Forever
living, FLP, founded in 1978 by Rex Maughan, the President and CEO and
celebrated its
28th anniversary in 2006
FLP is the world leader in the growing, processing and
distribution of aloe vera products
and the collection, processing and
distribution of beehive products
(FLP’s range includes: health, nutrition,
skin care, cosmetics, weight
management
and animal care products).
FLP operates in 120 countries with over 7 million
distributors worldwide
FLP was the first aloe vera company in the
world
to have the International Aloe Science
Council Seal of Approval on its
aloe vera products (ten years before any
of its European based competitors)
In 1997 FLP purchased
a 92,000 square foot headquarters building in Scottsdale,
Phoenix, Arizona –now
known as Forever Corporate Plaza
FLP has experienced 28 years of
uninterrupted
growth
and is
one of the
largest private companies in Arizona
In 1978 FLP turnover was $8
million,
in 2004 it was over $2.1 billion
FLP’s commitment to
quality assurance and control is exemplified by its investment in
state of the art production facilities in places like Dallas, that house
research
facilities that are comparable to any cosmetic laboratory in the
world.
FLP offers an unconditional 60-day money back guarantee on
all its products
FLP’s aloe vera is organically grown,
and it is
the only aloe vera company
in the world to operate a totally vertically
integrated system,
i.e. from plant
to product
to end-user/customer, ensuring
unmatched levels
of quality control,
assurance and customer service.
FLP grows over 80% of the world’s
commercially cultivated
aloe vera.
FLP owns and farms over 6000 acres of
aloe vera fields in Texas,
Mexico and the Dominican
Republic.
FLP owns patents for its unique aloe vera stabilisation
process and its beehive
products’ collection systems.
FLP also has the internationally approved
K
(Kosher) rating
and the Islamic Seal of Approval on a selection of its products
FLP is one of the world’s leading producers of
beehive
products, namely:
honey, bee propolis,
bee pollen and royal jelly. Its
beehives are located in the
high Sonoran Desert
in Arizona, an area noted
for its pollution-free environment,
rich soil
and unique flora and fauna FLP is actively involved with many leading
medical
institutions in the USA that are
using its products, both internally and
topically, including the Arizona Burns
Centre in Phoenix.
FLP and its sister company, Aloe Vera of America, are member
companies of PETA
(People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals) and are
featured on
the organisation’s website
at: www.peta-online.org
FLP has over $1.5 billion of wholly
owned
assets including
head office
buildings, hotels, inland waterway marinas
and other assets such
as
‘Southfork Ranch’ made famous through
the TV programme, ‘Dallas’ and its
‘infamous’ star, J. R. Ewing. Southfork Ranch is now one of the leading,
privately owned tourist attractions in the USA. It also owns scores of
leisure and hotel
resort assets and many safari lodges in
South Africa and
is investing in other leisure
and corporate assets worldwide. FLP is also
the largest manufacturer and operator of houseboats in the USA
FLP’s European sales increased by 73% in 2002 compared to
2001
In 2006, the worldwide direct sales industry is expected to be worth over
$100 billion.
It involves over 30 million distributors
worldwide and is one
of the fastest growing
industries in the world
Forever Living Products (UK) Ltd
was registered in 1988
In 1993, FLP purchased its UK headquarters, Longbridge Manor
in Warwickshire
(a Grade 2 listed stately home) for circa £1 million +
In 1998, in a survey conducted by
Dunn & Bradstreet and
published in the magazine,
Real Business, FLP was listed as the 12th fastest
growing privately owned company
in the UK
In 1993, FLP’s turnover was £1.4 million and by
2004,
turnover was £34 million.
FLP is one of the UK’s leading network marketing companies
In 2000, in a survey published in The Independent on Sunday, FLP was ranked
fifteenth in its Top Independent Performer
list FLP is the UK’s largest distributor
of aloe
vera
and beehive
products - serving the
health, nutrition, skin care, cosmetics,
weight
management and animal care
markets
In 2000, FLP invested over £1 million in a network of
regional support centres for its distributors
FLP is a leading member of the Direct
Selling Association (DSA)
-
an organisation which regulates the direct sales industry
which is
expected to expand to circa £1.75 billion in the UK in 2003
Bob Parker, UK Managing Director, is a director of the DSA
and a full Council
Member In 2000, FLP was recognised by
the DSA for its commitment to
distributor
support and presented with an award for ‘Outstanding Innovation’
In 2003, FLP was the first Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)
company ever to be awarded
the Investors in People Standard
In 2000, FLP worked closely with DEBRA, the charity for
sufferers of the genetically inherited skin disorder, Epidermolysis
Bullosa
(EB) and Great Ormond Street Hospital, raising
around £120,000 for the
charity to help fund specialist EB nurses and providing
one of
its products
for use in helping to alleviate
the condition.
In 2000, following successful work on EB at Great Ormond
Street Hospital, FLP’s Aloe Propolis Crème – a unique topical formulation -
was made available to EB patients
through the hospital’s Dermatology
Department
In 2001, FLP announced the world’s first ever
double-blind,
placebo controlled, cross over,
clinical trial for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
(IBS) using its
Aloe Vera Gel drinking juice. The trial is being conducted
at the Morriston Hospital
in south Wales. FLP is also developing
initiatives with
other medical institutions
in the UK to launch trials
involving a number of its aloe vera productsfor both internal and topical
use
In 2003, another
clinical trial - for Ulcerative Colitis using the Aloe Vera Gel drinking
juice was successfully completed at the Royal Free Hospital in London, with
around 38% of patients reporting benefits from using Aloe Vera Gel
FLP operates a Profit
Share scheme for its distributors. In the last eight years, FLP has shared
over £2.5 million with its distributors, with individual cheques ranging
from around £2,500 to over £290,000
FLP has a
Professional Advisory Board comprising a doctor, a nutritionist, a beauty
therapist and a vet to advise on all nutritional, beauty, medical, animal
and related matters
It is estimated that
the UK now spends over £130 million annually on complementary and
alternative therapies.
This figure is expected to rise to over £200 million
by 2008 (Mintel, 2003)
