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Sector Experience

See below for a short description of the types of assistance we have provided to public and private organisations of varying sizes in numerous industry sectors in various parts of the world.

 

We have worked with:

 

Accessplus

AES Global Power

Airbus

Air France

Air Liquide

Alemite

Astra Zeneca

Avebe

BAE Systems

Barclays Bank

Barloworld Handling

Basell

Berg

Boehringer Ingelheim

Brett Martin Daylight Systems

Britannic Assurance

British Telecom

BT Global Services

British Quality Foundation

Brook Crompton

Brunel University Business School

Celerant Consulting

Centrica

Chemring Countermeasures

Clariant

CompAir

Credit Suisse

Crompton Instruments

Crown Bevcan

DHL Worldwide

Dow Corning

DSM

EEF

Essex & Suffolk Water

Eurotherm

Everyday Financial Solutions

Fairey Ceramics

First Choice Homes Oldham

Ford Motor Company

Georgia Pacific

Getronics

Hager Tehalit Systèmes

Harley-Davidson

Hansen Transmissions

Hawker

Hellenic Shipyards

Henry Schein

Hexcel

HFC Bank

Home Delivery Network

Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst

Insight

Institute of Credit Management

Invensys

Ipswich Foundry

Jaguar

JD Williams

Johnson Controls

Lambda

Landis + Gyr

Lear

Littlewoods Shop Direct Group

Maxam Pneumatics

Merrill Lynch

Metal Spinners

Norgren

Northumbrian Water

Norwich Union

Novartis Vaccines

Oxford Magnet Technology

Outokumpu Steel

Polypipe

Powerware

PSE Tamel

PSI

Racal Acoustics

Reckitt Benckiser

Reliance Secure Task Management

Rexnord Industries

Rhodia Polyamides

Rockwell Automation

Rolls Royce

RWD Technologies

Satchwell

Sanmina

Sandwell Borough Council

SFR

SOXAL

Strategic Process Improvement Mgt Co.

Teccor Electronics

The Daily Telegraph

Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems

Trend Control Systems

TRW Aerospace

TT Electronics

Vestas Wind Systems

Visteon

Vokes Ltd

Warburtons

Watts Fluidair

WCI Group

Xaar

  What our clients say

"I would like to thank and congratulate you for the gorgeous job fulfilled during the training lessons lead in Switzerland. You introduced the participants to the Operational Excellence methodology in a smooth and very clever way so that even every not English-speaking person was able to follow the topics and the examples given."

 

Private Banking Operations Project Manager

World Leading Financial Services Company

 

 

"You had the Best of the Best teacher and an excellent support from Paloma. So keep up the good work and make us proud!"

 

General Manager

Oil Exploration Company (Kazakhstan)

 

 

"Thanks for all of your help and assistance on this project. I really did learn a lot through this process and have been using the various tools pretty regularly on other issues. I wish you and your family all the best and would like to buy you a drink the next time you’re in town."

 

 

Process Improvement Lead

Global Motorcycle Company

 

 

"We have engaged Paloma Consulting to train a number of Six Sigma Black Belt, Master Black Belt and Awareness courses.  All courses have been delivered successfully with a high degree of professionalism and feedback for all courses has been extremely good.  I have no hesitation in recommending Paloma Consulting Ltd."

 

Product & Service Director

Global Consulting Company
 

 

"The guys really are fired up! They unanimously commented how useful the day was and how well it was delivered, hitting just the right pitch."

 

Master Black Belt

Logistics Company

 

 

"Having interacted with numerous consultants and development trainers over the last 14 years, I was delighted with my learning experience whilst attending the Six Sigma Green and Black Belt training."

 

National Sales Manager

Leading Energy Supplier

 

 

"The quality of the training deployed has been of the highest order with both internal and external feedback consistently scoring high and only positive verbal comments received."

 

General Manager

Global Process Improvement Consulting Company

 

 

Automotive

 

We have extensive experience in the automotive sector. For example we reviewed every single project and certified every Black Belt in 75 factories in a major first tier automotive interior supplier. We also trained Black Belts in several plants of a competitor to the former company.  We led a deployment in an international group which manufactures car keys and door handles for many of the world's most prestigious brands. We have also conducted Black Belt training and certified many practitioners in Germany, France and UK for one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers and at a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting systems.

 

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Banking and Financial Services

 

Our experience in banking and financial services is wide ranging.  For example we conducted several waves of Black Belt training for the investment management and global private client divisions of a world leading US investment bank.  We led several waves of Green Belt and Black Belt training and wrote the e-learning material for a European based integrated global bank focusing on investment management products and services.  We trained 12 waves of Lean Six Sigma practitioners in the financial services division of a leading retailer.

 

We provided 7 waves of Black Belt training and 1 wave of Master Black Belt training for a leading Life and Pensions Assurance company to prepare their change managers with the skills to lead successful integration of processes in several subsequent mergers and acquisitions. 

