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PP C & A targets £ 40m sales with a little help from Sharing in Growth
From left , Tony Hague ( PP C & A ) and Paul Binns ( SIG )
PP Control & Automation ( PP C & A ) has signalled its intention to double sales to over £ 40m after it became the latest manufacturer to be selected for the Sharing in Growth ( SIG ) transformation programme .
The company , which provides strategic outsourcing manufacturing services to some of the world ’ s biggest machinery builders , has started a 100-day intensive business improvement project that will help it increase operational efficiencies , create a more resilient supply chain and open up new opportunities in aerospace , defence and renewables .
Experts from SIG have completed a gap analysis to identify immediate and longer-term goals to work towards , as well as implementing a ‘ survive and thrive ’ approach to overcoming the joint issues of Brexit and Covid-19 .
This will pave the way for the Cheslyn Hay-based firm to increase production capacity as it targets more than £ 40m of sales between now and 2024 .
Tony Hague , CEO of PP C & A , commented : “ There is no point ever thinking you ’ ve reached your optimum performance ; the moment you do that then complacency will set in , improvement stagnates and ultimately you will find yourselves dropping back behind new competition that emerges .
“ That is why we embraced the opportunity to take part in the Sharing in Growth programme , a business transformation scheme that gives companies like ours accesses to world class experts with more than 2000 years ’ industrial experience between them .”
He continued : “ What we really like about the collaboration is that a lot of the learning will be delivered on site and we can handpick the different specialists , whether the focus is HR , leadership and management , logistics , lean manufacturing , even adoption of digital technologies .
“ We have some really exciting expansion plans in place as we emerge from the economic shackles of Covid-19 and look to seize on the many new and exciting opportunities , some of which are developing on the back of the ‘ attraction ’ of reshoring supply chains within the UK manufacturing sector .”
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