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    ABOUT US

    The History of Concrete Canvas!
    Take a look at some of the highlights of our journey from university project to multi-million-pound company.
    Start in the present, with some of our latest achievements, right back to initial inception of the CC Shelter in 2004.

    CC USA Launch

    MARCH 2O21

    Concrete Canvas Ltd announced its expansion into the United States of America with the establishment of Concrete Canvas USA Inc.

    The new CC USA office was opened in Houston, Texas and led by Melanie Fuhrman as US General Manager, with support from Phillip Greer, our Business Development Manager for UK & USA, at our UK Headquarters.

    CC USA will take primary responsibility for the sale and master distribution of Concrete Canvas products across the United States.

    As part of our expansion into the United States, we’re also delighted to announce our new membership of the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) in order to support their excellent program of research and education.

    MARCH 2O21

    Concrete Canvas Ltd announced its expansion into the United States of America with the establishment of Concrete Canvas USA Inc.

    The new CC USA office was opened in Houston, Texas and led by Enrique Saavedra as US General Manager, with support from Phillip Greer, our Business Development Manager for UK & USA, at our UK Headquarters.

    CC USA will take primary responsibility for the sale and master distribution of Concrete Canvas products across the United States.

    As part of our expansion into the United States, we’re also delighted to announce our new membership of the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) in order to support their excellent program of research and education.

    CC USA Launch

    OCTOBER 2019

    In late Summer 2019, Concrete Canvas Ltd received confirmation that the British Board of Agrément (BBA) had awarded the company with certification for Concrete Canvas® and CC Hydro™. This means that CC now has a certified life expectancy in excess of 120 years, while CC Hydro™ has a certified life expectancy in excess of 50 years.

    Our Technical Manager, Lee Church, visited the BBA’s Headquarters where he was presented with the certificates.

    BBA Certificates
    Queens Award 2019

    JUNE 2019

    We sent two of our longest-serving employees, Jayne Williams and Marcin Kujawski, to Buckingham Palace for a celebration of the 2019 Queen’s Award winners.

    We were once again honoured with of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

    JUNE 2019

    We sent two of our longest-serving employees, Jayne Williams and Marcin Kujawski, to Buckingham Palace for a celebration of the 2019 Queen’s Award winners.

    We were once again honoured with of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

    Queens Award 2019

    MARCH 2018

    In Spring 2018, we purchasesd a new facility in Pontyclun, around 6 miles from our original factory in Pontypridd.

    The new site is around three times the size of the Pontypridd facility, providing us with significant opportunities for continued growth, particularly in manufacturing and exports.

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    AUGUST 2015

    In August 2015, we celebrated 10 years since the incorporation of Concrete Canvas Ltd.

    AUGUST 2015

    In August 2015, we celebrated 10 years since the incorporation of Concrete Canvas Ltd.

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    MAY 2015

    Concrete Canvas Ltd. was recognised in the national awards of Wales, winning one of just nine St David Awards, which ‘recognise and celebrate the exceptional achievements of people from all walks of life in Wales and abroad’.

    Concrete Canvas was presented with the St David Award for Innovation by the First Minister for Wales, Carwyn Jones. We were nominated for the award by members of the public.

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    JANUARY 2015

    We launched a variant of Concrete Canvas, called CC Hydro, the world’s first all-in-one armoured impermeable liner for containment applications.

    CC Hydro is rapidly becoming established within the petrochemical sector for secondary containment bund lining..

    JANUARY 2015

    We launched a variant of Concrete Canvas, called CC Hydro, the world’s first all-in-one armoured impermeable liner for containment applications.

    CC Hydro is rapidly becoming established within the petrochemical sector for secondary containment bund lining..

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    JUNE 2014

    Concrete Canvas Ltd is named the 2nd fastest growing manufacturer in the UK in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.

    This was also the year we manufactured our one millionth square metre of Concrete Canvas™.

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    JANUARY 2014

    Concrete Canvas Ltd was honoured with the Queen’s Award for Innovation in Enterprise in 2014. Peter and Will were invited to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

    The Queen’s Award flag has been flying proudly at full mast outside our HQ ever since.

    JANUARY 2014

    Concrete Canvas Ltd was honoured with the Queen’s Award for Innovation in Enterprise in 2014. Peter and Will were invited to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

    The Queen’s Award flag has been flying proudly at full mast outside our HQ ever since.

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    MAY 2013

    In 2013, Concrete Canvas Ltd was nominated as a finalist for the MacRobert Award, for the innovation of the Concrete Canvas material.

    Founders William Crawford and Peter Brewin, along with UK Head of Sales, Phill Greer, attended the awards dinner. They were presented with a framed certificate of recognition by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. They also got the chance to meet HRH, The Princess Royal Anne.

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    MARCH 2012

    In 2012, we signed our first licensing agreement with a large corporation based in the USA. Milliken Corp. set up the first overseas production plant of the Concrete Canvas material in South Carolina, USA.

    MARCH 2012

    In 2012, we signed our first licensing agreement with a large corporation based in the USA. Milliken Corp. set up the first overseas production plant of the Concrete Canvas material in South Carolina, USA.

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    SEPTEMBER 2009

    We begin commercial volume production of Concrete Canvas®.

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    AUGUST 2007

    Concrete Canvas Ltd relocates to our HQ and factory in Pontypridd, just outside Cardiff, South Wales.

    AUGUST 2007

    Concrete Canvas Ltd relocates to our HQ and factory in Pontypridd, just outside Cardiff, South Wales.

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    AUGUST 2005

    Concrete Canvas Ltd was incorporated on 16th August 2005 to begin commercial development of the shelter concept.

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    FEBRUARY 2004

    In 2004, William Crawford and Peter Brewin developed a concept for creating rapidly deployable shelters for humanitarian disaster relief.

    The concept: an inflatable formwork shelter with a cement filled geotextile lining that is delivered to site, folded within a palletised crate.

    FEBRUARY 2004

    In 2004, William Crawford and Peter Brewin developed a concept for creating rapidly deployable shelters for humanitarian disaster relief.

    The concept: an inflatable formwork shelter with a cement filled geotextile lining that is delivered to site, folded within a palletised crate.

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