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CASE STUDY

The Davlyn Group.

Emko Capital acquired Davlyn Manufacturing and Darco Southern in April 2018.

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From “imperfect” → “awesome”​

Acquisition.

  • Acquired by Emko. Get “hands-on”​

  • Learn the business, limited changes​

  • Procurement excellence, digital marketing

Year 1.

  • Hire CEO (Jan), VP of Marketing (Aug), Dir. of Engineering (Oct)​

  • ISO 9001:2015 certification​

  • “Davlyn Business System”​

  • LEAN & Kaizen events​

  • Strategic growth initiatives​

  • Sales commission plan​

  • Integrate Davlyn & Darco

Year 2.

  • Hire VP of Sales (Jan), VP of Finance (Aug), GM of Norfab (Dec)​

  • Secure LTA’s on big customers​

  • Automation in factories, continued LEAN​

  • Davlyn acquires​