Region: Ireland

Ian Gregg purchased a business in Rutherglen known as Price’s in 1972. Then in 1989 purchased Flour Power, a small bakery in Edinburgh.  Shop growth continued at pace and the new bakery in Edinburgh opened in 1998. Volume outgrew the Rutherglen site and we moved to Clydesmill in 2007.  The site was built for 190 shops which they had outgrown by 2014.

To cope with shop expansion, supply proposal named  “Blue Print“, was developed, this fundamentally changed how every site operated and the number of lines produced.  Unfortunately, our Edinburgh site could not facilitate semi-automated processes, site closed in April 2017.  Extension to Clydesmill site in 2017 to facilitate additional freezer capacity, shop growth and Yum Yum line. Products made on site: Yum Yum, Belgian Buns, Apple Danish, Fruit Scone, Cheese Scone, Scotch Pies, Haggis Pies Producing a total of approx 1.25 million units per week. We also pick and transport to 288 shops in Scotland and bulk deliver to 14 in Northern Ireland.

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10:00: Refreshments & Introduction

10.30:  Continuous Improvement

10.50:  Engagement

11.10:   Radical Distribution

11.30:   Site Tour

12.30:   Lunch

13.00:   Q&A and Feedback

13.45:   Close

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, RS Group are the digital destination for product and service solutions to help their customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses.

RS provide global access to an unrivalled range of over 750,000 stocked industrial products. Each day their team of experts deliver solutions to resolve our customer’s challenges across design, procurement, inventory and maintenance. They consistently strive to deliver the best possible service to all of their customers and challenge themselves to provide a seamless procurement experience.

RS Group have been on a CI journey for at least 15 years, starting by doing improvement projects (6-sigma) and over the last 3 years starting to move more into the Lean Thinking approach. They are in the process of getting the Executive Committee to sign off a new strategy which introduces the Shingo Approach as the way they want to work across the organisation.

Visit agenda

09:45: Arrival & Welcome

10.00:  RS Group – Our First Choice Strategy

10.30:  Lean & Continuous Improvement

11.15:   Refreshment Break

11.30:   Site Tour – Warehouse

11.30:   Site Tour – Global Shared Business

12.45:   Feedback on Site Tours

13.00:   Lunch

13.30:   Employee Engagement

14.00:   Round Table Discussion

14.45:   Feedback

15.00:   Close

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, RS Group are the digital destination for product and service solutions to help their customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses.

RS provide global access to an unrivalled range of over 750,000 stocked industrial products. Each day their team of experts deliver solutions to resolve our customer’s challenges across design, procurement, inventory and maintenance. They consistently strive to deliver the best possible service to all of their customers and challenge themselves to provide a seamless procurement experience.

RS Group have been on a CI journey for at least 15 years, starting by doing improvement projects (6-sigma) and over the last 3 years starting to move more into the Lean Thinking approach. They are in the process of getting the Executive Committee to sign off a new strategy which introduces the Shingo Approach as the way they want to work across the organisation.

Visit agenda

09:45: Arrival & Welcome

10.00:  RS Group – Our First Choice Strategy

10.30:  Lean & Continuous Improvement

11.15:   Refreshment Break

11.30:   Site Tour – Warehouse

11.30:   Site Tour – Global Shared Business

12.45:   Feedback on Site Tours

13.00:   Lunch

13.30:   Employee Engagement

14.00:   Round Table Discussion

14.45:   Feedback

15.00:   Close

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, RS Group are the digital destination for product and service solutions to help their customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses.

RS provide global access to an unrivalled range of over 750,000 stocked industrial products. Each day their team of experts deliver solutions to resolve our customer’s challenges across design, procurement, inventory and maintenance. They consistently strive to deliver the best possible service to all of their customers and challenge themselves to provide a seamless procurement experience.

RS Group have been on a CI journey for at least 15 years, starting by doing improvement projects (6-sigma) and over the last 3 years starting to move more into the Lean Thinking approach. They are in the process of getting the Executive Committee to sign off a new strategy which introduces the Shingo Approach as the way they want to work across the organisation.

Visit agenda

09:45: Arrival & Welcome

10.00:  RS Group – Our First Choice Strategy

10.30:  Lean & Continuous Improvement

11.15:   Refreshment Break

11.30:   Site Tour – Warehouse

11.30:   Site Tour – Global Shared Business

12.45:   Feedback on Site Tours

13.00:   Lunch

13.30:   Employee Engagement

14.00:   Round Table Discussion

14.45:   Feedback

15.00:   Close

Lear is the world leader in luxury and performance seating for the automotive industry.  Supplying the majority of the world’s leading manufacturers, they have established a reputation for superior engineering, excellence in manufacturing and craftmanship. The organisation was named as one of the Fortune’s 2023 Most Admired Companies. Seating is built to order on a just in time basis and the site manages over 3000 product variations over 2 build lines.  Redditch is an assembly plant and the sole supplier of seating for one of the UK’s most prodigious car brands.

