Retired MD, enjoying life, with some spare time to help businesses with short term interesting projects to help improving bottom line or your strategy to succeed

Providing help to enable Pre-Start and Start-up businesses succeed in the first six months of trading

Some of the interesting services provided Business mentor on the Government’s Growth Accelerator programProviding strategic help and advice for businesses with growth potential Adviser on the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) program to support manufacturing businesses Mentoring many start-up businesses Mentor for the SCY Business Mentoring Service Over 25 clients supported on the program ranging from Sushi manufacturer, arborialist, precision engineering company, to an ambulance service provider.Adviser working with Business Link Yorkshire, specialist for the AEM sector (Advanced Engineering and Metals) to provided intensive business support.Introduced a top of the range bicycle manufacture to the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) program to help successfully develop a new drive mechanism Successfully helped client gain 60% funding on £126k of R&D investment, to develop new manufacturing methods, designed to improve productivity and increase their competitiveness. Contracted to project manage the development, manufacture and launch of a new energy efficient integral heating and lighting product, designed especially for the outside smoking facilities. Tight project time scales to meet the potential sales expected from the licence trade who wanted to provide a comfortable outside smoking area, as a result of the smoking ban.Interim Factory Manager, six month contract working with one of UK’s leading manufacturer of UPVC doors and windows. Tasked to organise and improve productivity in their northern satellite factory. Faced with poor efficiency and staff moral, implemented new team ethos and working methods.Commissioned to perform a manufacturing review for a bespoke stainless steel kitchen extractor hoods and work tops manufacturer. Implemented new scheduling techniques to improve factory flow, which motivated the production teams, resulting in 100% improvement in ‘on-time’ in full customer delivery performance.

UK’s leading manufacturer and service provider for bespoke intelligent car parking and security equipment for pedestrian and vehicular access control. Recruited to drive the business forward and reduce operating costs.Responsibility for all the Operations, Design and Manufacturing activities at both the Halifax and the acquiring companies manufacturing site in London. The Venture Capitalists decided in 2004 that they wanted to be out of the manufacturing arena to focus on the service side of the business. My last role to closed the UK manufacturing operation after successfully sourcing foreign manufacturers capable of producing and supplying products to our design and quality

Specialist manufacturer of ceramic capacitor & EMI electronic filter, supplier to the Aerospace industryRecruited to join the MBO team, to drive process improvements and increase output.

UK’s leading independent FMCG manufacturer for the major cosmetic houses and home brand store labels Head hunted to modernise their cosmetic pencil production facility