SOUTH WEST FIRMS PIONEER LEAN TRAINING

Manufacturing companies across the UK will soon be benefitting from a unique training programme developed in the South West. The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing (The Skills Academy) has been working with manufacturers in the region to pilot new courses that promote ‘Lean’ manufacturing processes. Brian Thornton, regional manager for The Skills Academy in the South West, explained: “Lean manufacturing is a proven method of improving the performance of manufacturing firms by utilising their most important asset – their workforce. “Over the past few months we have been working with