and credit control department Pattern-making and propeller mould making workshops Bronze and steel foundry for castings Various machine shops Propeller Finishing shop Fabricating and welding shop Inspection & testing laboratory Storage, Packing & despatch department What We Do 5 Vessels We Supply 6 How we got here Our History 7 Engineering by Mistake The first years 1974 Started Teignbridge 1975 Persuaded to start a small bronze foundry 1976 Started to supply Marine Projects 1976 Started to supply Birchwood Boats range 1977 Won large order from Perkins Engines and manufactured our first propeller 8 1978 Our first purpose built building 9 We Change Banks 1979 Supplied the first Sunseeker boat using inboard engines 1980 Won a large contract for Suez Canal Authority 1980 Won a large contract for River Nile Transportation Company Now supplying 70% to UK customers and 30% to overseas 1980 The Whitehall Story 1981 Purchased the assets of Delmar from the Delta Metals Group We decided to try to win commercial orders to try to export 1982 Our first large commercial propeller 1983 The Newage story 1984 Purchased Hamble Propellers 10 1985 Built new factory for Hamble Propellers 11 1986 Opened the first European office in Gorinchem Holland 12 Building on success The expanding years 1986 Built new workshop and office building. Work commenced on building the River Side factory and HQ in Newton Abbot 1987 Our first overseas Exhibition and Moved to Riverside 1988 Exhibit at the Chicago Boat Show and start supplying Sunseeker and Fairline 1989 TPL Holland expands operations 1989 Teignbridge introduced TEMET 25 13 Looking further The Global expansion 1990 Teignbridge Helices established in France. Exhibit at the Paris Boat Show 1990 TPL start to supply Sealine and complete the “Big Four” 1987 Shearwater Marine Products established and DJH acquired 1987 Maucour Srl acquired and merged with Teignbridge Helices 14 The Global expansion continues 1993 Two new 12,000 sq feet units facilitate expansion at Decoy Foundry 1993 Teignbridge Propellers and Marine Equipment Ltd opened in Dubai 1994 Joint venture with AMW forms AMW Teignbridge in the Netherlands 1995 Maucour Sud established in Cannes 1995 Present HQ building purchased 15 1997 Teignbridge Propulsion Group including Shearwater Marine was sold to New Marine 200 Employees 5 UK Factories Businesses in France, Holland, Dubai and Australia 8 Separate companies all generating profit 10 Million Turnover 10% Profit (1 Million) 16 Teignbridge purchased by Brunswick… 17 2004 Dave Duncan starts again in propellers as Duncan Propellers 18 Duncan Propellers Innovate Market Leading CNC Process 19 2009 Teignbridge sold again due to crisis in leisure market 20 Our approach to Exporting 21 We are surviving largely through exports Exporting is very worthwhile and is essential for the UK economy In the UK we have probably the best opportunities for export of any country Exports account for nearly 80% of Teignbridge’s £8 million annual turn-over 22 The issues with exporting Marketing Overseas Payment 23 Our export problem Weapons of Mass Destruction? 24 A World Leading Supplier of Propellers and Sterngear
