Interim Management UK - Metals and Metal Products Sector, Scope of Services

Interim Management Assignments Completed

A number of our interim managers and specialist consultants are ex employees of the GKN Group, and have worked in senior management and engineering roles at GKN on metal process and production lines, throughout the world. We therefore have an extensive track record in the metals and metal products sector, for a wide range of applications:

metal products market research
technical evaluation of metal products
definition of metal processing technologies
technology transfer and support
review and definition of new capital projects
productivity evaluation and operations improvement
interim production, project and operations management

Technologies

Product and manufacturing technologies supported include:

cold, hot forging, extrusion
gravity and pressure die casting
iron and steelmaking, rolling
pressing, stamping and fabrication
machined components and tooling
heat treatment
metal finishing and plating

Technology Transfer

During our activities at GKN, as project managers, engineers and technologists, we were responsible for the transfer of technology associated with the manufacture of automotive components for major OEMs, in CIS, CEE, EU, Mid East, Far East and USA. Our metal products and process specialists are available to support project management and consulting assignments, internationally. We are well-equipped to deliver improvements in metals and metal products technology, quality, productivity and capacity, in most countries of the world.

Projects

Projects successfully completed in the metals and metal products sector include:

greenfield site development for the manufacture of 400,000 vehicle sets per annum of transmission assemblies for the USA car markets (GKN Automotive)
site evaluation by our interim production managers for a leading manufacturer of fasteners for the automotive and related industries (PA Consultants / Emhart Group)
interim management team for a facility relocation and re-equipment programme, including the procurement and installation of a heat treatment line for aluminium castings for the automotive sector (Cosworth)
in Northern Ireland, the provision of interim engineers and managers for (10) separate assignments in the metals and metal products sector in aerospace, building products, capital equipment, automotive and electronics products sectors
in Wales, under the auspices of the DTi Mid Wales Manufacturing Initiative, interim assignments for metal fabricators and metal products manufacturers aimed at improving productivity

Recently, we have been working for Walkgrove Ltd - with their clients - Crown (MetalBox) to develop process instructions for the high volume manufacture of ends and bodies for can production - supporting a technology transfer and equipment export programme to Timoshevsk in the Russian Federation.

Why Choose Redmayne?

Redmayne is an experienced interim management provider, with a wealth of interim management experience, across a wide range of UK industry sectors. We will get your interim management assignment off to a rapid start, without the need for the on-the-job learning often associated with bringing in outside firms. We can offer a wide knowledge of:

Our client's industry sectors, products and markets.
The processes and methodologies used in industry.
The demands and expectations of client organisations.

We employ efficient business processes, utilising HR best practice to ensure effective candidate acquisition, screening, appraisal, evaluation and selection.

Sector Experience

We have extensive experience of a wide range of interim and short term contract assignment work in a broad range of industry sectors, including:

Capital Equipment
Food Processing
Manufactured Products
Transport Equipment