FrenchApril 2022 – Safeguarding the environment at Wessex Water.
EMS Cognito’s Lean RCM™ process is a vital tool for identifying the risks of unconsented spillage from sewage treatment plants and pumping stations and developing appropriate strategies to mitigate and control these risks.
Following successful pilot strategies, we are delighted to be continuing our work with Wessex Water in applying the same risk reduction strategy in other areas of their SPS network. Training and engaging plant operators, maintainers and management in new approaches to operations, maintenance and reliability sees the introduction of better controls, safeguards and monitoring of equipment operation to ensure Wessex Water manages its environmental risk in a responsible and efficient manner.
The Lean RCM™ process is an externally accredited reliability methodology used in all industrial sectors to achieve maximum cost-effective reliability, safety and operational performance. EMS Cognito provides training, qualification, consultancy and facilitation in Lean RCM™
March 2022 – Helping people grow their own futures
Send-A-Cow is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation which, over its 30+ year history, has transformed the lives of 2 million people in Africa. It focuses on farming and families, resulting in confident people in control of their own land and of their own futures.
As part of an ongoing commitment to providing maximum levels of support in the countries in which they operate along with fantastic value to individual and institutional donors, Send-A-Cow is embarking on a long-term programme of sustainable process improvement and EMS Cognito is delighted to have been chosen as the consultancy partner to introduce and institutionalise new ways of working within the organisation.
Our approach is simple yet effective
- We use our IMPACT Masterclass™ team-based approach to deliver improvement in core business processes
- Along the way, teams learn the 8-step Practical Process Improvement methodology to formulate a mission statement, understand their process better, analyse what the data is telling them, determine solutions and introduce new ways of operating which deliver better productivity, service and quality
- We create a legacy by transferring skills to individuals within our customer organisation, both at practitioner level and at facilitator (champion of process improvement) level, meaning they have the skills, templates and tools to continue improving their organisation long after our initial engagement
- By using our iObeya visual management platform for delivery of our process improvement programmes, we create the best combination of face-to-face group working whilst allowing individuals based remotely or, in different geographies, to join and participate in an engaging and cost-effective way
February 2022
Professional Training for Process Improvement
Dates for this year’s training workshops providing professional training for those interested in Process Improvement | Reliability | Root Cause Analysis have been updated on our web-site and are now available for booking.
We are delighted to be able to offer a flexible blend or both traditional, training centre-based, training and online workshops following 18 months of successfully delivering engaging workshops using our iObeya visual management training platform.
The list of courses dates and availability is here>
November 2021
Driving Reliability in the Automotive Industry
Delighted to see one of our long-term customers and a valued colleague adding Lean RCM Practitioner certification to his list of skills and credentials. ‘Chema’ has passionately driven reliability and continuous improvement in the automotive industry with Linamar (formerly Montupet) for many years; a highly successful career built on his people skills and a sound understanding of the interactions between People Plant and Processes.
June 2021
Mapping the future direction for the Country and Land Association CLA
The Country Land and Business Association is a vibrant community of 28,000 landowners, farmers, rural business owners and professionals. a forward-thinking organisation and a progressive voice for rural Britain.
A vital component of introducing a new business system, such as a CRM system, is a thorough, team-based understanding of business processes and opportunities for improvement. EMS Cognito was selected as a consultant to support the CLA team mapping out all its internal and member facing processes to ensure an efficient, integrated new CRM installation delivered for members the great value and service they’ve been accustomed to receiving from the organisation throughout its proud 100+ years history.
March 2021
Managing Daily Performance – just got digital!
What is Managing Daily Performance? MDP is a cascaded series of people-centric meetings involving all employees in reviewing performance against standards, making decisions and deciding on appropriate actions for continuous improvement. Read the full article on our blog page.
January 2021
Online Training Platform Gives Even Greater Choice and Flexibility
EMS Cognito is delighted to confirm our IMPACT Toolkit™ Training Workshops in Lean, Reliability and Process Improvement are now available and taking place via our online training platform in parallel with the continuation of on-site, face-to-face delivery.101 IMPACT Toolkit™ Intro to Lean RCM™ v22
With the introduction of our i-Masterclass virtual workspace in the middle of last year, EMS Cognito has been leading the way with an innovative, interactive solution making our training workshops an equally enjoyable and engaging experience whether participating on-site or, from the comfort of your home workplace.
