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Don Elgie or Barrie Brien
TELEPHONE
+44 (0)20 7930 9757
FAX
+44 (0)20 7930 8727
Frequently asked questions
Q: How did Creston start?
Creston was established as the holding company of a marketing services group in January 2001 by Don Elgie when he reversed his company, Synergie Consulting, into Creston plc and become the CEO. Formerly a property company, Creston disposed of nearly its entire portfolio by December 2000 in anticipation of repositioning itself as a marketing services group operating a “buy and build” strategy.
Q: What are Creston’s principal business activities?
Creston’s activities include market research, direct marketing and customer relationship marketing (CRM), PR, advertising and channel marketing.
Q: Where is Creston’s head office?
100 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5NQ
Tel: 020 7930 9757
Fax: 020 7930 8727
headoffice@creston.com
Q: What is Creston's strategy for growth?
To build an international marketing services group by acquiring and building high quality businesses which have a proven history of resilience. To date, Creston has focused on acquisitions within the market research, PR, direct marketing and marketing communications areas.
Q: What are Creston's acquisitions criteria?
Creston's acquisitions criteria are particularly stringent. Potential acquisitions must demonstrate consistent growth, have good growth prospects, an established blue-chip client base, a low level of client attrition and a committed management.
Q: How are deals structured?
Creston does not do all cash deals other than from a trade seller. Through a mixture of cash, loan notes and shares/convertibles with an earn-out typically spread over three years. This ensures that vendors remain committed with a managed succession plan.
Q: What are Creston's major strengths?
Through focusing on resilient companies within the marketing services industry, the Group's acquisitions to date have demonstrated consistent growth in sales and profits and are collectively outperforming the market as a whole. Creston provides group companies with the infrastructure and resources required to maximise their full potential and each benefit from synergies, client referral and the creation of joint products and cross-selling opportunities. Creston has a high calibre Board and management team with extensive industry experience and proven track records in building and running successful businesses.
Q: What is Creston's financial calendar?
Interim Results 27 November 2008
Q3 IMS February 2009
Preliminary Results May 2009
Q: What is Creston’s Dividend Policy
The stated strategy of the Board is to pursue a progressive dividend policy.
Q: What is Creston’s VAT number?
648857968
Q: What is Creston's company number?
210505
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