Business Development
ABCo is a British engineering company with over 50 years of experience in the manufacture of high quality hydraulic pumps, cylinders and jacks. ABCo products are supplied to a wide range of customers in the agricultural, construction, automotive, marine & medical industries worldwide.
Challenge
ABCO Engineering had experienced several years of declining sales alongside significant changes in their senior team. The business had lost commercial momentum and the leadership needed an objective view of what was actually wrong — not just more marketing activity.
We started by examining the business commercially: their pricing, their customer mix, their sales process and their market position. Only once we understood the real problem did we build a plan to fix it.
Solution
The turnaround started with a brand new ecommerce website, which was built, tested and launched within seven weeks. The Carbon Group also helped recruit an in-house marketing resource to cover the day-to-day implementation of the sales & marketing strategy that had been developed.
Outcome
Within a year, the business has seen a substantial turnaround, sales are surpassing their previous best levels and the business is now in such a strong position it is making substantial investments in new machinery and technology to further increase growth.
Crispin and his team have been a huge support to myself and the business. The Carbon Group created a new ecommerce website in seven weeks and refined our sales and marketing strategy. They have also helped us source and secure substantial amounts of funding for new equipment, which has accelerated our ability to produce more products entirely in-house.
Mike, ABCo owner