Companies and individuals needing to improve skills in Process Improvement, Lean and Reliability Best Practice can participate in our Open Training Courses which are listed and can be booked via our website, or, can arrange a Bespoke Workshop, tailored specifically for their company which can take place either; on our virtual training platform, or, on-site at the company premises or, in a conference facility.
“2020 was an exciting year in terms of the rapid change and development in the way we deliver our training and consultancy services”, commented Richard Kelly, Managing Director EMS Cognito. “I believe we enter 2021 in a much stronger position, able to deliver consultancy and training both online or on-site, without diluting the quality of the interactivity and engagement.”
What is clear from customer feedback is whilst there are those for whom face-to-face engagement, is essential, and those who are relishing the efficiency gains and work/life balance of working from home, the introduction of our i-Masterclass platform keeps both groups happy with seamless transition between online and on-site elements of our programmes.
December 2020
London Energy Annual Conference
December gave us the opportunity for Richard Kelly, to participate in one of our longstanding customer’s annual conference, this year, focused on bringing innovation to day-to-day operational practice.
“Many thanks for your contribution to the conference – it was very well received and stimulated a good debate. Although it would have been better for us all to be together in the same room, I think the online content looked really professional and worked well.” JK. Operations Director, London Energy.
Richard Kelly is an experienced, energetic and engaging conference presenter prominent on the agenda of many leading Operational Excellence Best-Practice Conferences including IMechE Pharmaceutical Conference, Maintec, The Plant & Asset Management Show, The European Waste Water Management Conference, The RWM Waste Conference, The Energy from Waste Conference, The Manufacturing Management Conference, The Manufacturing Management Show and CEED Conferences (The Centre for Engineering Education and Development).
Reputation as an industry thought-leader and sought-after keynote speaker has grown following acclaimed half-day seminars on business culture change topics such as; “Changing Daily Behaviours and Actions” and “Behavioural change as the Foundation of a Successful Lean Programme”
Please contact us regarding sponsored and pro-bono speaking opportunities.
November 2020
The Scientific Method of Process Improvement
EMS Cognito is proud to have been appointed as Process Improvement Consultancy to Reading Scientific Services Ltd to deliver an operational efficiency programme across all of its functions and services. RSSL is a world-leading Contract Research Organisation, providing analytical testing, research and development, consultancy and training services and forms a part of the Mondelez Group.
This is an organisation with a proud and successful history and one which delivers high-quality services to demanding customers across all industry sectors. The operational efficiency programme will allow RSSL to maintain and improve on these high standards of quality and give existing and new customers even better value and service.
“Our approach is a proven one.” Commented Richard Kelly Managing Director EMS Cognito. “Simple in its delivery and successful from its simplicity.” By building Leadership Foundations for change, creating very high standards of efficiency within the working environment and introducing continuous improvement using the highly successful Practical Process Improvement 8-Step Method PPI® we will enable and engage the workforce in the efficiency programme and transfer ownership to individuals who can sustain and lead the programme in the future.
October 2020
World-Class Maintenance approach gets Devro Scotland to the Top of the Class
An enormous well done to the Devro, Scotland manufacturing team under the leadership of Muir Sneddon, Engineering, Maintenance & Technology Manager for achieving World-Class Maintenance Status with a score of over 80% in their recent EMS Cognito Maintenance and Reliability audit. A fantastic transformation from a respectable score of 65% just 3 years ago to the current score which has, not surprisingly, been echoed by a major improvement in production efficiency and the best performance this plant has produced across the board.
It is rare to find an industrial site performing at this level and very rare to find such a motivated and dedicated team who are driven by the ethos of Good Today, Great Tomorrow. Well done team it was a pleasure to work with you again.
The EMS Cognito Maintenance and Reliability Audit is an in-depth analysis of maintenance strategy, practises, systems, organisation and effectiveness calling on over 30 years of industry track record from many sectors and a vast database of industry best practise. EMS Cognito also conducts Operational Excellence audits creating the road map for Lean Transformation.
August 2020
More subjects, more practical, more options and more dates – The relaunch of IMPACT Toolkit™ training courses in Q3 2020
We are delighted to announce the relaunch of our IMPACT Toolkit™ Workshop Programme in September 2020 providing training in Lean, Process Improvement and Reliability for Practitioners, Managers and Continuous Improvement Facilitators. Over the past few months, we’ve been focused on improving the content and quality of our existing programmes and adding many new workshops which will appeal to our existing customers and new customers alike. EMS Cognito is a recognised SQA Award Centre meaning the content and delivery of our training courses is subject to the strict auditing you’d expect from a recognised authority in education and training. Our workshops, with an average score of 4.5/5 from Delegate’s Feedback, are delivered by highly experienced trainers with a proven record of delivering tangible results in diverse industrial sectors.
