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Archive for the ‘Press Release’ Category
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
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PRESS RELEASE
Apprentice Challenge
KCTS delivers a motivation and values programme for apprentices at a major UK Aerospace company.
Wirral, UK. 22nd November 2010.
A major UK Aerospace company approached KCTS with the challenge of motivating and instilling a higher level of values as part of its apprentice training programme. The company was concerned that its apprentices were not being suitably challenged by their education placements or integrated into their work placements. The company is investing a lot in its future with these apprentices and wanted to ensure that they would be capable of delivering success as they progress their careers within the company.
The Apprentice Challenge was designed and developed to fulfil this objective and inspire them to be successful. The programme has three distinct phases; Preparation – apprentices are remotely formed into teams and tackle a set challenge; Challenge Event – apprentices compete against each other in teams while learning new team working skills, what success is, how to achieve it and what it feels like to be successful; Support – 100 day reviews throughout the year to constantly challenge the apprentices to be all they can be and to succeed.
The Challenge Event was a great success, hosted at the home of the WWII code breakers at Bletchley Park. The apprentices are now going through the year long Support programme, which will continue to build and develop their personal planning, communication and problem solving skills. Most importantly, it will inspire them to have a higher set of values, helping them to be successful, for both for their own and the company’s futures. The success of the programme has generated considerable interest within the company and within other companies who have similar apprentice training programmes.
About KCTS
KCTS are located on the Wirral peninsula and are an international training & consultancy provider of specialist World Class Manufacturing (WCM) standards. Delivering TPM, Lean, Change Management and Policy Deployment programmes to the manufacturing and service industries Worldwide. Through these proven methodologies KCTS can reduce costs by identifying and removing losses within a process or value stream. For further information regarding this press release or KCTS, please contact; KCTS on 0151 608 9036 or visit www.kcts.co.uk
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Tags: aerospace company, apprentice training, apprentices, challenge event, uk aerospace
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Written by Lee Oxton
PRESS RELEASE
World Class Training being held in Toronto
Wirral, UK. 25th October 2010.
UK based specialist business improvement training company; Kaizen Consultancy & Training Services (KCTS) are currently delivering their flag-ship Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Instructor Course to world leading plasterboard manufacturer, Saint Gobain Gyproc. The two week event is being held in Toronto, Canada and involves thirty two senior managers and other personnel representing Saint Gobain Gyproc plants from around the World.
Saint Gobain Gyproc is now into their ninth year of a World Class Manufacturing programme which encompasses 68 manufacturing facilities in 54 countries. The Instructor Course is the fourteenth event held to date, all of which have been delivered by Kaizen Consultancy & Training Services.
Delegates who participate in this intense training will qualify as Instructors in TPM once they have gone back to their respective plants and led improvement projects. They are then reviewed in areas such as; 5S, Problem Solving, Autonomous Maintenance and Professional Maintenance 100 days later.
As a result of this training outputs have increased by up to 40%, product quality has improved, safety performance is better and costs have been substantially reduced. Saint Gobain Gyproc have made an estimated 95 Million Euro in efficiency cost savings and are well underway to achieving Silver Plant status within their World Class Manufacturing model, throughout the Global Gyproc division.
About KCTS
KCTS are an international training & consultancy provider of specialist World Class Manufacturing (WCM) standards. Delivering TPM, Lean, Change Management and Policy Deployment programmes to the manufacturing and service industries Worldwide. Through these proven methodologies KCTS can reduce costs by identifying and removing losses within a process or value stream. For further information regarding this press release or KCTS, please contact; KCTS on 0151 608 9036 or visit www.kcts.co.uk.
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Tags: instructor course, Lean, total productive maintenance, TPM, world class manufacturing
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
PRESS RELEASE
Improved Problem & Fault Finding Capability
KCTS’s “Mobile Investigation Camera Kit” (MICK) has been Factory tested.
Wirral, UK. 26th July 2010.
After successfully completing upgrading our MICK to MICK 2, the latest model has now been fully testing in a live factory environment. Matthew Treby (Technical Consultant) has been to a local factory and put MICK 2 through its paces to evaluate the system and ensure the quality of the product and picture was perfect.
The unit has had a complete revamp after taking into account feedback from people who have used the previous MICK kit. These improvements include a completely new camera cabling system that is lighter, more flexible and can run for longer lengths. The cases have also been improved so they are more portable, hardwearing and the components split into several flight cases, allowing easier access and lighter to carry. The picture quality from the cameras has been improved allowing sharper and clearer images to be recorded and played back at various speeds. To further enhance the viewing experience the monitor size has also been increased. Due to the improved image quality we have upgraded the storage capability, as well as making it easier to get data from the unit by DVD and memory stick. Finally MICK 2 is easier to use, than the previous MICK, with the inclusion of a mouse and remote control.
The system still retains it core fundamental components of clamps, arms and tripods, as these are essential in order to position the cameras accurately in awkward positions. Despite all the many improvements that have been done, MICK 2 can still function at 110 Volts or 240 Volts so can be used worldwide with no modifications. The MICK 2 system will be on sale from September.
About KCTS
KCTS are located on the Wirral peninsula and are an international training & consultancy provider of specialist World Class Manufacturing (WCM) standards. Delivering TPM, Lean, Change Management and Policy Deployment programmes to the manufacturing and service industries Worldwide. Through these proven methodologies KCTS can reduce costs by identifying and removing losses within a process or value stream. For further information regarding this press release or KCTS, please contact; KCTS on 0151 608 9036 or visit www.kcts.co.uk
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Tags: change management, total productive maintenance, TPM, world class manufacturing
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
PRESS RELEASE
KCTS completes another successful TPM Instructor Course with all 32 delegates passing…
All newly appointed TPM Instructors now move on to successfully implement continuous improvement projects in their own locations.
Wirral, UK. 19th May 2010.
After successfully completing their twenty third World Class Manufacturing Instructor course, Wirral specialist training provider Kaizen Consultancy & Training Services are proud to announce another record beating result. All thirty two delegates who underwent the intense two week training course in Total Productive Maintenance have passed with flying colours.
The TPM Instructor Course which was held on behalf of global leading building materials manufacturer, Saint Gobain Gyproc is the thirteenth of its kind to be conducted as part of their journey to World Class. The training is the highest level TPM training that can be achieved and covers industry specific topics such as; problem solving, people development, leadership, maintenance, health & Safety, quality and workplace organisation.
‘This was another inspirational and life changing event for all that attended’, says Paul Steven, TPM Course Instructor. ‘Many of the live improvement projects that were presented to us by the host factory in Shanghai were solved during the two weeks. All teams displayed exceptional skills in World Class Manufacturing techniques; however only one team is selected for best overall outstanding achievement and this time it was the Blue Team, for consistent application of World Class Manufacturing skills.
All delegates who attended the training event will now go back to their individual plants and begin work on their 100 Day plans. This structured implementation of a rigid plan helps to embed the learning that is gained over the 2 weeks, whilst immediately providing payback and a return-on-investment for the respective individual sites.
About KCTS
KCTS are located on the Wirral peninsula and are an international training & consultancy provider of specialist World Class Manufacturing (WCM) standards. Delivering TPM, Lean, Change Management and Policy Deployment programmes to the manufacturing and service industries Worldwide. Through these proven methodologies KCTS can reduce costs by identifying and removing losses within a process or value stream. For further information regarding this press release or KCTS, please contact; KCTS on 0151 608 9036 or visit www.kcts.co.uk
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Tags: continuous improvement projects, lean training, total productive maintenance, TPM, world class manufacturing
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