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SWOT Webinar Fiber Reinforced Pipe (FRP)

July 23, 2009. SWOT Webinar Fiber Reinforced Pipe (FRP). Presented by Bob Fisher, Ameron International Don Lepley, Hanson Pipe and Precast. SWOT. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats. Strengths and Weaknesses Internal Opportunities and Threats External.

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SWOT Webinar Fiber Reinforced Pipe (FRP)

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  1. July 23, 2009 SWOT Webinar Fiber Reinforced Pipe (FRP) Presented by Bob Fisher, Ameron International Don Lepley, Hanson Pipe and Precast www.concrete-pipe.org

  2. SWOT • Strengths • Weaknesses • Opportunities • Threats www.concrete-pipe.org

  3. Strengths and Weaknesses • Internal • Opportunities and Threats • External www.concrete-pipe.org

  4. What is a SWOT analysis? • Tool • Provides clarity both inside and outside the organization • Answers, “Where do we fit?” • Goals • “Is this an opportunity that we should go and get?” www.concrete-pipe.org

  5. What is a SWOT analysis? • Strategy? • NO www.concrete-pipe.org

  6. Hobas Pipe USA • Hobas Pipe USA LP • Ameron Municipal Fiberglass Group • Future Pipe www.concrete-pipe.org

  7. Hobas Pipe USA • (1) Manufacturing Facility • Texas • Annual Sales $60 – $100M • Employees: 110 www.concrete-pipe.org

  8. Hobas Pipe USA • Manufacturing Process • Centrifugal casting inside a fixed O.D. mandrel • Manufactures special fittings www.concrete-pipe.org

  9. Ameron • (1) Manufacturing Facility • California • Annual Sales:<$10M • Employees: (6) Management/Sales www.concrete-pipe.org

  10. Ameron • Manufacturing Process: • Filament winding around a fixed I.D. mandrel www.concrete-pipe.org

  11. FRP Strengths • Strong Marketing and Sales • Multiple Applications • Direct Bury • Sliplining / Relining / Pipe Bursting • Jacking / Micro-Tunneling • Above Ground • Tunnel www.concrete-pipe.org

  12. FRP Strengths • Corrosion Resistance • Good Value for the Corrosion Resistance • Superior Joints www.concrete-pipe.org

  13. FRP Strengths • Lighter Pipe Weights • High Stiffness Design • Variable wall thicknesses • Improved Hydraulics www.concrete-pipe.org

  14. FRP Weakness • Pipe Soil-Structure Design • 3% - 5% Installed Deflection Limits • Delivery Cost • OD based not ID based pipe sizes www.concrete-pipe.org

  15. FRP Weakness • Recent Jobsite Issues • Delivered Pipe Shape Consistency • Circumferential Cracking • Limited Marketing and Sales Representation (Ameron) www.concrete-pipe.org

  16. FRP Opportunities • Reduced Allowable Limits on Infiltration and Exfiltration • Reluctance for the RCP industry to participate in the sanitary business www.concrete-pipe.org

  17. FRP Opportunities • RCP has not invested into research and development • Joint performance is contractor sensitive • RCP Industry Consolidation www.concrete-pipe.org

  18. FRP Opportunities • RCP has a poor performance history in many areas • Reluctance to update equipment • RCP constant reduction of technical field personnel • RCP limited competitive product knowledge www.concrete-pipe.org

  19. FRP Threats • Added Competitors • Market expansion • Limited production capabilities • Consolidation of the RCP Industry • Bringing improved manufacturing to more locations • Renewed Interest in the Sanitary Market www.concrete-pipe.org

  20. FRP Threats • Increased Recognition of Post Installation Testing • Lower Costs and Improved RCP Manufacturing • Improved Secondary Liner Systems www.concrete-pipe.org

  21. FRP Threats • RCP industry is developing a better understanding of the competition • RCP is developing stronger market allies • Improved Competitor Marketing www.concrete-pipe.org

  22. Summary • Keep a SWOT Analysis Simple. The more complicated the process, the less likely it is to be implemented and used. www.concrete-pipe.org

  23. Questions www.concrete-pipe.org

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