July 2020
Maintaining its position at the forefront of the circular economy
After an industry award-winning performance for Maintenance Best Practice at the end of 2016, it’s not surprising Viridor continues to trust and invest in Lean RCM™ as a central strategy for ensuring highly reliable waste recycling facilities offering great value to customers and maintain its position as one of the leading circular economy organisations in the UK.
Further on-site Lean RCM™ workshops for new and existing maintenance and operations team members at sites in the South and the North will be taking place in July and August this year giving these team members new skills and allowing them to contribute more to improving site productivity.
February 2020
EMS Cognito delivering its first programme Down Under.
As part of an ongoing partnership to support this very large, global, laboratory testing and standards organisation offer even better service and value to its customers, EMS Cognito has been delivering PPI 5 (Practical Process Improvement © Dr Mike Bell and R Edward Zunich 2015) in Perth Western, Australia. In this chemical laboratory application, a dedicated, cross-functional team were able to identify productivity improvements of over 20% within the five-day programme including quick wins and new ways of working to underpin longer-term gains. EMS Cognito offers a 4-day off-site IMPACT Toolkit™ workshop on Practical Process Improvement and Lean for Continuous Improvement Facilitators and 2 on-site versions of the IMPACT Masterclass™ Process Improvement Programme.
November 2019
Keeping our Bathing Waters Clean
A major reduction in the number of unconsented spillages of sewage into our coastal bathing waters is a major area of focus for the environment agency and high on the priority list of all water companies including Wessex Water. Although the frequency of these events is already relatively low, the company is seeking to quantify and then reduce the risk even further thus setting the highest of industry standards. A detailed Lean RCM™ analysis facilitated by EMS Cognito and involving a small working group of engineers and plant operators will, over the course of the next few months, introduce the latest thinking on plant condition monitoring and risk control to eliminate or give early warning of potential failures thus further reducing the frequency of these unwanted events.
October 2019
Foundry sand production process closes in on 99% uptime target with Lean RCM™
Following the introduction of the Lean RCM™ process on the sand production plant at this foundry based in eastern France and part of the global, Safe Metal group, unplanned failures have dropped markedly and downtime is now measured at just over 1%. The visual management process known as Managing Daily Performance MDP is a vital part of this success with daily meetings like this one discussing, prioritising and addressing issues before they become breakdowns.
September 2019
High standards of Workplace Organisation serve as a foundation for Operational Excellence
Scott Bader is a €230 million global chemical company and a leader in the manufacturing of products for the Composites, Advanced Composites Adhesives and Speciality Polymers markets, employing almost 700 people across 6 manufacturing sites. As part of a continuing commitment to meet customer specific needs with high quality, innovative products, EMS Cognito has been engaged to support the operational excellence programme specifically building a template to raise the bar on the standards of workplace organisation (5S).
June 2019
Lean RCM™ Training Workshop Glasgow September – Dates Announced 24-26 September
EMS Cognito is pleased to announce dates for the next IMPACT Toolkit™ Introduction to Lean RCM workshop in Glasgow this coming September. After last year’s sell-out workshop, we are heading back to the city to deliver the 3-day training workshop on Tuesday 24th-Thursday 26 September at Glasgow’s Theatreland Holiday Inn hotel. Places on the workshop are strictly limited to 15 and will be allocated on a first come-first-served basis. This workshop is highly rated by all attendees, provides an accredited, external (SQA) qualification and is a must for all maintenance, asset management and reliability professionals.
April 2019
Andrew Hampton Veolia Proudly Presents VOOM
Veolia VOOM process now covers 20% of all waste water assets in N. Ireland
Andrew Hampton proudly showcases the Veolia Water Belfast team’s new reliability system ready for launch in the next few days and covering all of the assets at the Duncrue incinerator site. Andy, a qualified Lean RCM™ facilitator, has led the multi-functional team programme over the past 12 months involving many of the operations and maintenance team who will now be rewarded for their efforts with certification in the accredited Lean RCM™ qualification. The visual “front-end” of the VOOM system (Veolia Optimised Operations & Maintenance), depicted, will run in parallel with the SAP computerised maintenance management system thus satisfying two important needs for operational excellence – KISS (Keep it simple stupid) and Big-Data capture. An interesting statistic; Andy informs me 20% of all waste water assets in Northern Ireland are now covered by Lean RCM™ and a staggering 100% of all sludge treatment assets.
