Case Study – Hydraulic Steels Australia

Opportunity

Hydraulic Steels found an opportunity in the specialty field of Chrome Bar and Tube supply servicing the Repair and manufacturing Market. They were growing rapidly and so were overheads.

Scope

The company needed to urgently address the scaling barriers that were growing in magnitude including funding and growth challenges requiring customised technical solutions that would impact growth funding.

Anluchar took a 10% equity position in the company and provided services and technology though our partner https://www.panir.com.au to help put the company on a fast track to success

Services

In conjunction with extensive digital transformation of the end to end process, Anluchar provided critical knowhow and services to facilitate better commercial outcomes in the procurement space.

The key to securing improved commercial agreements with overseas suppliers was the establishment of robust infrastructure that provided suppliers with confidence in supply contracts through complete inventory traceability and full transparency.

Outcome

Over a period of five years the company grew are a rate of 22% while wages as a percentage of revenue fell by 30%

The company is now in a position where it is being sought out by large industry players for acquisition.

We are very proud of our involvement and are keen to help your organisation achieve the same position

Key Learnings

Establishing a clear investment framework is critical – understanding the engagement and exit is key

We have developed a governance frame work and guard rails to ensure the mutual success of all is clearly understood.

The value of digitisation is enormous, collaborative digitisation of exisiting business processes is a guarantee of success.