Key resources and relationships
Our resources are carefully selected and developed to create competitive advantage.
We work with our customers to understand their unique requirements in terms of the offer they require and how they wish to be served, making us the partner of choice across many channels to market. These long-term relationships bring high levels of repeat business and a customer intimacy that allows us to continuously improve the value we bring.
We carefully supplement our internal capabilities with select specialisms through external collaborations, allowing us to deliver the best in innovation, quality and service to our customers in the most efficient way.
Our portfolio of complementary brands have market-leading positions predicated on the innovation, quality and service they deliver for our customers, as evidenced through their long heritage. In some cases, the reputation of our brands is so strong with the end-users that the brand name has become synonymous with the category name.
Our global scale allows us to sustain and further develop a rich portfolio of products and technologies that support our customers’ needs, while having the presence and agility to respond quickly to the specifics of local markets.
We have a highly-skilled, dedicated workforce of c.4,130 personnel around the world, together creating unparalleled knowledge of engineered fenestration components and access solutions technologies and applications. Our people are at the heart of our ability to deliver innovation, quality and service to our customers.
Our portfolio attracts high margins due to its competitive advantages and a strong focus on margin expansion initiatives. Asset optimisation and disciplined management of capital investment drives significant cash generation. The resulting balance sheet strength and debt capacity creates a virtuous circle that will allow Tyman to make investments that drive further organic and acquisitive growth for years to come.
Key activities
Value created
Together, our key resources, relationships and differentiated activities allow us to create value for our stakeholders.
We deliver highly-engineered components that allow window and door manufacturers to differentiate in their marketplace with value-enhanced windows, doors and other forms of access solution. In addition, Tyman delivers industry-leading services to these customers ranging from design support to integrated supply of components into window fabrication processes. Our products are also designed to ensure ease of installation for contractors, and our short lead times and technical support allow our distributors to serve their customers in the best way.
Relative to their cost point, our products and solutions have a disproportionate impact on the comfort, sustainability, security, safety and aesthetics of residential homes and commercial buildings.
Tyman invests in its people through employee training, career path development and continual improvement of working practices and conditions.
Our strategic suppliers benefit from long term, fair partnerships with development of their business practices and capabilities.
We strive to continually deliver increased shareholder value through a mix of both capital appreciation and dividend distributions, made possible through our growth in earnings and financial strength as we deliver on our strategy.
Our products support making buildings more sustainable by enabling weather resistance, sound insulation, heat loss reduction and overall durability. Many products have a positive societal impact, through reducing community crime rates, enhancing safety and fire protection and meeting the needs of vulnerable groups. As a Group, we are also committed to minimising our impact on our environment through more deeply embedding sustainable practices in all our operations.