February 2019
A big splash in the South West
We’re working with South West Water on an IMPACT Programme™ of process and reliability improvement across their wastewater CHP assets. By deploying our Lean RCM™ process, the programme will identify a more efficient mechanism for asset management, operation and preventative maintenance of the equipment thus generating even better performance and preserving the life of the assets.
South West Water provides drinking water and wastewater services throughout Cornwall and Devon and in areas of Dorset and Somerset.
January 2019
A very rich IMPACT Toolkit™ Lean RCM
Our consultant Mark Richardson is at Edible Oils Ltd delivering our IMPACT Toolkit™ Introduction to Lean RCM™ workshop. Our IMPACT Toolkit™ provides practitioners and managers with the knowledge, tools, techniques and templates to make sustainable improvements in the workplace.
Edible Oils Limited (EOL) is the leading supplier of both branded and customer own brand bottled oils and white fats to both the UK and mainland European markets.
Delivering the very best standards at the global leader in sand cast steel
We are working Castmetal, France, a part of the international Safe Metal Group. Safe Metal is the world leader in cast steel components produced using sand.
“We are delighted to be supporting the company with a combined programme of improved workplace organisation, widespread use of Lean RCM™ to deliver the very best standards of process reliability and the introduction of new management systems for managing daily performance which is highly visual and engages the whole workforce.” Richard Kelly Managing Director
December 2018
A Safety first culture at Amey
Very enjoyable couple of days working with the team from Amey Environmental en route to becoming qualified Lean RCM™ Facilitators – an integral part of the operations excellence strategy.
Amey Plc is an infrastructure support service provider. Amey works for the public and regulated sectors in the United Kingdom, selling services including highways and rail management and maintenance, facilities management, waste collection and treatment provision of utilities services as well as consultancy services.
November 2018
Fantastic turnout at MAINTEC 2018!
EMS Cognito was, once again, present at the MAINTEC Show 2018. We met some very interesting companies amongst the 200+ visitors to our stand and look forward to continuing our discussions with many of them over the next few weeks.
BMaking an IMPACT at Finsbury Food Group
Great Review day of the IMPACT Masterclass™ Change–over Time Reduction at Memory Lane Cakes part of Finsbury Food Group, supporting reducing the time required to change between products increases capacity whilst reducing lead time & inventory with our IMPACT Masterclass™.
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer, producing a diverse range of cakes, bread and bakery snack products.
October 2018
Making an IMPACT on the Circular Economy
Read how our IMPACT Masterclass™ Process Improvement programme benefited LondonEnergy.
LondonEnergy Ltd is wholly owned by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) and is contracted to provide waste management services to its seven North London boroughs.
See us making an IMPACT at MAINTEC
We are exhibiting at MAINTEC, which will take place at NEC Birmingham 6-7 November 2018.
Come and meet us on our stand, we will be able to explain the benefits of Lean RCM™ and how it can benefit your business.
September 2018
Amey team improving productivity and Environmental Impact.
What a pleasure and a privilege to be present for the team review and feedback on the IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM™ programme at Amey Plc Waterbeach Waste Management Park. It was particularly pleasing to hear direct testimonials from the maintenance and operations team members who participated in the programme on how they’ve been able to adopt and adapt the techniques to improve their day-to-day working life and productivity not to mention the significant improvements delivered in reducing process cycle time and the amount of product sent to landfill.
Secret ingredients for a high performing Food & Beverage Manufacturing Industry
We’re exhibiting at Food & Drink Bussiness Europe Conference & Exhibition UK at the Ricoh Arena on the 2nd October. Our process improvement consultant Mark Richardson will be sharing the secret ingredients for a high performing Food & Beverage Manufacturing Industry.
Visit us at our stand just next to the “Sustainable Food & Beverage” Main Stage.
Annual Manufacturing Excellence Conference 2018
Our Manager Director Richard Kelly was the Keynote Speaker of this year Annual Manufacturing Excellence Conference. Richard talked about “Making Reliable Processes Sustainable Through Changing People”.
Thank you NMI Manufacturing & Chris Bennett for the invitation.
August 2018
Couldn’t get any sweeter
We just start a sweet IMPACT Masterclass™ Process Improvement programme at Lightbody in Hamilton part of Finsbury Food Group. Our IMPACT Masterclass™ Process Improvement consists in eliminating non-value adding activities maximises productivity increasing capacity and reducing cost.