The Redditch site was purchased by Lear in 2010 and they rapidly created a centre of excellence.  On the visit you will see excellent standards of:

• Workplace organisation (Five S)
• Visual Management
• Lean Tools & Techniques
• Digital SOP’s and poke yoke
• Takt & product flow
• Tiered Management System
• Obeya – Central Control room

Employee engagement is achieved through both their Kaizen initiative and also their TIC (Team Improvement Circle) program delivered in partnership with their key customer.  They have developed a training academy on site with a capability centre within the factory environment.  Learning and engagement is also encouraged through bite-sized learning; lunch & learns and line-side development.

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Lear is the world leader in luxury and performance seating for the automotive industry.  Supplying the majority of the world’s leading manufacturers, they have established a reputation for superior engineering, excellence in manufacturing and craftmanship. The organisation was named as one of the Fortune’s 2023 Most Admired Companies. Seating is built to order on a just in time basis and the site manages over 3000 product variations over 2 build lines.  Redditch is an assembly plant and the sole supplier of seating for one of the UK’s most prodigious car brands.

The Redditch site was purchased by Lear in 2010 and they rapidly created a centre of excellence.  On the visit you will see excellent standards of:

• Workplace organisation (Five S)
• Visual Management
• Lean Tools & Techniques
• Digital SOP’s and poke yoke
• Takt & product flow
• Tiered Management System
• Obeya – Central Control room

Employee engagement is achieved through both their Kaizen initiative and also their TIC (Team Improvement Circle) program delivered in partnership with their key customer.  They have developed a training academy on site with a capability centre within the factory environment.  Learning and engagement is also encouraged through bite-sized learning; lunch & learns and line-side development.

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Lear is the world leader in luxury and performance seating for the automotive industry.  Supplying the majority of the world’s leading manufacturers, they have established a reputation for superior engineering, excellence in manufacturing and craftmanship. The organisation was named as one of the Fortune’s 2023 Most Admired Companies. Seating is built to order on a just in time basis and the site manages over 3000 product variations over 2 build lines.  Redditch is an assembly plant and the sole supplier of seating for one of the UK’s most prodigious car brands.

The Redditch site was purchased by Lear in 2010 and they rapidly created a centre of excellence.  On the visit you will see excellent standards of:

• Workplace organisation (Five S)
• Visual Management
• Lean Tools & Techniques
• Digital SOP’s and poke yoke
• Takt & product flow
• Tiered Management System
• Obeya – Central Control room

Employee engagement is achieved through both their Kaizen initiative and also their TIC (Team Improvement Circle) program delivered in partnership with their key customer.  They have developed a training academy on site with a capability centre within the factory environment.  Learning and engagement is also encouraged through bite-sized learning; lunch & learns and line-side development.

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Cummins is a world leader in the design and manufacture of engines and power generation equipment, including PowerCommand standby and prime power systems. The site also provides single-source warranty, planned maintenance, and round-the-clock emergency service 24 hours a day, seven days a week including back-up power rental through our network of distributors.

There are five operating segments:

– Engine
– Power Systems
– Components
– Distribution
– Electrified Power

At Daventry, the plant manufactures automotive engines used in heavy and medium trucks, bus and off highway vehicles. The site also manufactures light duty automotive. More recently the site has also begun manufacture of the power generation systems (Gensets) which are used in a variety of environments including rail, mining, oil and gas and commercial marine.

Manufacturing processes on site include: Machining of blocks, Assembly build, Sub-assembly, Paint, Final Test.

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Cummins is a world leader in the design and manufacture of engines and power generation equipment, including PowerCommand standby and prime power systems. The site also provides single-source warranty, planned maintenance, and round-the-clock emergency service 24 hours a day, seven days a week including back-up power rental through our network of distributors.

There are five operating segments:

– Engine
– Power Systems
– Components
– Distribution
– Electrified Power

At Daventry, the plant manufactures automotive engines used in heavy and medium trucks, bus and off highway vehicles. The site also manufactures light duty automotive. More recently the site has also begun manufacture of the power generation systems (Gensets) which are used in a variety of environments including rail, mining, oil and gas and commercial marine.

Manufacturing processes on site include: Machining of blocks, Assembly build, Sub-assembly, Paint, Final Test.

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