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Driving Ahead with Accelerate
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Business Strategy Development Network
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With support from Advantage West Midlands and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce,
AP Benson has been working with SME automotive parts manufacturing companies
in the West Midlands to deliver a programme of change management and strategy
network.
The participating companies were:
Zeus Group - Manufacturers of complex aluminium precise sand castings
mainly for the automotive industry
Plastic Coatings - Plastic coating, metal finishing, powder coating &
chemical resistance specialists
Clamason Industries - A precision presswork manufacturer
RDS Automotive (now know as Cab Auto) - A manufacturer of automotive
interiors
Danstan Engineering - General and bespoke fabrication
Widney Group - Cabs manufacturer
Petford Tools - Specialist toolmaker for Plastic Injection, Compression
and Composite Moulds
AP Benson's Craig Livingstone said "The process of reviewing areas such as Cost
Down; Strategic Issue Assessment; People - motivation, retention, training;
Leadership; Long Term Survival; Quality Standards; Overseas Competition;
Supervisors have led to the development and adoption of positive action plans
by the participating companies. Other outcomes include improvements in their
competitive positions within the industry and the ability to address specific
strategic issues such as threats from overseas competition".
"Another encouraging outcome from this network is the recognition of its value
to the participating companies and the collective knowledge gained" stated
Craig Livingstone.
Case Study: Zeus
AP Benson provided services to assist Zeus to address several key issues that
had been identified as a result of participating in the BSD network.
Zeus, based in Wollaston in the West Midlands, is a low to mid volume
manufacturer of high precision castings and provider of tooling services to the
automobile, aerospace and general engineering industries. The company employs
306 and has a turnover of £6.5m.
"The key areas we wanted to focus on were training; communication; labour and
teamwork as we believe these are fundamental in the improvement of efficiency
and effectiveness of Zeus" stated Neil Williams, Managing Director, Zeus
Neil said "The extensive productivity review and training recommendations
submitted by AP Benson have led to the development of a 10 month extensive
training period for our staff. Positive outcomes have included greater job
satisfaction, improved product efficiency, increased profitability and sales.
Our culture shift has led to higher recruitment and retention levels. We would
like to be seen as the employer of choice in the West Midlands."
Case Study: Plastic Coatings
As a leading trade coater in the UK, Plastic Coatings
produces a wide range of coating products for anti-corrosion coating,
weatherproofing, electrical insulation coating, dry lubricant coating,
non-stick coating or purely decorative coating.
Whilst the company has several sites across the UK this project involved the
West Midlands production site at Kingswinford.
For more information on AP Benson's activities in
the manufacturing sector please Contact Us or complete our Contact Form.
AP Benson offer
initial free telephone consultations with our industry sector
leaders.
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