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer, producing a diverse range of cakes, bread and bakery snack products.
It’s trademarked now!
Lean RCM ™ is a unique methodology combining best practices in Lean thinking, Culture Change and Reliability. This is an exclusive technique at EMS Cognito, which quickly generates improvements in reliability and productivity.
July 2018
Making an IMPACT at Southern Water
Big splash at Southern Water Budds Farm IMPAC Masterclass™ Lean RCM review day.
Congratulations Lean RCM team, great to see you working towards to make this site a role model.
Southern Water provides water and wastewater services for Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Making a Sweet IMPACT
We’re pleased to be working with Memory Lane Cakes part of Finsbury Food group, supporting reducing the time required to change between products increases capacity whilst reducing lead time & inventory with our IMPACT Masterclass™ .
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer, producing a diverse range of cakes, bread and bakery snack products.
June 2018
Powering the Circular Economy
We just started our second IMPACT Masterclass™ Process Improvement at London Energy. We are really proud to see our customer, LondonEnergy, working towards Operational Excellence.
LondonEnergy Ltd is wholly owned by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) and is contracted to provide waste management services to its seven North London boroughs. LondonEnergy Ltd provides sustainable energy, recycling and resource management.
National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition
May 2018
Creating better places to live, work and travel.
EMS Cognito is proud to be working with Amey Plc creating safer, smarter, and sustainable places to live, work and travel. We start ao IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme at Waterbeach Waste Management Park.
Amey Plc is an infrastructure support service provider. Amey works for the public and regulated sectors in the United Kingdom, selling services including highways and rail management and maintenance, facilities management, waste collection and treatment provision of utilities services as well as consultancy services.
Making an IMPACT on circular economy
Just start ao IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme at Viridor Ford site. We are proud to work with Viridor for the past 6 years during which they had achieved fantastic results through their hard work and dedication.
Viridor is a recycling, renewable energy and waste management company in the United Kingdom. And they are “throwing away old thinking. The world is changing. Once there was ‘waste’. Now there are potentially valuable resources that we must all challenge ourselves to recover”.
April 2018
Making a Glaswegian IMPACT
An excellent feedback at the end of a very successful IMPACT Toolkit™ Intro. Lean RCM workshop at the University of Strathclyde Technology & Innovation Centre in Glasgow.
Our next IMPACT Toolkit™ Intro. Lean RCM workshop will take place at Engineer’s House in Bristol, June 5th – 7th. Book your place now!
A Clear View through the vape clouds with the IMPACT Masterclass™
Another excellent review day at the end of the second IMPACT Masterclass™ 5S programme at Cuts Ice. An enthusiastic and engaged team delivered this review sharing their results which were over the targets. Congratulations!
Cuts Ice insight and understanding of the market and the success of their own products has attracted some of the largest e-cigarette brands in Europe who now have their e-liquid flavours developed and made by Cuts Ice.
Bringing in a new thinking to the water sector
EMS Cognito is proud to be working with Southern Water in Hampshire implementing our IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme.
Our IMPACT Masterclass™ is a 15-day process improvement programme delivering a tangible improvement in productivity by engaging and empowering cross-functional teams of people to make improvements directly to their day to day roles it creates belief, ownership and above all, sustainability.
March 2018
Lean RCM Workshop in Glasgow April 17-19 it’s now SOLD OUT
Our IMPACT Toolkit Lean RCM Workshop in Strathclyde’s University Technology & Innovation Centre in Glasgow, April 17-19 it’s now SOLD OUT with a waiting list. Next opportunity: Bristol, June 5th – 7th at Engineers House in Clifton. Book Now!
February 2018
Speaking at Energy From Waste Conference 2018
Our MD Richard Kelly has been invited to talk at EFW Conference. The event is taking place in London on 28 Feb – 1 March. Richard will be talking about how to “Creating a Business Plan for Operational Excellence”.
Energy from Waste is the premier conference in the UK and Europe driving new technology discussion, operational efficiency, best practice and compliance in the global energy from waste sector.
A Clear View through the vape clouds with the IMPACT Masterclass™
An excellent feedback day at the end of a very successful IMPACT Masterclass™ programme at Cuts Ice. This review day was delivered by an enthusiastic team who were happy to share results which are over the targets. Congratulations!
Cuts Ice insight and understanding of the market and the success of their own products has attracted some of the largest e-cigarette brands in Europe who now have their e-liquid flavours developed and made by Cuts Ice.
