Osprey Water Management News: 12th May 2006
A Shropshire Success Story
A Shropshire irrigation company is celebrating securing £750,000 worth of new contracts over the past three months pushing group turnover to nearly £4m per annum.
The latest order for Wem-based Osprey Water Management is to install a watering system on a wet handling skid pan for leading motorsport and automotive technology specialists Prodrive Ltd.
Birmingham City Council has appointed Osprey to work on various golf courses and stadia within the area, as well as being commissioned by Alsager Golf Club in Staffordshire to install a complete irrigation system.
Commenting on the orders, Osprey managing director Jon Jinks said: "Clearly, this is a significant chunk of new business, but we have the resources and infrastructure to accommodate it."
He added that one of the factors in Osprey's success came down to logistics. "Wem is centrally situated for our core customer base which is located in Wales, the Midlands and the South West. Quite literally all these places can be reached within a couple of hours or so drive.
"Within Wem there is also a good supply of trades including steel fabricators and galvanizers, which we can call on when needed," he added.
Among Osprey's customers are many high profile golf clubs including Royal St. David's and Royal Porthcawl, as well as numerous football clubs including Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion.