1. “Going with the Flow” Dawn Gibbins Prepared as a Leaders we Deserve Present for Dawn’s 50 th Birthday, June 2008
2. This is the story of Dawn Gibbins and the company she shaped
3. Once upon a time … A father and daughter started a technical services company in Sandbach, Cheshire … Which was the precursor of ..
4. Today, Flowcrete supplies innovative flooring systems around the world Coventry FC Stadium, England Nightclubs in Poland Aintree, England Durban, South Africa
5. Peter Gibbins was the technology wizard, (and Dawn’s father) “ In 1982, I went into business with my brilliant father Peter, an industrial chemist, designing specialist flooring products from a small starter unit on an industrial estate…” That was how Flowcrete was born.
7. … had had an unconventional upbringing “ After an early bohemian backpacking lifestyle, Dawn and Peter set up a manufacturing company from home that today has grown to be a world leader”
8. Real Business wrote about her … “ Real Business magazine wrote about Dawn way before she became famous. We called her the funky Gibbins - and she still is.”
23. In April 2008, Flowcrete is acquired by RPM RPM is an undervalued world player in the protective coatings market .. constantly changing the mix of companies they own.
24. RPM: What the investors say “ RPM is an undervalued world player in the protective coatings market .. constantly changing the mix of companies they own.”
26. Dawn plans new challenges “ The sale gives Dawn the opportunity to fulfill a life-long ambition to create a social enterprise which promotes, educates and supports the concept of Feng Shui and healthy environments. She is also set to launch Barefoot, a new company which will provide seamless floorings for the UK’s domestic sector” [www.dawngibbins.com] To go with the flow