Strategic Management
NDB Engineering Ltd
Willenhall based NDB Engineering have improved stock management and productivity within the company to safeguard six jobs thanks to the help and support of the Manufacturing Advisory Service – West Midlands.
Quayside Joinery Ltd - 2008
Blyth based Quayside Joinery has been manufacturing high quality bespoke staircases, windows, doors and other bespoke items for over 15 years.
Never too late!
Bridgland Moulders Ltd specialise in laminating and bonding decks and hulls for Oyster Marine’s ocean going yachts. The yachts, ranging from 46’ to 82’, are world renowned and have achieved two Queens awards. Bridgland Moulders were struggling to achieve the same world class performance, failing to meet their sales and delivery demands. Support from the MAS-East team helped deliver significant lead time reductions and dramatically improve on-time delivery performance.
Francis & Lewis International
Francis and Lewis International (FLI) fabricate telecoms, radar and meteorology towers in a variety of innovative and attractive designs for the major mobile phone companies, Networkrail and other customers. Key Achievements: The exercise lead to FLI focusing on helical piling in Rail & Highways as it’s major initiative for the future. Other opportunities, such as overseas markets were dropped. This contributed to FLI securing more business with an existing customer which might otherwise have been lost, and represents 15% of the turnover in 2008.
The Orchard Pig
The Orchard Pig Company was launched in 2005 to bring ciders & apple juices to consumers in the west of England. The strategic project has resulted in a plan that both the senior management AND investors have been able to sign up to. The process itself helped members of the senior management team agree & share one vision of the development plan for the business.
Sustainable Drainage Systems Ltd
Sustainable Drainage Systems Ltd (SDS), specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of storm water management solutions. A team of 5 people across both sites were taken through a Strategic Management Programme.
Atkinson Engineering Ltd
Bespoke engineering components and oil heating products. The primary focus was on the engineering division and three main areas were reviewed with MAS-SW, which included both strategic and operational issues.
London Manufacturing Advisory Service LMAS client’s Working Lunch
London Manufacturing Advisory Service (LMAS) helps online medical supplier increase warehouse space by 30% and reduce pick and pack times by 50%.
Chem Resist Europe
Based in Dewsbury, Chem Resist Europe used MAS for expert help to develop a long-term strategy using the Strategy Blueprint model.
Flexing growth through strategic planning at Keaflex
Having previously completed a number of operational improvement projects with MAS South East, Keaflex once again worked with us to develop a strategic plan looking at areas including new business development, purchasing and customer service through the MAS South East Strategic Planning Programme.
Sunflower Medical
Based in Bradford, Sunflower Medical used MAS for expert help to identify cost savings and address the competitive challenges facing the company to support the next phase of growth.
