Local business leader wins prestigious award
Anthony Poeton, Chairman of the Poeton group of companies, received a Life-Time Achievement award for his work on behalf of the surface coating industry, both in the UK and abroad. Poeton were also finalists in two other categories, Marketing and Quality and this success continues Poeton’s enviable record in these Awards, winning two categories at the previous event two years ago.
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Anthony & Rowenna Poeton with Poeton Directors.
The hallmark of Anthony Poeton’s approach to business has been market innovation, creating niche coating processes at Poeton through licenses and R&D, as well as a pro-active role within the wider metal-finishing sector and business community, encouraging initiatives for the benefit of SMEs. Both initiatives are rare and unconventional in the metal finishing industry.
The ADS Member company, founded in 1898, has surface treatment facilities in England, Wales, Singapore and Malaysia, employing over 200 highly skilled people in the application of wear and corrosion resistant coatings, including its globally recognised Apticote range of advanced metal/polymer composites, treatments that are specified by many industries, including Aerospace, Automotive and Oil & Gas.