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RTU
From its humble beginnings as a small company established on the home farm in 1990, producing ready-mix concrete, RTU has evolved into a highly successful enterprise working from a purpose-built manufacturing plant in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. As an innovator, the company introduced several groundbreaking products: factory produced mortar in 1992, Ultraflo ® hemihydrate floor screed in 2008, Exposa ® decorative concrete in 2013, Ultracem cement liquid screed along with Zircon, a decorative concrete for polished floors, in 2020 and Ultrabead liquid bead insulating screed in 2020. RTU is also passionate about the environment and actively reduces, recycles and reuses materials at its recycling plant whenever possible. Alan Sproule, Managing Director, reflects on the company’ s history.
“ Established 35 years ago on a rural family farm outside Belfast, Northern Ireland, RTU began as a small supplier of ready-mix concrete. Over the years, the business steadily expanded and relocated its manufacturing facility to a larger site on the outskirts of Belfast. In 2008, siblings Daniel, David and Louisa purchased the company from their father. In the following years, RTU survived the recession of the late 2000s by investing in innovative products and maintaining high-quality service. In 2023, a new board structure was formed, with me, an external non-family member, appointed as Managing Director. Alongside this, a four-year strategic plan was launched, which focused on three core pillars of growth. By 2024, this strategy culminated in RTU’ s first acquisition, Colinwell Masonry Products( Colinwell), a company that supplies block and retaining wall systems across the UK and Ireland,” he opens.
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