January 2018
EMS Cognito and Black & Veatch join forces to deliver utility asset reliability programmes
EMS Cognito is pleased to welcome Black & Veatch as our Licensed Partners. We will join forces to deliver utility asset reliability programmes to help utilities achieve world-class asset management offering bespoke IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programmes.
Black & Veatch is a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction (
Making an IMPACT in the Biopharmaceutical Business
Our Process Improvement Consultant Mark Richardson just delivered our first IMPACT Toolkit™ Lean RCM training in 2018 with a great and well-motivated team at AstraZeneca.
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business and their innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
Making an IMPACT in the vaping sector
We are working with Cuts Ice to scope out our IMPACT Masterclass™ to support their fast growing manufacturing business in the vaping sector and build their Lean Foundations with 5S.
Cuts Ice owns three successful e-liquid brands; T-Juice, Halcyon Haze and 13 Sins. Cuts Ice insight and understanding of the market and the success of their own products has attracted some of the largest e-cigarette brands in Europe who now have their e-liquid flavours developed and made by Cuts Ice.
December 2017
Big splash of good news at South West Water
An excellent feedback day at the end of a very successful IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme at South West Water site in Exmouth. It was a privilege to be there and hear from such a highly motivated and engaged team of operators, maintainers, scientists and managers about the significant improvements in operations costs and safety they have achieved in just 4 months.
The development of people with continuous improvement skills and the motivation to use them to improve efficiency and safety has to be good news for South West Water and all its customers.
Helping Network Rail stay on track
Helping Network Rail stay on track with the latest reliability tools and training with our IMPACT Toolkit™ for the benefit of all rail passengers.
Network Rail owns, operates and develops Britain’s railway – the 20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations.
An Energetic IMPACT Toolkit™ Lean RCM Training!
We just finished a very energetic IMPACT Toolkit™ at Chemring Energetics Uk in Scotland.
Chemring Energetics UK Ltd (CEUK) provides equipment based on energetic materials (explosive, propellant) for the defence, civil defence and key commercial customers.
A new thinking with our IMPACT Toolkit™ RCA Training!
Our IMPACT Toolkit™ RCA produced new ways of thinking with great success at Viridor in Glasgow.
Viridor is a recycling, renewable energy and waste management company in the United Kingdom. And they are “throwing away old thinking. The world is changing. Once there was ‘waste’. Now there are potentially valuable resources that we must all challenge ourselves to recover”.
November 2017
Congratulations for making an IMPACT!
We are proud to announce that the winner of the 2017 IMPACT Masterclass™ Champion Award is Marsh Mills Team from South West Water.
The South West Water team based at Marsh Mills are a highly motivated team of operators, technicians and maintenance engineers setting a High standard for others to follow in the water industry. This was an IMPACT masterclass™ Lean RCM programme that required a lot of personal effort and commitment to make the best of limited resources.
In addition to introducing the lean RCM system and making reliability improvements, this team also took on the task of creating a better working environment through introducing Workplace Organisation demonstrating a standard rarely seen within the water industry.
Fantastic turnout at the Manufacturing Management Show 2017!
EMS Cognito was, once again, present at the Manufacturing Management Show 2017. We met some very interesting companies amongst the 200+ visitors to our stand and look forward to continuing our discussions with many of them over the next few weeks.
Changing Culture on route to Operational Excellence
EMS Cognito delivered another successful workshop for CeeD at Texas Instruments, Greenock, Scotland. Led by our managing director, Richard Kelly, the workshop linked culture change to operational excellence with the participation of over 30 delegates from over 20 Scottish-based organisations involved in manufacturing, academia and various other sectors.
Click here to see more photos of the workshop
Making an IMPACT
A great day with Thermo Fisher Scientific Basingstoke celebrating their achievements in improving quality and efficiency through the IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme. This review day was delivered by a very enthusiastic team who were happy to share results which are over and above the targets. Congratulations!
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life sciences company that believes in the power of science to transform lives.
October 2017
Thank you for the invitation CeeD!
EMS Cognito has been invited to hold a workshop at CeeD clinic, our MD Richard Kelly will be talking about Culture Change. The event is taking place in Glasgow 9 November 2017.
Richard is an experienced, energetic and engaging speaker prominent on the agenda of many leading Operational Excellence Best-Practice conferences and workshops. He is available to deliver pro bono conferences and workshops.
Come and Meet us!
