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Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul

We help rail and aerospace MRO clients remove constraints in people, processes and technology to reduce asset turnaround times, improve reliability, protect profitability and enhance customer value.

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Rail and aerospace MRO teams need to balance asset availability, maintenance quality, turnaround time and cost. We help connect planning, engineering, logistics and frontline delivery around the work that matters.

Our five connected capabilities combine operational diagnostics, management-system design, practical improvement, leadership development and transformation delivery, with knowledge transfer built in.

Industry Solutions

We work alongside MRO leaders and teams to understand constraints, improve the flow of maintenance work and strengthen the routines and capability needed to sustain performance.

Reduced Turnaround Time [TAT]

Increased Operational Capacity

Improved Fleet and Machine Reliability

How We Help Our MRO Clients

Connect planning with maintenance delivery

Bring work readiness, capacity, materials and performance information into a common management rhythm. Clear ownership, tiered reviews and escalation help teams make timely decisions and resolve recurring problems.

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Recover turnaround and delivery performance

Stabilise an operation under pressure while addressing the underlying causes of delay, variation and rework. We combine practical improvement with daily control and coaching in the maintenance environment.

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Understand constraints in complex maintenance work

Make disruption and non-value-added work visible across long-cycle and variable maintenance activities. Data, observation and discussion with the people doing the work help establish the current condition and prioritise a practical roadmap.

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Our Core Capabilities

Our five connected capabilities help MRO organisations diagnose performance, strengthen operating systems, improve delivery, develop leaders and deploy change across depots and service centres.

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MRO improvement in practice: rail and aerospace

Explore capability transfer, scheduled maintenance, fleet management and aerospace service-centre improvement. Choose the example closest to your operational challenge.

£10.4mrealised programme return

Network Rail: capability that delivers

Four-step knowledge transfer combined Lean Academies with hands-on coaching: 260 managers completed the Academy and over 210 Lean workstreams were established.

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Transforming Scheduled Maintenance Performance

Improving scheduled maintenance processes and performance.

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Fleet Management Transformation

Fleet management and operational transformation.

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58%Increase in train-operator availability

London Underground: Improving Workforce Availability Through Visual Management

A tailored visual management system helped London Underground’s Network Business Services function make performance visible, reduce training delays and release operational capacity.

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55%Reduction in ballast stockpile

Network Rail: Reducing Ballast Inventory Through Value-Stream Analysis

End-to-end supply-chain analysis and depot-level visual management helped Network Rail reduce inventory and build a clearer, more consistent planning system.

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51%Reduction in Short Notice Change

Network Rail Wessex: Improving Planning and Reducing Late Change

A shared planning process helped Network Rail’s Wessex route reduce late change, improve compliance and bring greater control to infrastructure work delivery.

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90Senior managers trained

DB Cargo: Turning Lean Leadership Learning into Operational Results

A tailored Lean Learning Academy combined practical learning with workplace projects and coaching, helping senior managers lead continuous improvement.

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Bombardier: Strengthening Aerospace Service-Centre Performance

An operating-system programme helped Bombardier’s international service-centre teams connect leadership routines, workflow visibility and frontline improvement.

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50%Reported productivity increase

Network Rail: Improving Track Maintenance Through Standard Work

A practical standard-work approach helped rail maintenance teams reduce variation, remove over-processing and improve the consistency of track repairs.

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50%Reduction in customer complaints

Network Rail South East: Connecting Teams Through Visual Performance Management

A structured visual-management deployment connected maintenance teams and leadership around shared measures, clearer responsibilities and practical problem solving.

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6 centresDesigned and deployed

TfL Engineering: Strengthening Delivery Through Tiered Visual Management

Tiered visual performance management helped TfL Engineering connect safety, resource allocation and programme delivery through a common governance rhythm.

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Five capabilities for your operational challenge

Choose the capability closest to your needs. We combine diagnostics, operating systems, practical improvement, leadership development and transformation delivery around your operation.

Operational Diagnostics & Improvement Roadmaps

Understand turnaround delays, work readiness, skill availability and the constraints limiting productive time.

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Business Operating Systems & Performance Management

Connect planning, engineering, logistics and maintenance teams through shared measures, daily reviews and escalation.

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Operational Improvement & Performance Recovery

Improve maintenance flow, reliability, backlog and turnaround performance in rail and aerospace operations.

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Leadership Development & High-Performing Teams

Develop leaders and teams who can coach, solve problems and take ownership of the delivery system.

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Transformation Delivery & Multi-Site Deployment

Deploy a consistent operating approach across depots, service centres and support functions, with structured knowledge transfer.

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What could this look like in your organisation?

Tell us where performance needs to improve. We can discuss the challenge and a practical next step.

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Project7’s unique model, people and experience, means that we help you solve business problems, develop the right culture and continuously improve.

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Case Studies

  • Manufacturing Excellence Academy: Building Capability in Global Food Manufacturing
  • Creating High Performing Teams in Complex Construction
  • Global Rail Manufacturer: 3P Diagnostic & Improvement Roadmap
  • Hilton Food UK: 3P Diagnostic for Operational Excellence
  • Engineering Management Office Transformation

Accreditations

Institute of Leadership and Management ApprovedCyber Essentials Certified

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