20 years
Ethos: Organic, quality, sustainable, people focussed
OCS & ToN
Quality - Cosmetics
Plant Fire – Click to show slide
Enjoyed phenomenal growth since
78% export to almost every continent
1. Identified staff training needs through functional gap analysis, results from a full staff workplace satisfaction survey, and individual performance assessments.
2. Company skills pledge established.
3. Forged links with Train-to-Gain and Brockenhurst College for all training (piloted a PMO2 NVQ for Brock using an in-house registered assessor). 9 staff have achieved success (details noted below).
4. Used NVQs to benchmark team leading, supervision and functional development. 8 learners currently participating.
5. Train-to-Gain helped identify management training needs resulting in the following training being executed:
a. Colour Works training for all management staff
b. Supervisory skills for supervisors and managers
c. Assessment & Feedback skills for supervisors and managers.
d. ESOL training for foreign staff.
5s training for all staff then put into practice
Kanban, visual management, coaching & feedback training given to managers & supervisors
6. Functional training was invested in forklift handling, fire fighting, health & safety and production efficiency and work process training.
7. We built an in-house salon in order to train staff and customers in the application of our products. This was augmented by the distribution of a product application training DVD to our entire customer base.
Top down & Lateral
HR assessment reviews – annual: one-on-one
Annual staff morale survey
Monthly morale surveys
Weekly departmental meetings
Fortnightly management meetings
Open-door policy
Pigeon-hole system, memos, payslips,
Quarterly MD address – bonus
Culture change: less
Business Link representative visit
Processes
Daily team meeting
Notice board (Updated & 5s’d)
Culture change on feedback & recognition which is more widely used now
Standards: 5S, Lean, Kanban, Visual Management etc
Visual now. Our vision is for someone to start work & be able to run a line if the procedure was followed & to simplify it which is easier said than done
Bottom up
Travel scheme
Why suggestion scheme: Needed to derive a method for generating ideas from the coal-face, because that’s where the ideas lie.
Developed the scheme which works as follows:
Individual who has an idea fills in the card
New ideas are discussed among groups (power circles) where they are accepted / modified / approved – team buy-in achieved
Forwarded to management for approval (budgetary / strategic) – action / wait / no thanks – feedback (verbal & written)
Quarterly draw out of a hat: ½ day’s leave
Types of suggestions range from environmental, lean, quality, morale, product development etc.
Maybe discuss in feed table that has saved £6k a year
One suggestion that came forward was the leave your car at home scheme
We needed to build on a shower for the cyclists and joggers (Sick leave has dropped)
Other incentives that relate: Staff profit share scheme: 1% of gross profit
Recognition at departmental level
Staff days out
Top down & Lateral
HR assessment reviews – annual: one-on-one
Annual staff morale survey
Monthly morale surveys
Weekly departmental meetings
Fortnightly management meetings
Open-door policy
Pigeon-hole system, memos, payslips,
Quarterly MD address – bonus
Culture change: less
Business Link representative visit
Processes
Standards: 5S, Lean, Kanban, Visual Management etc
Compliments outweigh complaints
Complaints decreased with increased volume
On course for >4.5 million branded sales from 1.5 million in 2006
Growth 09-10:
Increased branded sales by 25%
Increased Gross profit by 29%
Increased Net profit by 31%
Compare to 08-09??
NFSB award for most sustainable business 2009 = Business of the year award
Hants & IoW Sustainable Bus Award Finalist – winner was an Eco farm charity training environmental sustainable practices.
Hand over to Mark: SWOT ???