Anker Industries
Opportunity Overview
From lean to green, Continuim drives growth and performance for Anker Industries
Anker Industries is a leading, low-emission provider of metallurgical powders and deoxidization solutions for the domestic steel industry. Anker’s combination of tenured customer relationships, consistent product quality and product performance, and proprietary manufacturing processes created a competitive advantage in the marketplace that Continuim helped maximize.
EDGE
Continuim’s EDGE for Anker Industries
1
Lean
Processes
In partnership with Anker’s tenured employee base, Continuim identified and solved production bottlenecks. Strategic capital expenditures allowed Anker to more than double the production capacity of its flagship products.
2
Go-To-
Market
Strategy
Continuim supported the addition of an in-house quality lab, and helped Anker enhance its commercial and sourcing functions, leading to expanded wallet share with new and existing customer relationships and a more diversified product mix.
3
People, Culture, Environment, and
Systems
Together with a new President, Continuim built out Anker’s sales force, enhanced the company’s systems, and made investments to enhance facility cleanliness and safety.
4
Strategic
M&A
Explored numerous inorganic opportunities, and completed one add-on acquisition to supplement organic growth initiatives.
Outcome
The implementation of Continuim’s Operational Playbook alongside management helped Anker Industries realize its growth potential and led to a successful realization in December, 2023.
