Welsh Water Leadership Development Programme awarded LCS Team Impact Award
Welsh Water, the sixth-largest regulated water and sewerage company in England and Wales, is responsible for delivering high-quality drinking water to over three million people and efficiently managing wastewater. As the only “not-for-profit” water company in England and Wales, Welsh Water (Dŵr Cymru) is deeply committed to delivering the best possible service at the lowest […]
S A Partners Reaccredited by LCS: A Testament to Excellence in Lean Competency
S A Partners, a leading global provider of business transformation and continuous improvement consultancy, is proud to announce its reaccreditation to the Lean Competency System (LCS). S A Partners was first accredited in 2012 and has trained over 7,500 people using the framework in companies around the world. This achievement reaffirms the company’s unwavering commitment […]
S A Partners earns 2024-5 Great Place to Work Certification
S A Partners was proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in November 2024, our first time applying for this well established award. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at S A Partners. Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, […]
Cheers to 25 Years of Greatness! Celebrating Jeff Williams & his incredible contribution to our business.
Not many people make it to 25 years at an organization, but we are incredibly grateful that Jeff Williams has! Jeff who many of our customers and employees will testify has been a key part of our business success and we would very much like to celebrate his legacy this week. Since joining our team […]
TWI Institute Partner S A Partners
We are pleased to announce that the TWI Institute have formed a partnership with S A Partners. In the last few years the TWI have seen an increase in the demand for programs around the world. They’ve discovered that many companies that have implemented Lean, and have experienced less than expected improvements are starting to […]
Celebrating Ideal Behaviours
Every July we recognize some of our amazing team for their contribution to the business. This annual award is given each July and builds on our monthly reward and recognition program. Both of the programs are designed to recognize those individuals that go above and beyond in demonstrating our core values and the behaviours we […]
Excellence in Change Management: Ensuring Your People Adopt the Technology You Implement
Excellence in Change Management: Ensuring Your People Adopt the Technology You Implement In the realm of digital transformation, it’s great to remind ourselves that organisations don’t change—people do. Effective change management hinges on ensuring that your teams are genuinely on board with any new technology you introduce. This requires a clear understanding of “What’s in […]
S A Partners Announces Appointment of New CEO, Garry Corbet
13 June 2024 Global training and consultancy company S A Partners, is pleased to announce the appointment of Garry Corbet as its new Chief Executive Officer. Garry who is currently Head of the European Division will take over from current CEO Simon Grogan on 1 July 2024. Garry joined the Partnership over five years ago […]
Take the TPM Interactive Awareness Course
S A Partners have created an interactive Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) awareness course that takes you through the background of TPM step by step. You can access this course by filling out the form below, and you will then receive the awareness course link. The purpose of this interactive awareness course is to get you […]
Factory of the Future or Factory for the Planet?
by John Quirke The “Factory for the Planet” concept represents a visionary approach to industrial operations that prioritizes environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and long-term business viability. As a business model it aligns with global efforts to address climate change, resource depletion, and evolving consumer expectations for ethical and eco-friendly products and services. I have seen, […]
Digital Requirements
For those who have worked with me in the past, something that I’ve harped on about is the importance of ensuring that technology follows process, not the other way around. I’ve said this from years of experience seeing organisations taking the approach of ‘our existing tools won’t change and we’re not going to get any […]
Organic v. Planned Expansion
Process Management initiatives often start in a certain part of an organisation to solve a specific business problem. For example, we may find that our Customer Satisfaction Score is below target, so we prioritise our process management efforts to focus on our customer services processes. This may be the entire scope of our process management […]
Are you struggling to automate? Try standardization instead.
Many of the clients with whom I work have identified that process Digitization and Automation are critical to their ability to survive, let alone grow. And as such they invest. They hire teams of automation experts. They train their teams to be citizen developers. They buy automation tools. And nothing happens. The problem here is […]
TPM as a system to support your long-term sustainability and cultural transformation goals
By John Quirke, Partner If you consider TPM (Total Productive Manufacturing) only as a tool in your continuous improvement toolbox you are missing a major opportunity. TPM provides a core system and philosophy to transform the culture of your manufacturing operation and bring life to your aspirations of greater sustainable environmentally business performance. What is […]
Developing your TPM learning pathway
In the days before TPM an operator in conversation with his maintenance colleague might suggest albeit mischievously ‘I operate, you fix’, I add value, you cost so watch out my friend!’ In order to begin to change perceptions relating to the equipment and it’s operation and maintenance we need to create an ownership culture where […]
Unleashing Innovation: The Crucial Role of Creativity in Modern Business
By Conor Dawson, Head of Ireland Region In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape, the ability to innovate has become a cornerstone of success. As organisations strive to stay ahead of the competition, adapt to technological advancements, meet looming legal ESG imperatives, and meet the changing needs of consumers, creativity emerges as a driving force […]
What makes a great Deployment Leader?
by Simon Grogan Great deployment leaders possess a unique set of skills and qualities that enable them to lead their teams toward Enterprise Excellence. Do you have what it takes? Ask yourself these three questions… I know who I am, what I’m good at, how I speak, listen, and think, I know what brings me […]
Delivering Process Improvement
We all want to improve the way that we work. Process improvement (digital or otherwise) doesn’t just happen though, someone has to drive these projects. Whose responsibility should this be? Should we ask our divisions to improve their own processes or do we create a transformation team to do it for them. To start, […]
The Role of Leadership in Digital Transformation
By Jack Worboys, Consultant Technology is changing the world in which we live faster and more exponentially than ever. Our use of technology pervades every aspect of our lives and it is therefore imperative that every organisation has a digital transformation that is aligned to their strategic objectives. It is however all too easy to get […]
The SHINGO© Model that drives Enterprise Excellence & the focus on Culture & Behaviours that matter
By John Quirke, Author In 1988 as a recognition for his work across a broad range of industry sectors, Shigeo Shingo was awarded an honorary Doctor of Management from Utah State University. Over the course of his life Dr. Shingo wrote eighteen books on the improvement of work and the processes that support the effectiveness […]
