Congratulations to Stannah Stairlifts
Congratulations to our longest standing customer Stannah Stairlifts, who featured as factory of the month in The Manufacturing Magazine in September, further evidence of the success that Stannah - the current DTI Best Factory in Britain - have achieved in recent times. To find out more about how Stannah have transformed their business and how we helped them do it please see below.
Stannah Stairlifts Manufactures a Success!
OEE have been working closely with the team at Stannah helping embed
a culture of operational excellence. The results of their efforts
are plain to see, as Stannah have transformed their operation, increasing
customer service and profitability year on year.
'OEE played a significant role in helping to kick-start two initiatives
that have been important to our improved performance in recent years
- Performance Management and Continuous Improvement. OEE helped
to persuade me and my team of the potential benefit of these initiatives
as well as helping with their planning and initial implementation.'
David Walton, Managing Director, Stannah Stairlifts Ltd
If you would like more information on how we could help your company become a top performer click here to read our case study on Stannah or email us at info@oeeuk.com
31st October 2003
Stannah Stairlifts Manufactures a Success!
Stannah Stairlifts, is delighted to have won this year's Manufacturing Plant of the Year Award, the highest accolade at the esteemed 2003 Best Factory Awards. The company also scooped the coveted Best Engineering Plant Award at the ceremony that took place on Friday 31 st October at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane.
Covering all aspects of the business, including sales, design, engineering, production, distribution and manufacturing, the awards are the most esteemed of their kind in the UK and are sponsored by Cranfield School of Management, the DTI and Management Today magazine.
Now in their twelfth year, the main purpose of the awards is to promote vision and best practice within manufacturing against a background of growing international competition. They are devised to encourage and promote manufacturing excellence and are an opportunity to recognise the innovation and skill apparent in UK manufacturing today. Editor of Management Today, Matthew Gwyther, commented, 'Stannah's overall approach makes them worthy recipients of this year's Manufacturing Plant of the Year and Best Engineering Plant Award. Stannah should be case-study reading for every medium-sized engineering company in the country.'
Following an assessment by an esteemed panel of judges, Stannah Stairlifts was chosen from an impressive group of finalists as the overall winner in both categories. A delighted David Walton, Managing Director, commented, 'Winning these awards is a real credit to our staff and an endorsement of the company's achievements over several years. The team has shown real commitment to the company and to have this recognised is a tribute to their work and bodes well for the future.'
Stannah was assessed on a number of criteria, including the application of best practice in manufacturing, measures to achieve quality, innovation, efficiency, continuous improvement, elimination of waste, on-time delivery and people development.
Stannah Stairlifts employs 350 people at its Andover factory and a further 150 at its factory on Tyneside. The company is part of the Stannah group of companies. For more information please see Stannah Stairlifts website.
