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BGB Innovation

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BGB is a high precision electro-mechanical engineering Company. Based in Lincolnshire, UK, the Company employs 62 people and has a turnover of UKP8 million of which exports account for 90%.

BGB was established in 1976 as a manufacturer of carbon brush holders. The name 'BGB' was formed from the initials of the original partners' wives. The Company now exists as a one family, privately owned business.

In 1986 the business progressed into the production of electrical slip rings. Whilst BGB continues to supply both brush holders and slip rings as standard component parts, today's core activity is the design and manufacture of specialised slip ring solutions.

The Company continues to develop slip ring technology in conjunction with global customers. Partnerships are formed through working closely with clients? design engineers and having the operational flexibility to meet their requirements.

BGB host visits for members of other companies to see how team working, staff empowerment and continuous improvement function within the business. We share experiences of successful and failed 'culture change' so that applicable ideas can be selected for implementation.

Visit in 60 seconds

High precision electro-mechanical engineering company … Design to manufacture … Empowered team working … Staff empowerment … Continuous improvement … Culture change … Project Related Pay (PRP) … Empowering teams … Process Mapping … Cultural issues in a small company … Organisational culture … Kaizen … Self Inspection … Incentivising staff … 5S … Lean Manufacturing … Kanban

Topics covered by BGB Innovation


Cellular Manufacturing

Dedicated cells, split by product type, have been created to remove unnecessary movement of materials & personnel.

Continuous improvement

A process mapping programme has been implemented to reduce operational wastage, while overall efficiency has been reflected in increased sales and profit margin.

Empowered Teamworking

Teams are organised by product & customer for maximum customer focus and are empowered to control; customer satisfaction, production control, Kaizen material, work-in-progress requirements, training, quality & maintenance. Staff have a major say in every Company policy decision.

Information

BGB Innovation website
www.bgbinnovation.com
Testimonials about BGB Innovation
Gave lots of good ideas to take away.
Good open frank presentations about the challenges of the business.
BGB appears to be run very efficiently. The staff look content and well trained.
Very impressed. A lot of thought planning and time have gone into developing the processes.
Company appears very efficient, happy and a motivated workforce, all working towards the same goals
People involvement at all levels was very good.
Very interesting and will give me a good background to overall changes to our industry.
Happy to discuss anything, no secrets, very open and honest.
Very Interesting to see how the company made a culture change.
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