 

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Manufacturing

 

Our Lean Six Sigma experience started in manufacturing many years ago. We have worked in a diverse range of manufacturing sectors including engineering, automotive, pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, gears, components, couplings, compressors, control systems, automation, composites, aerospace, countermeasures, wind turbines, electric motors, metal forming, foundries, steel coils and many others. 

 

Not only have we trained several thousand people in Six Sigma tools and techniques from foundation to Master Black Belt level, we have also trained Lean Masters and led numerous Kaizen events.

 

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Food

 

We provided Master Black Belt training for a successful global FMCG company with operations in many countries whose name holds a strong position in the FTSE 25.  We led the Six Sigma deployment at a global company who manufacture starch based solutions for food, feed, paper, building, textiles and adhesives industries.  We also provided training for the world leader in metal packaging technology in food and beverage applications.

 

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Retail

 

We provided Lean Six Sigma practitioner training for a market leading home shopping group. This company incorporated the UK's largest home delivery service, a range of call centres, a financial services division which offers a wide range of credit, insurance and warranty products, retail outlets, and a far east sourcing operation.

 

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Aerospace

 

We delivered 12 waves of advanced problem solving techniques training to a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defence industries in the United Kingdom, France, Singapore and Australia.  We worked with the aerospace bearings divisions of a premier supplier of power transmission components in their US plants. We wrote the advanced problem solving e-learning training material for a global leader in engineering for the aerospace, defence and marine industries. We also worked with the world's leading advanced structural materials company training Six Sigma practitioners and project champions in USA and Europe.

 

We delivered 9 waves of Green Belt and Black Belt training to the world's largest aircraft manufacturer in the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

 

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Logistics

 

We provided the UK's largest home delivery network with Six Sigma training, Champion training, employee development, project coaching, process optimisation, customer experience analysis and service delivery improvement. We also provided Green Belt training for the global leader in international courier, express and parcel services and a small print management company.

 

We delivered Six Sigma training to another leading direct home shopping retailer and financial services company initially focusing on improving fulfilment logistics processes for delivery to consumers throughout the United Kingdom.

 

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Chemicals and Gases

 

We worked with an international group specialising in industrial and medical gases and related services.  We also assisted two global leaders in the field of speciality chemicals by providing Lean Value Stream Mapping techniques and Six Sigma deployment advice.

 

We improved the Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) pigment production and testing processes for a German specialty chemical company. 

 

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Utilities

 

We have delivered Black Belt training to major utility companies that provide over 4M people in the UK with water and sewerage services.

 

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Electronics

 

We have provided bespoke Black Belt training material to a global electronics company supplying the world’s leading manufacturers in the automotive, telecommunications, computing and industrial electronics markets. We have worked with a manufacturer of audio communication equipment. We also provided Green Belt and Black Belt training to two of Europe's leading Building Management Systems manufacturers to the worldwide HVAC markets. We provided Master Black Belt training for a French manufacturer of electrical distribution systems.  Black Belt training was conducted for an industrial automation and process controls group.  We also led a deployment for a US/Mexican corporation which provides components for circuit and voltage protection.

 

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Public Sector

 

We trained 3 waves of Service Transformation practitioners in Lean and Six Sigma techniques in a large metropolitan borough council.  We also led a deployment of process improvement and culture change at  a leading provider of secure outsourced services within the UK Criminal Justice System.

 

We provided Lean Six Sigma training in a public housing corporation. We partnered with a professional institute to deliver public courses in improving credit management and cash collection techniques using statistical analysis.  We also partnered with a national not-for-profit membership organisation that promotes business excellence to deliver Six Sigma training.

 

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Consultancies

 

We provided 21 waves of Green Belt, Black Belt and Master Black Belt training for the consulting staff of the world's largest independent operational consulting firm. We partnered with a premier process improvement consulting firm, a premier provider of Six Sigma and Lean training and consulting and an expert consulting and technology projects company to provide Six Sigma training for their clients.

 

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Telecoms

 

We provided Black Belt and Green Belt training for a leading provider of communications solutions serving customers throughout the world. We also provided Green Belt training for the 2nd largest mobile phone company in France.
 

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Energy

 

We provided Black Belt training to a leading UK supplier of energy and related services. We also delivered Champion and Green Belt training to a global power company in Kazakhstan.

                                                                                                                                             

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Media

 

We provided consulting services to a UK national newspaper which was in the process of relocating its entire operations including work flow analysis, establishment and review of Key Performance Indicators, hub and spoke work organisation.

                                                                                                                                             

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Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical

 

We provided several waves of Six Sigma training to a Netherlands based global manufacturer of innovative products and services in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences that contribute to the quality of life.

 

We also provided training for one of the world's largest flu vaccines manufacturers.

 

 

 

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