St David Awards Concrete Canvas Team

We are delighted to have won the prestigious St. David Award for Innovation, Science, and Technology. Presented by the First Minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, this accolade acknowledges the groundbreaking work of everyone at Concrete Canvas in developing the revolutionary CCX product and its global impact.

First Minister, William and Peter

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The St. David Award recognises excellence and achievement in Wales across various fields, and Concrete Canvas is proud to have earnt its place among the distinguished winners. Concrete Canvas continues to lead the charge towards a more sustainable future through manufacturing lower carbon concrete alternatives.

The journey to this prestigious award has been one of dedication, perseverance, and collaboration. Peter Brewin, Co-Director of Concrete Canvas, expressed his gratitude for the recognition, acknowledging the tireless efforts of the entire team. He emphasised the pivotal role played by the researchers, scientists, and engineers at Concrete Canvas, whose hard work and ingenuity have been instrumental in the development of CCX.

Peter Brewin delivering a speech

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As we celebrate this remarkable achievement, let us also extend our congratulations to the other outstanding companies recognised in the Innovation, Science, and Technology category. Among them, Cariad and Dr. Gwen Rees stand as shining examples of innovation and dedication in their respective fields.

Congratulations to everyone at Concrete Canvas on this well-deserved recognition, and here’s to many more milestones ahead!

St David Award at Concrete Canvas HQ

Concrete Canvas Ltd (CC Ltd) and TechFab India (TFI) have signed an exclusive partnership contract for the sales, marketing and distribution rights of CC’s patented product range of GCCMs* across all market sectors of India.

The agreement brings together two exciting and dynamic companies who have both demonstrated strong growth over the last 15+ years.

TechFab India was founded in 2003 by the Managing Director, Anant Kanoi and has grown into a business that manufactures and supplies a broad range of geosynthetic products across India and multiple export markets. TechFab India are renowned for providing world class geosynthetic products with a focus on quality and customer service.

CC Ltd was founded in 2005 by Directors Peter Brewin & William Crawford, to commercialise their Concrete Canvas® (CC) material technology. CC is recognised as the first in a new class of geosynthetic products and is used across a wide range of markets for erosion control, weed suppression and containment applications. CC is sold into more than 80 countries globally.

Both companies have a strong Welsh connection, with Concrete Canvas’ headquarters, R&D and manufacturing facilities based in Pontyclun, South Wales. Whilst the MD of TFI, Anant Kanoi, studied a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Wales, Cardiff.

The new partnership was celebrated at a St David’s day reception held by the Welsh Government at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel, this week.

2302 TFI CC Partnership“We are delighted to be working with TechFab India, a true leader in the Indian geosynthetics market. We are particularly excited to be entering into this partnership as we launch a new product range, CCX™, developed specifically for canal lining into one of the world’s largest agricultural markets. This agreement marks the start of a great partnership for our businesses and a strong strategic alliance for the Indian market”

Will Crawford – Director, Concrete Canvas Ltd.

“We are thrilled to be working with Concrete Canvas Ltd, the inventors of GCCM technology and a company which continues to innovate and invest heavily in Research & Development. This agreement is a natural partnership between TechFab India, with its national coverage of the Indian market and CC’s innovative geosynthetic technology. We look forward to growing our businesses together over the long-term.”

Anant Kanoi – Managing Director, TechFab India.

*Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat
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