FRAME Srl. Company Profile

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1 FRAME Srl Company Profile

2 Originally established as a general engineering company in Ozzano Emilia, near Bologna (Italy) FRAME first entered the corrugated silo market in the mid 1990 s. FRAME is now a part of AG Growth International INC ( a company listed at Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE:AFN) FRAME has now grown into one of Europe s largest manufacturers of metallic silos for both agricultural & commercial applications & having also developed a wide range of silo accessories such as catwalks, support towers, aeration systems & sweep augers, as part of AG Growth International Group of Canada. Within the AGI group are manufacturers such as Hi Roller, Tramco, Westeel, Global Industries (MFS/York) etc. etc. This new partnership with AGI has ensured the consolidation of FRAME as a major European manufacturing base within the Group to service key markets, with significant investment to be made in the Fiesso manufacturing plant, & the opportunity to maximize the synergies of design, technical advantages between the various companies within the Group, while maintaining the independence in respect of marketing & sales.

3 02. Company Overview Headquarters: Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, 40064, BO, Italy Site area: 3,400 sqm Activities: Engineering, purchasing, commercial activities, small scale manufacturing, shipping accounts, specialist ion: Fiesso d Artico, 30032, VE, Italy. Site area: 20,000 sqm Activities: ion, production planning, shipping. Manufacturing facilities include de coiling, high speed corrugating, & single operation punching of sidewall sheets for complete accuracy, de coiling & robotic bending of stiffeners, de coiling of roof sheets. Total sites area: 23,400 sqm

4 02. Company Overview In the period between 2009 and 2017, there has been significant growth within the company & FRAME has consolidated its position as a leading supplier of silos & associated accessories throughout many parts of the world. The ability to fulfil our clients varied needs where necessary, from the preparation of the initial offer via our internet based quotation system, according to the specific requirements of the client, submission of detailed drawings, even analysis of soil tests to supervision of the erection of the silos if required, have allowed FRAME to become one of Europe s largest & respected manufacturers of metallic silos.

5 02. Company Overview FRAME has its technical, administrative headquarters in Ozzano Emilia, near Bologna in Northern Italy. The main manufacturing facility, with de coiling, corrugating, profiling & robotic bending facilities remains in Fiesso d Artico, not far from Venice.

6 02. Company Overview From its small beginnings, FRAME is now firmly established as one of Europe s largest designers, manufacturers & suppliers of all types of corrugated steel silos for commercial & agricultural applications as well as the ancillary products such as catwalks, ladders, platforms, aeration & temperature sensing systems, support towers etc etc. With its large manufacturing facilities based both in Ozzano Emilia and Fiesso d Artico the company s annual steel consumption exceeds 20,000 tonnes; the steel used in the manufacturing process is purchased exclusively from Europe s leading producers. Over the past almost 30 years, FRAME has supplied silos throughout the world & is now a preferred supplier to many of Europe s leading manufacturers of grain processing equipment as well as some of the most respected engineering companies in Europe & their locally based agents.

7 03. Company Strengths Our in house design facility enables FRAME to respond rapidly to our client s specific requirements in respect of design standards, ASAE, DIN or Eurocode, as well as the local seismic, wind speed & snow loads, loading capacities, fill/empty cycles etc, providing the relevant constitutions, base loads & weights with a minimum of delay. FRAME has a very experienced team of Area Sales Managers available to advise our clients on the most cost effective solution to their specific requirements. Our acclaimed SeSaMo on line quotation system enables offers to be prepared with a minimum of delay & is available to selected/exclusive agents

8 03. Company Strengths Our Technical Department makes extensive utilization of both Auto Cad & 3D modelling in both project & component design. FRAME has a policy of continuously seeking improvements to current designs & manufacturing processes to offer both cost savings to our clients as well as safeguarding environmental conditions wherever possible. Our highly skilled workforce, together with the highly efficient manufacturing facilities using the latest technology, ensure that FRAME silos are supplied to the highest quality standards, at competitive prices & within realistic lead times. Clients can prepare their own preliminary silo layouts using the FRAME Standards Autocad models downloadable through a dedicated FTP site

9 03. Company Strengths The Technical Department has also the ability to develop Finite Element Analysis Models (FEM Modelling) giving to the customers the right solution for foundations, seismic accelerations, etc.

10 03. Company Strengths FRAME has a policy of continuously seeking improvements to our current designs & manufacturing processes to offer both cost savings to our clients as well as improving environmental conditions wherever possible. Our highly skilled workforce, together with the highly efficient manufacturing facilities using the latest technologies, ensure that FRAME silos are supplied to the highest quality standards, at competitive prices & within realistic lead times. FRAME manufactures one of the widest ranges of flat & hopper bottom silos & accessories available from one source. In order to provide the most cost effective solutions, FRAME use standard designs wherever possible, however, where necessary can provide special alternatives to suit our clients specific requirements.