EMS Cognito will be exhibiting at the Manufacturing Management Show – Stand A4, from 22nd and 23rd November 2017, which will take place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
If you would like to attend the Manufacturing Management Show we are happy to offer you a VIP ticket, so please request it here: Manufacturing Management Show Free VIP Tickets
September 2017
Is there a champion within your business?
5 Glasses full of success!
EMS Cognito is proud to celebrate with South West Water their achievements in improving quality and efficiency through the IMPACT Masterclass™ 5S programme.
Our IMPACT Masterclass™ is a 15-day process improvement programme delivering a tangible improvement in productivity by engaging and empowering cross-functional teams of people to make improvements directly to their day to day roles it creates belief, ownership and above all, sustainability.
Another IMPACT Masterclass™ programme delivered with great success.
August 2017
Green News at London Energy!
EMS Cognito is proud to be working with LondonEnergy implementing our IMPACT Masterclass™ Process Improvement programme.
Our IMPACT Masterclass™ is a 15-day process improvement programme delivering a tangible improvement in productivity by engaging and empowering cross functional teams of people to make improvements directly to their day to day roles it creates belief, ownership and above all, sustainability.
LondonEnergy provides sustainable waste management services across London.
July 2017
Full steam at Caparo Merchant Bar
Our consultant Geraint Williams is working with Caparo Merchant Bar (soon to be Liberty Merchant Bar) on their Green Steel vision helping them improve the Scunthorpe site.
Caparo Merchant Bar is Britain’s largest producer of merchant bar and it’s Lincolnshire facilities has two rolling mills producing steel bars and light sections for the construction, energy, infrastructure, oil & gas, shipbuilding and transport industries.
Helping Thermo Fisher Scientific transforming lives
We started implementing at Thermo Fisher Scientific our IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme. Our IMPACT Masterclass™ is a 15-day process improvement programme delivering a tangible improvement in productivity by engaging and empowering cross functional teams of people to make improvements directly within their day to day roles it creates belief, ownership and above all, sustainability.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life sciences company that believes in the power of science to transform lives.
June 2017
Another full glass with our IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme
Today, in Plymouth learning and seeing how Lean Manufacturing techniques and best practice reliability from the aircraft industry will generate more efficient water treatment facilities. IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme making an IMPACT™.
Another IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme delivered with success
A great day with our colleagues and customers at South West Water celebrating their achievements in improving quality and efficiency through the IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme.
Join us for our 3 day Lean RCM Toolkit Workshop!
Our next workshop is taking place on:
12 – 14 June Location: Leeds
For enquiries and booking email <info@emscognito.co.uk>
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May 2017
A full bucket of good news!
EMS Cognito is proud to be working with PPG at their Birstall site.
PPG Industries, Inc. is a global supplier of paints, coatings, speciality materials, and fibreglass.
With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG operates in more than 70 countries around the globe.
Big pack of news!
EMS Cognito is proud to be working with DEVRO.
Devro is one of the world’s leading suppliers of collagen casings for food use.
We are helping them further improve their capability in manufacturing and engineering.
April 2017
Join us for our 3 day Lean RCM Toolkit Workshop.
Our next workshop is taking place on:
10 – 12 April – Wakefield, West Yorkshire
For enquiries and booking email <info@emscognito.co.uk>
or call us on 0117 941 5373
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INDUSTRIELYON Exhibition 4 – 7 April 2017
EMS Cognito will be present during the INDUSTRIELYON fair, which will take place at EUREXPO in Lyon from 4 to 7 April 2017. Come and meet us on our stand, we will be able to explain benefits of LeanRCM and how it can benefit your business.
Invitation on request by email <info@emscognito.co.uk> or by phone 0117 941 5373
March 2017
Big Pack of News!
EMS Cognito is proud to be working with Cepac, the UK’s leading independent corrugated packaging supplier. Through our Lean RCM methodologies, we are helping them further improve their capabilities in manufacturing.
Cepac is the UK’s leading independent corrugated packaging supplier, designed from first principles to provide a modern, smart, state-of-the-art alternative to conventional corrugated
February 2017
Big Splash of news!
EMS Cognito is proud to continue their relationship with South West Water with the planned introduction of Lean RCM in both Waste Water Services and Drinking Water Services.
The delivery of the programme will develop capability within the South West Water Site Teams to recognise and deliver improvement while making an impact on business targets.
Introduction to Lean RCM Training Workshop
Join us for our 3 day Lean RCM Toolkit. Our next workshop is taking place on:
8 – 10 February
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
For enquiries and booking email <info@emscognito.co.uk>
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Changing Daily Behaviours and Actions – The Foundation of a Successful Lean Programme
Following the successful Culture Change clinic organised by CeeD last December, Richard Kelly has been invited to present at the 2nd event taking place in Inverness on 3 February 2017.
