We help high- and low-volume manufacturers and operational businesses unlock capacity, sustain performance improvements and strengthen profitability while protecting customer relationships.
Manufacturing performance depends on how well people, processes and management systems work together. We help you understand losses, improve flow and reliability, strengthen leadership and implement change across plants and support functions.
Our five connected capabilities combine diagnosis with practical implementation and knowledge transfer, so that improvement becomes part of everyday work.
An award-winning global consultancy recognised for designing and delivering Lean inspired solutions, from local turnaround projects to global transformations and trusted worldwide for our professionalism, effective execution, and sustainable results. Our profound Lean Manufacturing experience has expanded from its roots within the Toyota Motor Corporation to a wide range of sectors, volumes and product complexities, including Automotive, Aerospace, Mass Transportation, Food, Industrial and FMCG.
We work intensively with our clients to build long term business to business relationships and develop empathy and understanding of the current organisational condition. Working closely throughout an organisation, we communicate a clear roadmap toward their desired target condition and set the foundations of success through the quality of our engagement and expertise.
EBITDA Margin Improvement
Reduced Quality & Safety Non-Conformances
Increased Operational Capacity & Throughput
Establish the current condition before choosing a technical solution or committing capital. We combine operational data, direct observation and conversations with your people to identify constraints and prioritise opportunities.
Work alongside your production, engineering and maintenance teams to stabilise customer-critical delivery and remove recurring losses. Focused improvement can address throughput, changeovers, reliability, planning and work readiness.
Connect strategic priorities with team measures, visual performance reviews, escalation and leadership routines. Develop the people capability to maintain the system and replicate effective practices across sites.
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Our five connected capabilities help you diagnose performance, strengthen operating systems, improve delivery, develop leaders and implement transformation across sites.
From plant leadership to production flow: explore evidence of how practical Lean methods and operating systems support performance improvement.
3 European hubs12 working days. One improvement roadmap
Evidence from 25 interviews, process assessments and direct observation helped prioritise engineering improvements across three European hubs.
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$24mcapital investment avoided
A common operating system across 14 plants helped a global automotive manufacturer improve overall equipment effectiveness by 31%.
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17%Production increase over 12 months
Targeted problem solving at a coatings manufacturing site combined equipment changes with practical operating routines to improve throughput and reliability.
Read case study45%Reported productivity increase
Better planning, material availability and leadership routines helped a coatings manufacturer increase productivity and make production more predictable.
Read case study18 hoursAdditional production capacity per month
A focused Six Sigma investigation solved a decade-old material-feed problem and released additional production capacity within routine planned downtime.
Read case study3 daysTo solve a five-year problem
Data-led problem solving challenged an accepted equipment diagnosis and unlocked throughput through a simple, low-cost process modification.
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60+Supplier beneficiaries reached
Project7 helped Sharing in Growth develop consistent Lean leadership capability across UK aerospace suppliers, connecting strategy, daily management and coaching behaviours.
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62% → 98%Reported CPI averages: Ship 1 to Ship 3
Clear measures, leadership coaching and schedule-based working helped a naval fabrication workforce take greater ownership of delivery and cost performance.
Read case studyImprove flow, asset utilisation and daily performance in high-volume food production. Our 3P Diagnostic connects people, processes and performance to a practical improvement roadmap.
£2m+ in savings opportunities identified and £1.5m of planned capital expenditure avoided through a focused diagnostic across two production units.
54%Reduction in material waste
Standard work, visual material control and short interval reviews helped a food-to-go manufacturer reduce waste and improve coordination across shifts.
Read case study150+Active product lines in scope
Enterprise value-stream analysis gave food-manufacturing leaders a shared view of their delivery system before major relocation, design and capital decisions.
Read case studyShort interval control gave food-manufacturing teams a common view of performance and a practical routine for acting on issues during the shift.
Read case studyChoose the capability closest to your needs. We combine diagnostics, operating systems, practical improvement, leadership development and transformation delivery around your operation.
Tell us where performance needs to improve. We can discuss the challenge and a practical next step.
