Case Study: UK Fine Paper Manufacturer - Company Turnaround

Product quality improvement alongside cost reduction and increased production

This coated mill was losing money and was close to losing customers due to poor quality product. The site was highly unionised, plant availability was low and maintenance costs were high. The clients brief was to get quality under control as soon as possible to eliminate the risk of losing customers and then improve production output, reduce costs and build site management skills.

As result of the work under taken UK coated market share increases by 110%, UK cut sheet sales up by 150% (£150/tonne better price than to best export alternative), Quality/complaints – best on record, Effluent reduced from 2.8 to 1.7% saving valuable raw material, paper coating cost reduced from £230/tonne to £190/tonne