Until the recession hit the construction industry, British Gypsum had grown its business year-on-year since 2002, applying new business processes, driving out waste and embracing change. Now it is focused on the next phase in its efficiency mission – multi-site, fully integrated business planning to join-up better sales forecasting with marketing, supply, manufacturing and super-accurate delivery. Will Stirling talks to British Gypsum’s Steve Smith.
Plaster and plasterboard maker British Gypsum has been transformed since 2002. It has improved its manufacturing processes, taken staff through a company-wide culture change programme, and has hit new heights of production efficiency. Every year BG produces enough plasterboard to make a 1m wide path all the way to the moon and back – TWICE!…
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