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December 2016
Lean RCM Team of Viridor – Winners of Maintenance Team Award 2016
We are very proud of Team Lean RCM of Viridor for winning this years’ Maintenance Team Award at Champions Awards organised by Works Management Group. It’s been a great pleasure to be part of their journey in supporting the team through difficult times and transformation. Well done Team on the hard work and great achievement.
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Changing Daily Behaviours and Actions – The Foundation of a Successful Lean Programme
Richard Kelly has been invited to present at CeeD clinic where he will be talking about Culture Change. The event is taking place in Edinburgh on 1 December 2016.
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November 2016
Manufacturing Management Show 23 – 24 November 2016
Richard Kelly has been invited to lead the workshop in “World Class Reliability through changing people” at Manufacturing Management Show in Coventry. The workshop will take place on Thursday, 24 November at 10:15 – 10:55
This presentation will challenge existing thinking and approaches towards reliability and asset management.
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October 2016
Viridor has been shortlisted for Manufacturing Champions Award
September 2016
Bringing so
mething new and innovative to the world of Facilities Management
EMS Cognito is proud to be working with Engie, one of the leading world-wide providers of Facilities Management (FM) services. The Impact™ Lean RCM Masterclass programme taking place at their hi-tech customer site (CA Technologies at Slough) will introduce Lean and Reliability best-practices commonly found in manufacturing, but new and innovative in the FM sector. By leading the field in the adoption of Lean techniques, Engie will demonstrate their desire to be the FM provider of choice, offering enhanced value, availability and service to their customers.
If you are interested in further details of FM applications please contact:
Geraint.Williams (at) emscognito.co.uk
In September, EMS Cognito commences the delivery of a continuous improvement programme at the Safe Metal, site in Feurs, France. This IMPACT Masterclass™ Lean RCM programme follows close on the heels of the programme taking place at the sister site in Cauhtemoc, Mexico. Richard Kelly, MD commented: “we are proud to be working with the Safe Metal group in two distinct regions of their operation to assist them on their journey to achieving a group standard for best practice manufacturing across their sites”
EMS Cognito are proud to continue their relationship with Viridor. Following the success in Greater Manchester we start work this month in the South introducing Lean RCM into the busiest MRF facility in the UK. While continuing to keep the pace in the North with the start of a new Lean RCM programme at their plastics recycling plant.
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August 2016
EMS Cognito announces a working-partnership with Global English in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Global English will act as a local, Spanish speaking agent and will assist EMS Cognito with the delivery of its IMPACT Masterclass™ programmes initially in this region of the country.
Parlez-vous Francais?
With a growing customer base in France, EMS Cognito is pleased to announce a new member in its team to work closely with customers in this region. Estelle Chaume joined us as marketing assistant for the French region having previously worked in management roles for such organisations as Airbus, C&A, McDonald’s. Estelle’s role will be to assist in identifying new French-speaking customers and supporting existing French-speaking customers maximise the benefits of their continuous improvement programmes with EMS Cognito.
Du fait de l’augmentation significative de clients actuels en France, EMS Cognito a le plaisir de vous présenter un nouveau membre de son équipe qui travaillera de près avec notre clientèle française.
Estelle Chaume, de formation Master II Management, a rejoint notre équipe en temps qu’Assistante Marketing pour la France, et a précédemment travaillé dans des fonctions managériales pour les sociétés Airbus, C&A, et Mc Donald’s. Le rôle d’Estelle sera d’aider a identifier de nouveaux clients sur le marché français et d’apporter un soutien aux clients actuels afin de maximiser les avantages de leur programme d’amélioration continue avec EMS Cognito.
June 2016
45% Improvement is the Icing on the Cake
EMS Cognito is pleased to be working with Lightbody of Hamilton part of Finsbury Food group, supporting the development of a culture of continuous improvement. Having seen improvements of 45% in change-over times delivered through the first Impact™ Process Improvement Masterclass, Lucy Wills, Site Director, commented “This is a total step change for the business – I have not seen anything like this here before.”
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Montupet has long been recognised as an industry leader in the manufacture of complex cast aluminium components for the automotive industry worldwide. EMS Cognito is continuing to streamline their processes through IMPACT Masterclass™ by introducing new and innovative processes, simplifying routine operational practices and consequently reducing on-site operational costs.
