28/05/2010 by Carol Hogg.

We’ve been working with James Heal  since February 2009, and they’re going from strength to strength.  They’re now opening their doors to the manufacturing public for one morning, through the MAS YH Inside Industry programme, to let others see how they’ve started on their Lean journey, what they’ve achieved so far, and what their next steps will be.

The visit takes place on Tuesday 15 June 2010.

If you’ve been considering introducing Lean into your business, but are still unsure, or if you’d like to see how your company could benefit by introducing Lean, come along to the vist and ask those who have taken the plunge themselves.  For more information on our work with James H Heal & Co Ltd, visit our website.  Or visit Inside Industry  to book a place on this half-day factory visit.

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21/04/2010 by Carol Hogg.

Taking place on Thursday 22 April, this Foundation Day is a great opportunity for you to learn some of the basics of Lean.  The Lean Consortium programme is an innovative training programme, designed to help you introduce and improve your employees’ understanding of Lean, and to develop your Lean Leaders skills to take your essential improvement projects forward and instil a culture of continuous improvement throughout the business.

The Foundation Day is a free day of learning and demonstration from The Lean Consortium where you will learn the foundations of implementing and sustaining key lean techniques in your company.  You can participate in a live demonstration of the difference the programme can make to your business processes.

Full information is available at The Lean Consortium website, or contact John Macdonald on 07957 336856.

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08/06/2009 by Carol Hogg.

How often has your organisation started the drive to improve; and how often has it dwindled away?  During this workshop we will look at the necessity of good leadership and focus on developing Leadership skills at all levels of the organisation in order to sustain the momentum of an improvement initiative.  If this is a topic you’re interested in, take a look at the full details on our website.

You may not be able to attend this particular event, but the good news is we can run this - and other workshops - in-house for you for a minimum of 8 participants, giving you a more tailored event, addressing your own particular issues.  Contact us for further information.

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20/05/2009 by Carol Hogg.

Wednesday, 3 June, 9.00am to 12.30pm.

Analox Sensor Technology Ltd is hosting an Inside Industry visit, organised by MAS YH.  Analox is a company we have worked with for many years on its operational excellence programme, including developing employees’ skills in such improvement tools and techniques as Design for Manufacture, FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis), 5S / Workplace Organisation, Performance Monitoring, Process Layout, as well as helping to develop the Analox 5-year strategy for growth.  Based in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, the company specialises in the design and manufacture of gas sensors and analysers and currently employs 64 people.

If you’d like to see Analox in action, and hear the experiences of those who’ve undertaken improvement projects with us, call us on 0191 492 8200, or visit our website for more contact details.

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08/04/2009 by Carol Hogg.

We’re on the road again … to take part in “Ask the Expert”, a Business Surgery organised by the South Durham Business Network for organisations in South Durham.  The surgery is taking place on Tuesday, 28 April with representatives from a range of professional services from Accounting to Sales.  We’ll be offering advice on improvement activities you can implement in your business - simple, cost-effective techniques which you can take back to your organisation and put in place fairly easily, and will offer you quick results.  Sounds too good to be true … why not come along and have a chat with us?

The Business Surgery is being held at Spennymoor Town Hall, with sessions commencing at 3.00pm.  There’s more information on our website, www.nicholsonconsultancy.com.

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05/03/2009 by Carol Hogg.

Thank you to everyone who attended our seminar at the North East Regional Business Fair and to those who came to visit our stand.

The seminar was well-attended with over 50 individuals, from both service and manufacturing sectors, interested  in “Improving Business Efficiency”.  Angela’s presentation was well-received, with good interaction during the “Questions and Answers” session.  She touched on the basic concept of “Lean” in the workplace; emphasised the importance of getting your staff on-board from the start of any improvement process; Angela then explained the definition of the Seven Visible Wastes, one of the tools we use to help identify where “waste” is occurring; and then finished with a demonstration of the “Ease and Effect” grid which helps you to plan the order improvements need to be made, once they’ve been identified.

If you’d like to have a copy of the presentation slides, just visit our website and complete the form.  It’s a quick and easy process.

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02/02/2009 by Carol Hogg.

The largest business event in the North East of England is taking place on 25th and 26th February Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park.  It’s expected that over 1000 people will attend this event which will host a combination of “Meet the Buyers”, a business exhibition, a support and advice zone and free-to-attend seminars on a range of “hot” topics.  This will be a great opportunity for North East organisations to develop business and make new contacts.

Nicholson Consultancy will be delivering one of the seminars, on Wednesday 25 February at 10.30 am on “Improving Business Efficiency”.  Come along and hear how you can get more from your exisiting resources using the Lean approach, which can be used effectively both in the office and in the manufacturing environment.  If this is an area which particularly interests you and you’re unable to attend our seminar, you can come along and visit us at the Exhibition, on Stand 22.  We’ll be there on Thursday 26 February too.  Alternatively you can sign up for our e-zine, “Better Today” at www.nicholsonconsultancy.com/ezine for articles on ways you can improve your business efficiency.

If you’re based in the North East and are a supplier of products and/or services, take a look at the NE Business Fair website, www.nebusinessfair.co.uk for more information.  You can “View the Buyers” who’ll be there, and see if you can provide any goods or services they need.  To sign up as a free visitor visit the NE Business Fair sign-up page.

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13/11/2008 by Carol Hogg.

For those who want to fight back against the current downturn, you may be interested in this workshop.  If you’d like to learn how Lean thinking can help you make savings, not only in your manufacturing processes, but also in your administrative functions, this is the event for you.  You’ll come away with low-cost practical ideas that will give quick results, helping you to reduce costs through improved processes.  You’ll also receive 10 tips for survival from a financial expert’s viewpoint.  If you want to know more visit the webpage, http://www.nicholsonconsultancy.com/open_workshop.htm.

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