Scope of Services, Plastics Sector
In the plastics sector, we provide interim management UK specialists to carry out operational and productivity improvements - definition and evaluation of investment programmes - also restructuring, expansion and relocation projects.
Our interim management UK work programme covers automotive, aerospace, agri-sector, food and drink, sports and leisure and fmcg businesses. Product applications include injection moulding, composites, thermoforming, extrusion and insert moulding processes.
Case Studies
- Our interim management UK project team worked with Stoneridge Pollak, a global automotive electromechanical products manufacturer, to integrate its plastics injection moulding operations. The objective was to introduce a world class engineering, manufacturing and test capability to its OEM client base.
- Our client - Elan, is a leading ski and snow board manufacturer. The company also makes boat hulls, sports gliders and gymnasium equipment, in glass reinforced plastics. Our interim management team studied the feasibility of integrating ski and snow board production from the Elan plant in Austria, into the main facility in Slovenia.
- In Wales, one of our production managers worked on this interim management UK assignment with a manufacturer of extruded film and thermoformed plastic products for the horticultural sector (Thermoform)
- In the West Midlands, we have handled three interim assignments on the development of process instructions technology and materials handling issues, for the extrusion of plastic sections for the building products market.
- In Northern Ireland, our interim manager introduced productivity improvements for an injection moulded plastic parts operation (Kent Plastics) and troubleshooting of large bore plastic pipe extrusion machinery (Client confidential)
- Also, we reported on production and inventory issues at an injection moulding plant producing CD jewel cases (Benelux) and production control issues and evaluation of scheduling systems for a high volume small bore plastic pipe extrusion company (Valpar International)
