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Celebrating Joscar re-certification
Celebrating JOSCAR re-certification It’s not just a badge we need to gain the trust of our customers, it is more than that.  We are genuinely delighted that we have received re-certification to the JOSCAR register.  This certification means that S A Partners continues to be recognised as a fully compliant supplier to the defence industry. [...]
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Approved Supplier for the SC21 Competitiveness and Growth
S A Partners are delighted to be an approved supplier for the SC21 Competitiveness and Growth (C&G) funded programme. Leveraging our long history in both Supply Chain and Operational Excellence we have a team of skilled experts ready to help support your journey.  Using our model for Enterprise Excellence, S A Partners takes a balanced [...]
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Advanced Engineering 2019 Exhibition & Conference
We are pleased to announce that Robin Jaques, partner and Aerospace & Defence sector head, will be delivering a talk on the Essence of Excellence at the Advanced Engineering 2019 Exhibition & Conference on Wednesday the 30th October between 2pm and 2:30pm. This exhibition and conference is the perfect opportunity to discover the newest technologies [...]
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A Visit from the Air Ambulance Charity on Valentines Day.

We are extremely pleased to have been able to donate £1,320 to the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity recently, but its a donation with a very sobering story. This valentines day, Robin Jaques, a partner at S A Partners, gave his wife a very unexpected surprise. On the mid morning of the 14th Feb, which […]

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The Productivity Puzzle
The UK is falling behind in global productivity Since 2017, the UK’s productivity has been falling behind the other G7 countries by a gap of around 16%, but here at S A Partners we’re focusing on helping you engage your teams in solving the productivity puzzle. The BBC has also recently been publishing items highlighting [...]
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The New ADS Magazine is now out

We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of the ADS magazine for Advance June – August 2018  is now out for all to read. This also coincides with this years Farnborough  Airshow where S A Partners will be exhibiting at the ADS stand. Here through the week in Hall 1, you can meet Robin […]

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S A Partners and BAE SYSTEMS support BRITISH JUDO in their winning ambitions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Members of the British Judo Association have been honing their teamwork skills and improvement capability with S A Partners & BAE Systems at Portsmouth Naval Base. They came to see how the industry continually improves and to see how this relates to running a world class performance programme for athletes They spent two days at […]

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Prof. Peter Hines to speak at Farborough

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Peter Hines will be presenting a Finn session at the Farnborough International Airshow this coming July. At the session Peter Hines will be talking about Creating a Culture of Excellence that underpins sustained productivity growth. The session was awarded to S A Partners after Prof. Peter Hines, S […]

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S A Partners to Exhibit at this years Farnborough Air Show

As part of S A Partners continued growth of our presence in the Aero, Defence, Space and Security market, we are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the prestigious Farnborogh airshow from the 16th to 22nd July. Our exhibition will be in the ADS stand which will be located in Hall 1, which […]

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Creating a Culture of Excellence to Drive Profitability
With productivity falling behind other G7 countries, the Aerospace and Defence sector must meet the challenge of profitability, despite the affect Brexit may have on it. This and other challenges mean more than ever the sector will need to look at many different ways of improving productivity. Prof. Peter Hines, S A Partners founder, and [...]
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Women in Aerospace & Defence

This month see’s the new issue of the ADS Advance magazine. Since yesterday was International Women’s day, we are pleased to announce an excellent article on Women working in the Aerospace and Defence sector, which also included a section on our own Dr Toni Whitehead at S A Partners. Toni had a successful career with […]

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ADS Interview with Prof. Peter Hines
This month S A Partners had a full page article published in the Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space (ADS) quarterly magazine. The article is headed 'My Working Week' and is about how our founder, Prof. Peter Hines, setup S A Partners, what type of organisations we help, what makes our services a success, what it [...]
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ADS Visit to Renishaw
Robin Jaques, Head of Aerospace & Defence Sector at S A Partners, recently attended the ADS members forum which was held at Renishaw, Gloucester. Renshaw is one of the worlds leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. ADS is the premier Trade Organisation for all companies operating in the [...]
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M2030 bee launches S A Partners Maturity Assessment
Assess your lean maturity using an S A Partners simple self-assessment: In partnership with M2030 bee. For a long time, we’ve been at pains to explain that the real sustainable advantages from applying lean thinking isn’t related to what tools you use, or the myriad of acronyms that accompanies lean, they come a focus on [...]
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Are your Defence customers “living the dream”?

Understanding customer value and proactively working with the customer to deliver that value is a critical element of any productivity improvement.  Too often organisations focus improvement efforts internally, limiting their impact and potentially focusing on the wrong things. Taking a truly end to end supply chain perspective requires organisations not only to embed a deep […]

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The Importance of the Aerospace & Defence Sector to the UK Economy
The Telegraph recently reported that the UK aerospace industry is helping to buoy the British economy, while aerospace companies are pushing the envelope of what’s possible in the future of travel technology. The UK aerospace industry is colossal. In fact, it’s the second biggest in the world, with its trade association, ADS Group, reporting sales [...]
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New Aerospace Recruit
We are delighted to announce that Leigh Rogers has joined the S A Partners Aerospace & Defence Team. Leigh has been a management consultant for over 10 years and has worked with clients in a number of sectors including Aerospace, Defence, Automotive and Rail.  Consulting support has included working closely with clients to embed continuous [...]
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Listen Up

We wanted to get some real data about listening. We also wanted to get beyond old statements about ‘active-listening’, and we wanted to know what impact listening had on how people felt?

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Focusing on the Aerospace and Defence Sector

The global Aerospace and Defence sector is moving towards a state of growth once again. Analysts suggest that this is based upon an increase in demand for international travel, new technologies entering the market place, increased aircraft production, openings in defence budgets and the knock on effect to the global supply chain.

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