Case Histories

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Cars

Ford Motor Cars is one of world’s largest and best loved motoring brands steeped in history. It has large production facilities in the UK based at Bridgend, Dagenham and Southampton. The automotive industry is highly competitive industry with a constant need to launch new products and improve its production methods.…
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Bosch

Worcester-Bosch

Worcester-Bosch produce high efficiency gas and oil-fired boilers from their state-of-the-art production facilities based at Worcester and Clay Cross, Derbyshire. They employ in the region of 2,000 associates and started the implementation of LEAN back in 2002. Within the Bosch Group they have customised the LEAN principles to create the Bosch Production System (BPS).…
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Plankbridge

Plankbridge Shepherd’s Huts

Company Background Dorset-based Plankbridge Limited manufactures Shepherd’s huts for use within the garden e.g. studio, office, guest bedroom, sauna, changing room for outdoor swimming pool, etc. The company was founded back in 2000 by Richard Lee and Jane Dennison, at a time when there was virtually no interest in Shepherd’s…
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Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Magnet Technology

Company Background Siemens Magnet Technology is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of superconducting magnetic resonance imaging magnets for medical applications, such as MRI scanners. The company was established in 1982 in Oxford, recently celebrating its 30th anniversary and employs around 450 people. Siemens itself started in the United Kingdom 169 years…
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Wight Salads Group

Wight Salads Group

Wight Salads Group has a turnover of £52M and employs 900 people, with a Head Office in Havant, Hampshire. They are the leading UK supplier of tomatoes with production sites in the UK, Spain and Portugal. They supply the UK’s major retailers and focus on innovation in all aspects of…
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Provender Nurseries

Provender Nurseries

Company Background In 2003 Richard East developed a company called East Horticulture with the view to creating a business that supplied basic landscape needs: sundries, stone and aggregates. He then set up a partnership with Wyevale Nurseries and employed Richard McKenna to manage the day-to-day running and development of the…
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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company has made Transit vans on the Southampton site for over 40 years. On July 25th 2013 the last Transit rolled off the line – a day of mixed emotions for those employees present. Of course, they were all sad to see the end of an era, but…
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Axminster Tools

Axminster Tools

Background Axminster Power Tool Centre is a family-owned business based in Devon, which has achieved successive and significant compound growth, and has a unique product and service offering. It runs a multi-channel offering through its shops, online and mail orders. Opportunity The business engaged the services of Fedden USP as it wanted…
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Webbs

Webbs

Company Background Webbs, Wychbold based in Droitwich, Worcestershire, is one of the largest garden centres in the UK and is a true destination centre with products ranging from plants, pets, gifts and food through to concession stores including Lakeland and HobbyCraft. In addition, there is a 400 seat restaurant and…
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Bents

Bents Garden Centre

Company Background Bents Garden Centre based in Warrington, is on a journey over the next few years to create a one-stop shop, providing visitors with a quality alternative to large-scale shopping centres, without losing any of the choice, quality or levels of service. As part of that journey, the garden…
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Haskins

Haskins

Company Background The name Haskins was first connected with Dorset horticulture back in 1882 when its first nursery opened in Poole. The business has grown significantly over the years and Haskins now operates four of the largest garden centres in the UK and is well known internationally for its innovative…
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Crowcon Detection

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd

Company background Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited is based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. For over 45 years, they’ve specialised in the production, development, and manufacture of gas detection instruments for oxygen, flammable, and toxic gas hazards. They operate internationally through a network of regional offices and channel partners. Crowcon has 225 employees…
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