KILWELL FIBRELAB

CREATING A

NEW LEGACY

"Success is keeping our family legacy alive into the 4th and 5th generation"

Kilwell Fibrelab is a New Zealand company that develops and crafts some of the world's best, highest performing composite solutions, from aerospace to industrial, superyachts to sporting.

90 Years and three generations later, the company is still proudly family-owned. BlueOcean is helping them pave the way for the next 90 years.

The

Challenge

Clients going up and out.

Although Kilwell is a world leader in the applied use of composites, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more humble bunch of people. But this can present a problem; not all of their clients knew how much research, development and technical expertise was going into the work Kilwell delivered for them. 

The result? They were at risk of being seen as producing a commodity that China could replicate at lower cost by the container-load; when customers got big enough, they were heading to Asia. 

And if existing customers couldn't see the full value of what Kilwell can deliver, new prospects were struggling even harder to.

The

Solution

Set direction, then deliver on it.

Working with the Kilwell Team, a Customer-Centric Strategy identified the key customer segments that could carry the business successfully forward. Central to the strategy was a shift from positioning as a contract manufacturer, to positioning as global experts with the in-house experience and craftsmanship required to take their clients lighter, bigger, faster and stronger. 

Evolving the brand from Kilwell Fibretube to Kilwell Fibrelab cemented the strategy. Targeted content, case studies and communication campaigns reached the right global audience, a fresh new website tied the value proposition together for prospects, and a suite of sales tools was developed to progress leads through the funnel.

WORK

DELIVERED

OUTCOME

Value Delivered

Amanda Wells

Owner, Co-Director

Kilwell Sports & Fibrelab

"BlueOcean has given us the clarity and confidence to move forward rather than do the same old. Our new brand and the vibrant new website are now showing the world who we truly are and what we are capable of.

The ability to tap into new markets, with improved marketing, advertising and our newly created sales team, means we have a future we are excited about.”

CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE

Delivery of a Customer-Centric Marketing Strategy, to form the framework for brand and marketing direction.

NEW GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Strategic and tactical marketing work providing the tools to move confidently into new markets.

PAIN RELIEVED

Instant access to a set of expert marketers, designers and technical meant instant relief of resource headaches.

STRATEGY TURNED INTO ACTION

Breaking into new markets, executing strategic business to business marketing and savvy advertising.

Working As One Team

Amanda Wells
Amanda Wells
Owner - Co-Director
Kilwell Sports & Kilwell FibreLab
Geoff Wells
Geoff Wells
Owner - Co-Director
Kilwell Sports & Kilwell FibreLab
Craig Wilson
Craig Wilson
CEO
Kilwell Sports & Kilwell FibreLab
Roland Leemans
Roland Leemans
CEO, Partner, Advisor, Director
BlueOcean
Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter
Sales Strategist
BlueOcean
Dale Koerner
Dale Koerner
Marketing Strategist
BlueOcean
Shannon Bayliss
Shannon Bayliss
Senior Creative Manager
BlueOcean

CLIENT STORIES

Empowered For Success

Amanda Wells, Kilwell

Kilwell Fibrelab

"BlueOcean has given us the clarity and confidence to move forward and tap into new markets" Read Case Study
Ben Willis, Orb Medical

Orb Medical

"We now have real focus on value-creating activities that matter. It has really been about BlueOcean expertise." Read Case Study
Julie Hayes, BeeNZ

BeeNZ Honey

"BlueOcean has helped us to affirm and communicate our values and our reason why we do what we do." Read Case Study
Mark O’Brien, Aluro Healthcare

Aluro Healthcare

"BlueOcean customer-centricity has been invaluable, resulting in the best outcome for Aluro Healthcare." Read Case Study
Dr Adam Durning, The Dentists

The Dentists

"I don’t see BlueOcean as just a consulting or marketing firm, they part of our business into the future." Read Case Study

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If an opportunity is yours for the taking, but you need extra bandwidth: Get a team ready to kick into action.

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