Robert Mcgowan Email & Phone Number

CEO of Paralloy Group Limited. The Group comprises of Paralloy based in the north of England, FVC in Sheffield, FVD in Sheffield, FVE in Middlesbrough, Hi-tech in Burton-on-Trent and Manoir based in Pitres, France.Together we employ over 1000 people, offering nearly 1 million sq ft of manufacturing space, the best materials IP portfolio in the petrochemical sector along with a huge range of capabilities and capacity. Paralloy Group serve the Petrochemical, Nuclear, Energy, DRI, Defence and Aerospace sectors.

Billingham, England, Gb

I am proud to have led a management buy out of the Doncasters centrifugal division (Paralloy Group Ltd comprising of the Firth Vickers and Paralloy businesses) with the support of Nimbus Capital.Paralloy Group Ltd is based in Billingham. Based in the north east of England with over 50 years’ experience in manufacturing specialist centrifugally cast tubes and fittings for use in high temperature and corrosive environments. Based in one Geographic area Paralloy Group have multiple centrifugal tube and sand casting foundries, machine shops and fabrication facilities. Paralloy is ideally positioned to deliver short lead time high quality Ethylene cracking coils, Ethylene internally profiled tubes — PEP, Reformer tubes (cast), Direct reduction, Inlet and outlet manifolds, Transfer lines, Pump and valve castings crackers and steam Reformer coils to the petrochemical sector.In addition the Firth Vickers Centrispinning (FVC) business located in Sheffield and Billingham is also ideally equipped for the Aerospace and Industrial Turbine Markets manufacturing Casings – fan, diffuser casings, compressor, combustor, IGT cast structural components, IGT turbine rings and discs, IGT casings) along with near net shape Centrifuge components in long tube horizontal, centri-shape vertical and centri-die vertical in sizes up to 3.5m diameter. In addition we specialize in product development and customization of specifically tailored Alloys and solutions for many of our customers.Our Firth Vickers Engineering business based at the new Advanced Manufacturing Park in Middlesbrough offers full engineered turnkey supplier precision machined components to a range of sectors.

Leeds, England, Gb

Doncasters Paralloy is based in Billingham, in the north east of England and is a part of the Doncasters Group with 40 years’ experience in manufacturing specialist centrifugally cast tubes and fittings for use in high temperature and corrosive environments. On a single site, Doncasters Paralloy has centrifugal tube and sand casting foundries, a machine shop and fabrication facilities . Paralloy is ideally positioned to deliver short lead time high quality Ethylene cracking coils, Ethylene internally profiled tubes — PEP, Reformer tubes (cast), Direct reduction, Inlet and outlet manifolds, Transfer lines, Pump and valve castings crackers and steam Reformer coils to the petrochemical sector. In addition the FVC business located in Sheffield and Billingham is also ideally equipped for the Aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine Market manufacturing Casings – fan, diffuser casings, compressor, combustor, IGT cast structural components, IGT turbine rings and discs, IGT casings) along with near net shape Centrifuge components in long tube horizontal, centri shape vertical and centri die vertical in sizes up to 3.5m diameter. In addition we specialise in product development and customisation of specifically tailored Alloys and solutions for many of our customers.

Leeds, England, Gb

General Manager Doncasters Paralloy and FVC. Doncasters Paralloy is based in Billingham, in the north east of England and is a part of the Doncasters Group with 40 years’ experience in manufacturing specialist cast tubes and fittings for use in high temperature and corrosive environments. On a single site, Doncasters Paralloy has centrifugal tube and sand casting foundries, a machine shop and fabrication facility. Paralloy is ideally positioned to deliver short lead time high quality Ethylene cracking coils (cast), Ethylene internally profiled tubes — pep (cast), Reformer tubes (cast), Direct reduction (cast), Inlet and outlet manifolds (cast), Transfer lines (cast), Pump and valve castings (cast) crackers and steam Reformer coils to the petrochem sector. In addition th FVC business is also ideally equipped for the Aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine Market manufacturing Casings – fan, compressor, combustor (cast), IGT cast structural components (cast), IGT turbine rings and discs (cast), IGT casings (cast) along with near net shape Centrifuge components

Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Us

Promoted with leadership responsibility for the manufacturing operations delivery against budget, OTIF, productivity, quality and cost objectives across all forms of nickel alloys; including all production units from foundry, forging, machine shops, extrusion, hot and cold mills through to finishing operations, warehousing and shipping operations. Reported directly to the Managing Director with management responsibility across a team of up to 430 staff across the Engineering, Plant Maintenance, Warehouse & Shipping functions through 7 Senior Managers. Financially accountable for budgets including CAPEX up to £15M, Engineering up to £8M and an Ops Budget of £25M.

Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Us

Appointed with full responsibility for performance across the engineering, design, maintenance, facilities, environmental and energy management areas with an additional remit which included responsibility for the Cold Drawn Tube business unit (£45M sales). Directly managed a team of 7 direct reports and a wider team of 100 engineering and 85 operations heads with budget accountability across Engineering (£7M), Operations (£8M) and CAPEX (£12M).Tasked with delivering a step change in product quality, and managing the implementation of major process control and operational improvements.

Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Us

Seconded to a failing Global Oracle ERP project as Project Manager by the Forgings Divisional President due to overruns on cost, time and scope failures. Headed up a team of 5 UK-based functional leads and 25 consultants across India and the UK with an objective to mitigate the existing budget overrun and achieve the best possible outcome by defining and delivering against a revised scope, cost and timescales.

Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Us

Tasked with first-line responsibility for strategic site development, capability and capacity, including major capital investment across the manufacturing, engineering, tooling and maintenance divisions including over 70 projects to meet the organisational growth objectives. Led a team of 5 direct management reports (Engineering, Maintenance, Instrumentation, Tooling, Energy & Environment) and a wider workforce of 110 engineering and maintenance heads. Financial responsibility for all site Capex ($70M) and Engineering Revenue ($12M).

Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Us

Head-hunted from BMW to take over from retiring Engineering Manager of 40 years with a specific remit to transform the site, maintenance, infrastructure, reliability and engineering culture, processes and systems and introduce LEAN practices, culture as well as create an investment strategy to upgrade the site and its capabilities. Managed a team of 120 heads through 9 direct reports, a £9M operational budget and an £8m CAPEX budget through the initial phase.

Munich, De

Responsible for maintenance and performance of over all pressings production equipment including fully automated facilities covering press shops A,B,C & Tri-Axis in a JIT Manufacturing system supplying Honda and BMW. Responsible for a department of 113 heads, managed through 5 direct reports with accountability for cost centres of £8.9M to £6.2M revenues. Appointed to the plant’s Environmental Steering Committee to ensure adherence & compliance of the maintenance systems to ISO 14001 standards

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Master’S Degree, Global Mba With Engineering

Personal Transformation For Leaders

Adp, Advanced Development Program

Bachelor’S Degree, Manufacturing Technlogy With Management

Hnc, Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Ntc Diploma, Electro - Mechanical Technology