EMS, UK - Company Overview

EMS provides results orientated manufacturing and maintenance consultancy & training

Since its foundation in 1999, EMS has rapidly developed a reputation amongst major UK manufacturers for the high quality of its services
Our knowledge & expertise covers a wide range of areas from Maintenance Auditing to RCM to Lean Manufacturing

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All of our work is aimed at reducing manufacturing costs and maximising production efficiency

We offer particular experience of the food, packaging & print, pharmaceutical industries but also work within plastics & other diverse industrial sectors

Please contact us regarding any manufacturing improvement initiatives or other consultancy or training needs. We are always happy to visit your site and to provide relevant references for the quality & value of our work

Richard Kelly

Managing Director EMS Ltd, Manufacturing Improvement Consultant

BSc Hons (1st) Chemical & Process Engineering
Renowned UK Expert in application of Reliability Centred Maintenance process
24 years manufacturing, maintenance and engineering experience
Career background in FMCG industry with Mars Inc., Print & Packaging and Chilled Foods
Has trained several hundred engineers, maintainers and production team members in the theory and application of RCM
Key clients for EMS; HJ Heinz, Northern Foods, Aunt Bessie’s, Wavin Plastics, Interfloor, Centrica
Has successfully facilitated asset reliability improvement programmes in diverse sectors including Food, Pharmaceutical, Plastics, Printing, Utilities

Matthew Gardiner

Manufacturing Improvement Engineer

HNC Mechanical & Electrical Engineering ; BSc Hons (1st) Mathematics
20 years + Experience. Starting as a “hands on” Engineer, Service Engineer, through Engineering Management and onto Operational Management in very diverse arenas, spanning Aviation to Food Manufacturing.
Experienced in driving manufacturing change programmes, inclusive of Lean Manufacturing and Equipment Reliability programs in various companies, to successfully deliver increased availability/reduced breakdowns and therefore increased OEE at reduced operational costs.
15 Years + experience of coaching and training individuals and groups of personnel in many subjects from first aid to full Lean Principles, inclusive of “How to coach”

Victoria Stavpniuk

Marketing Manager

Bsc (Hons) Business and Marketing

Victoria coordinates the marketing of EMS products; administrates EMS Training Courses and delegates' certification process; manages dealings with suppliers and accountig queries; develops case studies and EMS projects video documentations.

Tony Richards

Manufacturing Improvement Consultant

Bsc (Hons) Electronic Engineering, Chartered Electrical Engineer
Leading the creation of self directed multi-skilled maintenance work teams that maximise the contribution of the whole team to the business.
Managing the implementation of lean practices that increase manufacturing productivity, drive efficient and effective facilities management and reduce cost.
Establishing effective processes and procedures that ensure statutory and regulatory compliance and demonstrate Corporate Responsibility.
Coaching & Supporting current “world class” lean practices include RCM, TPM, CBM and Lean Tools eg SPC, SMED, Poke Yoke
AstraZeneca Plc, Owens Corning Fiberglas (OCF), British Nuclear Fuels Plc

Jim Morrison

Manufacturing Improvement Consultant

BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
A manufacturing professional with a proven track record for managing technical teams and operational teams which achieve a reputation for success and sustainability. Highly experienced as a process engineer he also has a particular in depth experience of maintenance methodology. This was gained within the Mars Group from managing and developing reliability teams who were responsible for high volume production in both the UK and Europe. He is an excellent bi-lingual communicator who builds relationships at all levels by demonstrating a thorough understanding of key business operations and cultural diversity.
Carried out manufacturing change programmes in both Lean and Reliability sectors at a number of companies including: Premier Foods, Allied Mills, Ball Packaging, Astra Zeneca, Wacker Neuson and Wavin Plastics, Bernard Matthews

Brian Grace

Manufacturing Improvement Consultant

HND Electrical and Electronic Engineering
An engineering professional with broad experience in process maintenance, including food manufacturing and building services sectors.
Experienced in implementing plant improvement projects such as increasing availability/reducing breakdowns.
Record of delivering training for all manufacturing associates to significantly improve overall competence levels that delivers performance in line with business objectives
AstraZeneca Plc, Mars group

Steve Ripley

Management Development Consultant

BSC (Hons) Civil Engineering
Post-Grad Certificate of Education
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
30 year’s experience in designing and delivering management and team development programmes at all levels in business
Specialist in designing and delivering behavioural and organisational change programmes
Working with senior teams to create new ways of thinking about the effective interaction of teams and individuals in organizations
1:1 and team coaching
This kind of work acts as an effective catalyst for the successful implementation of lean manufacturing and maintenance excellence initiatives
AstraZeneca, Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, ENER-G, Yorkshire Water, Owens, Corning, Nuffield Hospitals, Guinness, Taylor Woodrow

	Partnership Opportunities
	As a leading innovator in asset reliability and operational excellence, we aim to develop dynamic relationships with organisations offering complimentary products and services that would benefit our customers and our sector. If you are interested in developing a partnership with us, please contact EMS office.