As pressure on the UK divisions of foreign companies to perform increases, Will Stirling meets a German company in the UK beating its European competition to win contracts. Its secret? Operational Excellence, yes, but also its total commitment to the professional development of its workforce. This above all, says managing director of MANN+HUMMEL UK, Ivor Ng, gives his company the edge.
Manufacturing output is in the ascendancy and one reason for this is that UK-based manufacturers are obsessed with productivity. They need to be, as the UK divisions of foreign-owned companies have to compete for work both with other companies and with the European sites of their own parent organisation. The pressure to hit productivity metrics…
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