Carclo’s strategy is:
- To grow its specialist businesses, such as medical and LED optics and lighting
- To continue to expand in low cost regions
- To increase its investment in new technologies and proprietary know-how
In the year to 31 March 2009, this strategy helped deliver continued forward momentum.
- LED optics sales growing by 40%
- Sales of medical diagnostics components ahead of the prior year
- Design and development revenues for specialist lighting on the latest generation of supercars makes the group a world leader in the industry
- New production facility commissioned in India
- Production at the China facility at record levels
- Conductive Inkjet Technology commissions a manufacturing facility at its research headquarters in Cambridge and is set to see a step up in revenues
- Investment in Platform Diagnostics increased to 29.8%