January 2007
Outline Planning Permission received for Stafford Property
On the 4th January 2007 the Board of UCM Group plc
(“UCM Group” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that a planning
meeting of Stafford Borough Council has resolved to grant outline planning
permission for residential development on the Company’s 20 acre
Stafford site.The grant of planning permission is subject to the completion
of a legal agreement made under Section 106 of the planning act and to
conditions attached to the permission. It is expected that the legal
agreement will be completed in the next 6 months at which point further
updates will be notified.
A significant part of the manufacturing facilities of UCM’s subsidiary,
Unitec Ceramics Limited, is located on the Stafford site.Whilst there are
no current plans to develop the site, the Board believed it appropriate to
pursue the grant of outline permission at Stafford as part of evaluating the
Group’s underlying assets.
Enquires:
UCM GROUP PLC
Jamie Brundell, Chief Executive 01785 223122
Melvyn Fookes, Group Finance Director
Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0700
Terry Garrett or Alex White or Stephanie Badjonat
Major Quality Achievement for Unitec Ceramics
Unitec Ceramics Ltd is delighted to announce that in October 2006, the Stafford,
UK site has been registered as compliant with the rigorous requirements of the
global automotive quality system ISO/TS 16949. Chief Executive, Jamie Brundell
summarised the success with the following statement: ‘This is a significant
achievement by all of the Unitec team, which is not only important in relation
to our growing business with the automotive industry but also reflects our strong
commitment to quality, continual improvement, and customer satisfaction
throughout all areas of the business.’