11 04. The Quality FRAME have their own laboratory for analysis of both raw material & manufactured components, in addition, quality control & traceability procedures are implemented throughout the manufacturing processes.

12 04. The Quality FP & FC silos are manufactured using the highest quality materials according to the Euro norm EN ISO 14713: 1999 Galvanising Standards

13 04. The Quality FRAME have been awarded with the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Assurance certificate for the design, production & installation of grain storage silos, ensuring that the highest standards are maintained through all stages of the project.

14 04. The Quality In 2014 FRAME were awarded the UNI EN1090 1:2012 certification from ICIM

15 04. The Quality UNI EN 1090 CE Mark Under the latest EU requirements, any series manufactured structural metal components either manufactured or imported into the EU must comply with the CE marking requirements, in fact it will be a criminal offence to supply structural steel work within the EU unless it conforms to this standard & carries the legitimate CE mark. The penalties for businesses found not complying with this requirement will be severe, they will be prevented from trading & will have to incur the cost of any consequential product recalls & fines.

16 04. The Quality All welding processes carried out by FRAME are UNI EN ISO compliant.

17 Modern manufacturing methods, including de coiling of sidewall sheets

18 Highly efficient corrugating rolls ensure fast production times. The high capacity hydraulic press punches & shears the FP & FC silo sidewall sheets to size in one operation.

19 Automated robotic manufacturing systems ensure high capacity & accurate production. This slide shows the stiffener manufacturing facility.

20 06. FRAME Geographic Markets There are FRAME installations in: EUROPE: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, C.I.S., Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom as well as in Italy. AMERICA: Argentina, Caribbean, Paraguay, Venezuela ASIA: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Turkey Middle East: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen AFRICA: Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia

21 Tanzania 10,000 Wheat Nr. 4 FP 18/

22 Algeria 15,000 Wheat Nr. 6 FP 14/

23 Italy 5,000 Wheat Nr. 9 FC45 9/

24 Italy 700 Wheat Maize Nr. 5 FC45 4/

25 Madagascar 30,000 Paddy Rice Nr. 8 FP 18/

26 Hungary 10,200 Maize Nr. 2 FP 22/

27 Iran 70,000 Wheat Nr. 10 FP 26/

28 Iran 120,000 Wheat Nr. 16 FP 26/

29 Madagascar 32,000 Wheat Nr. 8 FP 20/

30 Lithuania 27,000 Rape Seed Nr. 5 FP 24/

31 Italy 20,000 Maize Nr. 3 FP 24/

32 Indonesia 5,000 Wheat Nr. 8 FC60 8/

33 Indonesia 15,000 Maize Nr. 6 FP 20/

34 UK 11,000 Wheat Nr. 6FC45 12/

35 UK 30,000 Wheat Nr. 4 FP 26/

36 Venezuela 30,000 White Maize Nr. 9 FP 20/

37 Egypt 60,000 Wheat Nr. 12 FP 20/

38 Saudi Arabia 170,000 Maize Nr. 22 FP 24/

39 Tanzania 30,000 Wheat Nr. 5 FP 22/

40 Yemen 50,000 Wheat Nr. 7 FP 26/

41 Nigeria 1,800 Barley Nr. 3 FP 9/

42 Bangladesh 120,000 Wheat Nr. 12 FP 27/

43 Tanzania 24,500 Wheat Nr. 4 FP 22/

44 Poland 28,000 Corn Nr. 2 FP 30/

45 Poland 59,000 Corn Nr. 4 FP 30/33 + No. 8 FC 7/

46 Russia 31,000 Wheat No. 4 FP 24/17 + No. 1 FC 7/12 + No. 4 FC 6/13 + No. 1 CR 5/4 2016

47 Ukraine 48,300 Corn No. 4 FP 23/19 + No. 6 FP 18/19 + No. 5 FP 14/21 + No. 4 FC 6/20 + No. 2 FC 5/21 + No. 2 FC 5/11 + No. 2 FC 5/

48 Romania 200,000 Wheat No. 20 FP 26/

49 Turkey 30,000 Wheat No. 10 FP 20/14 + No. 2 FC 5/4 2016

50 Zambia 20,400 Wheat No. 6 FP 18/

51 08. The FRAME belief To provide cost effective, highest quality, technically advanced & environmentally friendly solutions to our client s individual storage requirements in the fastest timescale utilising the latest designs, materials & through the most efficient administrative & manufacturing procedures.

52 FRAME Srl Via Bertella Ozzano Emilia Bologna ITALY Mail: info@framespa.it Office Contact: