The Manufacturers' Alliance

Congratulations to Oliver Greenwood, Team Leader at Banana Moon Clothing on winning Emerging Leaders peer group member of the year award 2024! 🏆🎉 Oliver was nominated for the award by his peers for being a great peer group member and for the incredible progress he has made over the past year especially in growing his confidence. 🙌 He received some excellent feedback from his peers: “Oli has really shown a lot of self-awareness this past year and worked in the areas he thought were holding him back. He has progressed to a new role within the business which is allowing him to develop his skills and self-confidence.” “Oliver's confidence has grown significantly this year.” “Oliver has made the most progress / biggest change in the group.” A huge well done Oliver, a fantastic accolade and testament to the work you have put into self-development, growth and progression! #peergroup #leadership #award #manufacturinguk

At this years Manufacturers' Alliance end of year celebrations we brought in The Karmic Collective CIC to lead a drumming circle with our team. A truly wonderful experience that our team thoroughly enjoyed. We couldn't recommend them enough for team building, improving wellbeing and stress reduction! #team #teambuilding #wellbeing

Last week, our technology & innovation peer group enjoyed a thought provoking meeting at CQR Security, hosted by their Director of Operations Colin Rivett. In the session, Colin delivered an insightful presentation on how manufacturers can harness the power of data to drive business success. Drawing from CQR’s experience, he shared some invaluable insights on transitioning company culture to embrace a data driven approach, the tools they have employed and the challenges and benefits of adopting these technologies. Some of the highlights of the meeting included: 💡 The group enjoyed seeing how the factory has really transformed, and how the team in Leasowe have worked hard together to support the changes. 💡 How the business has captured and drilled into data to make decisions. 💡 How “gamification of manufacturing” can be a motivator for people to see problems occurring and make changes. 💡 How the business has made sure people feel empowered and not hit with a stick during the digital and physical transformation. 💡 Looking for the bottleneck in your manufacturing process (your Herbie) and working to alleviate it (from the classic book "The Goal" by Eli Goldratt). Are you a progressive manufacturing technology leader that would like to connect with like-minded peers that want to innovate? Click on the link in the comments to register for a free taster session. #technology #innovation #peergroup #ukmanufacturing

Are you a HR leader in manufacturing looking to have a greater impact and connect with like-minded, supportive peers? Our HR leaders peer group brings together forward-thinking HR leaders that are looking to continuously improve and develop. 💡 Connect with like-minded peers in a safe, confidential and supportive environment. 💡 Share your challenges and solve them collaboratively. 💡 Learn new tools & techniques to better manage the department. 💡 Develop new skills and abilities to have a greater impact and influence the wider business. 💡 Share new ideas with other progressive HR leaders. Watch the video to hear directly from our members about their experience of being a part of the HR leaders peer group. Our next meeting will be hosted by Carrs Pasties Ltd Pasties, Bolton on the 22nd Jan 2025, a great best practise site for culture and employee engagement. Click on the link in the comments to register your interest in attending a free taster session. #manufacturinguk #peergroups #leadership #HR

David Rimmer, Managing Director of Unette Group has been a brilliant member of the Manufacturers’ Alliance over the last 9 years, a modern manufacturing leader with a drive to continuously learn, improve and take action. He's not only advanced his own development as a member of a peer group but also his team through the team leader development programme. During his time with the Alliance he's led Unette to: ✅ Grow by 450%. ✅ Cultivated a culture where employee engagement is 100%. ✅ Move into a state of the art facility. Beyond these achievements, Dave has been an integral part of the MA community supporting his peers, challenging them and helping them to see what is possible. Watch the video to learn more about his journey as a leader and member of the Manufacturers' Alliance. Are you an ambitious manufacturing leader that is interested in joining a community of like-minded progressive peers? Click on the link in the comments to request a brochure to learn more about how the Manufacturers’ Alliance could support you. #leadership #development #peergroups #manufacturingUK

Last Friday, the Manufacturers’ Alliance team came together for a festive end of year celebration to reflect on a fantastic 2024 and look ahead to an exciting 2025. 🎉 🎄 As we looked back on a great year, the team each shared six photos representing their journeys this year, capturing their challenges, experiences and highlights. We also turned our focus to the future and our vision for the year ahead before ending the day with a sound bath and drumming circle. 🙌 A huge thank you to all of the team for a wonderful celebration, sharing your personal, inspirational stories and all of your incredible work throughout 2024. #team #manufacturersalliance #celebration

Congratulations to Andrew Jackson, Operations Director at HJ Lea Oakes on winning the Operational Excellence peer group member of the year award 2024! 🏆🎉 📣Andy received some excellent feedback from his peers who voted for him to win the award: "Andy is always genuine, highly engaged during site visits, actively listens, identifies pros and cons and provides thoughtful input." "During our site visit to his business, he was very open and transparent on challenges he faced and welcomed feedback from the group." Andy adds great value to the meetings and has applied group learnings to his organisation, generating traction within his team and driving positive change and results. "Andy always has a lot to contribute to every session, and the transformation in his team and processes has been fantastic to see over the last year." "Andy is making a tangible difference to the culture at HJ Lea Oakes. He is also quick to adopt good practices he sees and makes great suggestions for improvements for other group members." A huge well done Andy, you’ve been a fantastic peer group member and we’ve loved being a part of your journey, seeing what you’ve achieved over the last year and are excited for what is still yet to come! #peergoup #award #operationalexcellence #manufacturersalliance

The Manufacturers' Alliance has responded to the governments Invest 2035: The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy with their collective thoughts on what great support for UK manufacturing could look like. Have we captured the essence of the support required to accelerate growth and investment in UK manufacturing? #ukmfg #ukmanufacturing #industrialstrategy #manufacturersalliance #supportukmfg

Last week, our Operational Excellence peer group had a fantastic meeting at Roberts Manufacturing Ltd , hosted by their Operations Manager Phil Daniel. Phil led a tour of the facility, providing insights into the challenges of manufacturing high-quality roofing products and how they've achieved quality excellence through recent innovations, great culture and providing training for installers. In the afternoon, John Hardwick led a simulation workshop using marble run to simulate a three stage production process. Key takeaways included: 💡 The benefits of achieving single piece flow. 💡 The importance of using visuals such as photos and videos in SOP’s to improve understanding. 💡 The importance of matching process cycle times to matching process cycle times to demand (TAKT time). 💡 The benefits of knowing where your bottle necks are and how to address them. 💡 The potential low cost techniques to eliminate the current bottle neck. 💡 Addressing one bottle neck often reveals the next. 💡 The benefits of using conference room simulations to explore and explain manufacturing excellence concepts. Are you an operations leader looking to connect with like-minded peers? Click on the link in the comments to register for a free taster session. #operations #leadership #manufacturing #manufacturersalliance

Are you a HR Leader in manufacturing looking to connect with like-minded peers in an open and supportive environment? Join us on the 22nd Jan 2025 at our HR Leaders peer group meeting hosted by Carrs Pasties Ltd, Bolton, a great best practise site for culture and people engagement. In the session, we will also be running a workshop expertly facilitated by Juliette Yardley and Nicki Campbell ✨(FCIPD) on purpose and goal setting that will help you feel more fulfilled, happier and gain a sense of achievement both at work and home. Ready to meet with open-minded HR leaders that share similar goals and ambitions? Click on the link in the comments to register your interest in attending a free taster session. #peergroups #HR #leadership #manufacturing