From left , Avais Chaudhri ( SIG ) and Tony Hague ( PP C & A )
PP C & A has been fully operational throughout the entire pandemic , providing strategic outsourcing solutions to customers involved in food and drink , packaging , renewables and medical .
The company ’ s expertise in control and automation and contract manufacturing , combined with the ability to quickly set up new production cells , has seen it supply critical wiring harnesses to the VentilatorChallengeUK consortium and a host of new Covid-19 inspired technologies designed to protect people and reduce the spread of the virus .
New orders have seen the firm return to pre-pandemic levels and in a position where it is now looking to hire new staff in a range of production and office roles .
Avais Chaudhri , Business Transformation Coach at Sharing in Growth , is leading on the project : “ PP Control & Automation is already world class in a lot of things that it does , but the management team still recognise the benefit for external
There is no point ever thinking you ’ ve reached your optimum performance ; the moment you do that then complacency will set in
expertise , especially in making it fit for new opportunities in aerospace and defence .
“ We ’ ve identified some quick wins and a number of strategic changes that will help it meet some of the major requirements of the tier 1s and primes in these sectors , as well as putting the building blocks in place to help the company secure the relevant quality accreditations .
“ Our 100-strong pool of experts ‘ get industry ’ and this makes a massive difference when it comes to imparting our knowledge through the senior leaderships teams to the shopfloor , cascading an aligned message .”
Established in 2013 , Sharing in Growth was initially set-up to provide intensive transformation support to accelerate business growth in the aerospace sector .
Its team members are deployed into clients to provide training , coaching and mentoring to address specific ambitions and diagnose challenges , including strategy development , operational excellence , productivity , culture and new product introduction .
Over the course of the last eight years , SIG ’ s focus has widened to also facilitate growth in offshore wind and other sectors , supporting the creation of 9000 highly valued jobs and generating £ 4.7bn of contract values in the process .
For further information , please visit www . ppcanda . com . More details on SIG , can be found at www . sig-uk . org
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