Hampson
Aerospace Machining Birmingham achieved accreditation to
International Environmental Management Standard ISO14001
by LRQA recently. The project was among the strategic business
goals of Hampson Birmingham for 2003 and key to their customers
including Rolls Royce.
The senior management team were concerned
to ensure that a robust system was developed and embedded
into ordinary
responsibilities becoming part of the culture at all levels
within the organisation with everyone empowered to play
their part.
The company engaged industrial management consultants
E9 Limited, who specialise in delivering business improvements
and assisting companies through change, to develop a
best practice implementation.
The company supplemented work on the Environmental programme
joining a network activity run by The National Metals Technology
Centre (NAMTEC) in partnership with E9. Through this support
they were able to undertake a much broader scope of activities
addressing in depth training to gain the hearts and minds
of the work force, to look at supply chain management development
in the environmental and wider contexts and to investigate
the potential for the use of Naturally Inspired computational
techniques in plant layout.
Dave Farrier, Quality Manager
of Hampson Aerospace Machining Birmingham, said “We
believed at the outset there was potential for us to identify
significant issues that
could help deliver cost down and quality improvement in
the future”
“
It was important we did this properly” he continued, “and
not just for the badge. A great deal of effort and time
was spent in bringing people on board and communicating
the need for change and proving the benefits”.
“
Involvement in the NAMTEC/E9 project has helped to shape
our thinking and while we have benefited already, the future
potential is even larger.” He added.
E9 offer a unique
blend of skills and experience and that proved essential
to implementing sustainable management
systems. Key to the process was to develop involvement
throughout the 140 workers on site and embed changes into
the everyday jobs of the skilled workers. The training
really came into its own in delivering to this objective,
helping to promote openness.
John Trainor Managing Director
of E9 Ltd said, “We
adopted the approach of linking this new focus to familiar
themes within the company and integrating the initiative
back into meaningful planned business objectives. We are
pleased to congratulate Hampson whose capable and committed
work force will I am sure go from strength to strength”
Darren
Helley project manager for NAMTEC said “This
project illustrates the ways in which NAMTEC can provide
direct and lasting assistance to manufacturing organisation
in the metals sector.”
Notes for editors:
Hampson Aerospace manufactures tests and assembles performance-critical
gas turbine engine components for use in commercial, military
and industrial applications. Hampson Aerospace Machining
also supply precision machined components for general industrial,
defence and marine use.
NAMTEC is a not for profit organisation
established to increase the competitiveness of the UK
metals industry.
Services include a technical helpline, signposting to the
science base and project management. NAMTEC is financed
by the Department of Trade and Industry, Yorkshire Forward
and the European Union’s Objective One Programme.
E9
Ltd is an industrial consultancy, which helps industrial
companies to develop and implement improvements to their
business through a range of management and technical
services.
For more information contact: John Trainor, E9 Limited
08456 444 660
