MCP Consulting and Training News
Training leads to production gains at United Biscuits
In times when production efficiency is crucial, and plant uptime levels critical, a multi-skilled engineering workforce is an effective workforce. Michelle Lea visited United Biscuits' McVities's plant in Harlesden, to find out how MCP Consulting and Training is training engineers in the skills they need to keep production running....full article
Training that delivers manufacturing cost reduction
Read Peter Gagg's article in this months maintenance and engineering magazine. During times of uncertainty, businesses often make the mistake of assuming that the only way to survive is workforce reduction. However if a company can be guaranteed that cost reduction would be apparent within 6 weeks by training their staff to be more productive and efficient, then training would be their first option.
Noel Grinsted
The Directors of MCP Consulting and Training regret to inform you that our fellow director; Noel Grinsted, died suddenly on Sunday 10th May, aged 57 years. He leaves behind him a wife and two young sons and our thoughts are with them at this very sad time.
Noel was a founder member of the Institute of Asset Management and was actively involved in the institutes growth and development. More recently he was heavily involved in the development and introduction of PAS 55. Noel Grinsted
MCP develop skills training database for manufacturing teams
MCP’s web based training database will enable you to manage the skills and training requirements of your workforce. It will keep track of when a course needs updating in line with legislation, identify the skills needed by an entire team and enable individuals to assess themselves. Find out about MCP's Electronic Training Needs Analysis.
The ten questions you should ask about your maintenance activity and physical assets
If you are looking at ways to reduce your maintenance costs this helpful short check list from MCP will help you to ensure you are covering all aspects of maintenance and asset management activity. If you answer no to more than two of the questions you are missing an opportunity to reduce your maintenance costs and improve your plant performance, which typically results in lower cost of goods sold. Reducing maintenance costs
Cross training in MCP’s Mechanical to Electrical course supports Scottish & Newcastle’s Berkshire Brewery redundancy programme
The company recognizes the value of treating people properly, helping them into the next phase of their lives, and with this in mind worked with MCP to offer their technicians the City and Guilds accredited Mechanical to Electrical course.