The document describes Gateway to Lean Manufacturing, a program developed to help businesses sharpen their manufacturing practices by reducing lead times, improving quality and costs, and increasing capacity. It aims to address common issues like inadequate communication and lack of operational visibility. The program provides consultancy and comprehensive training over 10 weeks on topics like lean awareness, process mapping, and change management. Case studies show it has helped businesses streamline productivity and apply lessons across their operations. Businesses facing issues like high costs or inability to keep up with demand are encouraged to speak with a specialist to learn how the program can guide them to putting systems in place to address current and future problems.

1. Gateway to
Lean Manufacturing

2. How can this programme
help you?
Meet our specialist
Gateway to Lean Manufacturing has been developed with your business
needs in mind to help you sharpen your manufacturing practices.
We have three specific aims:
• To reduce lead times
• Improve quality, costs and delivery
• Release capacity
We deliver this support in the form of consultancy and a
comprehensive training programme using real-world examples you
can identify with combined with practical knowledge that you can
apply immediately to your business.
“The most common issues businesses face are inadequate
communications and weak visibility of how the business is
operating on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
Through my experience working with manufacturers, I have
learned how creating a joined-up, transparent business is the key
to addressing issues of delivery, quality and cost. I can help you
to make sustainable changes which benefit the bottom line.”
Richard Wild-Jones
Richard Wild Jones has more than 35 years’ experience
working with small and large manufacturing businesses. He
is one of our skilled team of experts, offering training and
consultancy to businesses across the country. He is a lean
manufacturing specialist and also the Lead Specialist for
Business Growth Unlimited.
Here’s how he can help you:

3. Is the Gateway to Lean
Manufacturing for You? Hills Numberplates
Incorporated in 1927, Hills trades
exclusively as a manufacturer of
number plate components, ready-made
registration plates and the latest number
plate manufacturing systems. Based in
Birmingham, it is the acknowledged market
leader in size, technology and innovation.
Case Study
Lean Manufacturing is aimed at MDs,
Operations Directors, Production Managers
and Change Agents who want to take their
business to the next level and are open to
new ideas and methods.
“Richard understands people and how to encourage every
individual to take ownership of the new work ethos. As a result,
we were able to take what we had learned about planning and
asset care, and apply it to other areas of the business ourselves,
giving us ongoing value from the initial programme.”
Mark Osman, Operations Manager
Here’s what they had to say about the Gateway to
Lean Manufacturing programme:
If you have experienced any of the following;
• Operational performance visibility is limited to financial reports
• Costs are too high and lead times too long
• Processes and systems can no longer cope
• We have product, we just don’t have the right product
...then we can help you.
You do not have to find solutions for these issues on your own.
Our specialists are here to guide you through the Gateway
to Lean Manufacturing so that you can put systems in place
that not only address the immediate problems but create a
foundation for addressing future issues in an effective and
efficient manner.

4. What will you gain?
The coaching and consultancy will get your
entire team involved. We will go through your
processes and find the best ways to save you
money and increase your bottom line.
Our core skills training programme consists of 12 carefully
designed modules delivered 1 day a week for 10 weeks that will
quickly and easily give you the tools to put new systems in place
to streamline productivity.
The 12 modules are:
1 Lean Awareness
2 Workplace Organisation
3 Process mapping
4 Lean Line Design
5 Workplace Management
6 Total Productive Maintenance
7 Fast changeovers
8 Problem Solving
9 Planning and Scheduling
10 Value Stream Identification
11 Value Stream Mapping
12 Change Management
Business Growth Unlimited
Contact us to speak to a specialist today!
Telephone: +44 (0) 1902 838321
Email: info@bgu.uk.com
Business Growth Unlimited is a business
consultancy dedicated to the support and
development of businesses in all sectors.
We offer business owners and directors a one-stop shop of
practical guidance which is backed by software and productivity
tools to help you steer your business onto the next level.
Our highly-experienced team of specialists has one goal, to
increase your bottom line, and they will help you develop the
knowledge and skills to achieve this.
We don’t just help to solve the problems you have now, we give
you the skills and tools you need to sustain your company’s
growth into the future.

5. Business Growth Unlimited
Business Solutions Centre
Wolverhampton Science Park
Glaisher Drive
Wolverhampton
WV10 9RT
T +44 (0)1902 838321
E info@bgu.uk.com
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