
THE PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW
Highlighting best practice
22 | PERMALI GLOUCESTER
proud of having helped these people,
and that pride goes beyond most job
satisfactionbenchmarks.
Our challenges and concerns
Like most small businesses, we face
the usual challenges which come from
working with the largest clients on
long lead time projects: clients who,
for instance, may anticipate that we
have the time and resources to work
without payment. While this isn’t
always the case, we always make it
work – part of our profile is remaining
nimble and agile in everything we
do. We are just as meticulous with
our cash flow, team’s skillset and
capital investments as we are with the
products we design and produce to
ensure that we remain a market leader
and stay ready for our next challenge.
Regarding Brexit, we have no political
view on how it should work. As
an established exporter, we trade
internationally and supply to European
countries, whom I expect will see
beyond the current challenges and
approach business in a pragmatic
manner. Brexit may well not have
the same impact for us that it will for
other companies. It’s a challenge, but,
comparatively, a small one compared
to the others we face.
There aren’t many people in the world
who do what we do, and fewer still
who supply to so many different
defence sectors. We are proud to
support our British, French and
American partners to name just a few.
Our industry comprises a focused group
of companies, and, generally, once
you’ve established your reputation, your
partnerships are for the long term.
Continuing to achieve in our
market
We have some big opportunities
on the horizon, and we plan to
secure our future for another eight
decades, having celebrated our 80th
anniversary last year. We’d like to think
that the unique Permali approach
is why we are the only major British
company left able to do what we do:
provide our clients with an edge over
theiradversaries.
Our future is bright. We only anticipate
further growth – both our industry
and the sectors we deliver to are very
strong. We are a genuine hidden
success story, and we know that
our discretion will continue to be a
significant part of Permali’s growth. It
doesn’t matter what the threat is; we’ll
get you the end result you need, and
we won’t make it difficult.
We are a
genuine
hidden
success story
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British Army all-terrain
carrier – the Warthog
RAF Chinook helicopter