Create a sustainable system of performance improvement
Are your margins being squeezed by retailers? Are you customers constantly demanding more from you? Is profitability becoming harder to maintain? Are your manufacturing costs increasing and possibly...
View ArticleThe Journey to Manufacturing Excellence
Contact MCP to receive our free Consultancy and Training for Excellence Guides: The Journey to Asset Management Excellence The Journey to Manufacturing Excellence The guides look at the different roles...
View ArticleOvercoming maintenance stagnation
Works Management April 2015 Put your lean know-how to the test in our continuous improvement dilemma column with MCP’s Richard Jones Dear Works Management, We are a traditional manufacturing business...
View ArticlePreventive maintenance vital for cash-strapped firms
MCP’s interview with the Food Manufacture Food firms are targeting Asset Care as a way to ease pressure on profits, but lack of properly trained staff is proving a hindrance, according to Peter Gagg,...
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@ConsultingMCP – or meet us face to face at our Open Day at our Reading Training venue tomorrow Find out about MCP’s Training Programmes and ISO 55000 at our Free Open Day event in Reading Join MCP at...
View ArticleWhat is essential for effective Asset Management?
There are 6 groups of activities essential for effective Asset Management: Effective Asset Management Asset Management Strategy and Planning – Policy, Strategy, & Planning, Strategic Planning and...
View ArticleMeeting our International Partners @ConsultingMCP
MCP: Meeting our international partners! Posted by Saskja Dankl on 22. 05. 2015 Taken from our German partner’s blog Our partners Celia and Sarah from MCP Consulting Group (UK) made their way from...
View ArticleIET Presentation
Follow MCP on twitter @ConsultingMCP and see @JohnSaysell and Mick Neville at the Institution of Engineering and Technology being presented with their accredited training provider award. MCP awarded...
View ArticleWorks Management Factory Safety and Maintenance Conference
On the 3rd June John Holland from United Biscuits presented their asset care journey as supported by MCP in Stratford. If you would like a copy of the presentation please contact consulting@mcpeurope.com
View ArticleWorks Management Factory Safety and Maintenance Conference
On the 3rd June John Holland from United Biscuits presented their asset care journey as supported by MCP in Stratford. If you would like a copy of the presentation please contact consulting@mcpeurope.com
View ArticleManufacturing cost improvement…
… a real opportunity for UK business The need to improve manufacturing performance and cost of production has never been greater with pressure from shareholders, customers and competitors constantly...
View ArticleMCP respond to the growing interest in asset management
We are pleased to announce that our consultants Richard Fathers and Keith Rimmer achieved the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) qualifications at the IAM Annual Conference 2015 in July. The...
View ArticleMaintenance excellence in action
A programme managed by MCP Consulting at United Biscuits plant at Harlesden focused on increasing reliability and reducing costs. The Harlesden site produced 115,000 tonnes of biscuits last year —...
View ArticleReliable equipment is critical to manufacturing success
The typical cost of one hour’s downtime in an average manufacturing company is £1,000, it can be several thousand pounds in high tech companies and millions of pounds in the service sector. For one...
View ArticleBenefits of multi-skilling
The 2015 Works Management People Productivity report stated that 39% of companies suffered from a shortage of multi-skilled maintenance engineers. When I did my apprenticeship with British Rail...
View ArticleCMMS questions answered…
What is the key to an effective and efficient CMMS system? What should plant, works and maintenance managers specifically be looking for when selecting a CMMS tool? What training challenges does CMMS...
View ArticlePhil Tugwell is the OMAINtec EVENT!
In November 15, Phil Tugwell, Associate Director, MCP Consulting Group, attended the 13th International Operations & Maintenance Conference in Cario, Egypt. Phil was invited to be a Keynote Speaker...
View ArticleBe the first to know: AMIS MasterClass forthcoming date announced
MCP are pleased to announce their forthcoming AMIS MasterClass hosted by William Grant & Son, following their achievement of AMIS World-Class status. This event will be held at William Grant’s...
View ArticleMCP adds FM strength
MCP Consulting Group, the asset management performance improvement specialist, has appointed Phil Taylor with a remit to deliver growth in the facilities management sector. MCP offers a range of...
View ArticleTop Ten Tips for the Industrial Trainer
Johns offers his Top Ten Tips for the Industrial Trainer, his latest article published in the January Issue of Engineering Maintenance Magazine. MCP’s technical training specialises in practical...
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