Sectors

We have worked with light and heavy engineering companies, food companies, furniture and textile makers, plastic product manufacturers, portable building producers, electronics companies, timber processors, component manufacturers, chemical works and window makers.

As well as oil blenders, HVAC manufacturers, electrical companies, packaging producers, steel converters and wireworkers. We are adding them all the time.

The companies include continuous processors, mass producers, batch manufacturers and one off specialists. They also encompass companies completely new to lean, and others with significant experience in it. Whatever it is that your business does, there are lean tools and techniques to help you do it quicker, cheaper and better; click on 'next steps' to get in touch, and begin to realise the benefits.

Take a look at some of our Case Studies, which include an acoustic cabinet manufacturer, a gas sensor and analyser manufacturer and a large chemical (acetyls) manufacturer.

Articles

  • Taking Lean to the next level

    • Lean tools grew out of manufacturing, but now have evolved to suit all parts of an organisation. Join us for a day to find out how you can move your whole business up a gear.

  • Frustrated by Lean?

    • Many, many businesses have had a go at implementing something lean, and most have achieved some benefit from their efforts, but if your progress is slow or looks like stalling then this is for you...

  • Whole Company Transformation

    • Transforming your whole business sounds like a big job (it is) but going about it in the right way makes 'whole business lean' achievable. How? Read on...

  • Lean Consortium Past Participants

    • The Lean Consortium alumni list includes companies large and small, from virtually every sector...

  • Lean Consortium Case Studies

    • Timberworx slash lead time from 8 weeks to 10 days Struggling to meet customer demands for delivery and quality, Timberworx used Lean Consortium to engage their staff...