firststeps 

First Steps to Success

 Diagnostic

One day Diagnostic
If you are looking to enhance your competitiveness within the market place, a ukfirst diagnostic review is the perfect first step. Carried out by an accredited furniture industry professional, it is designed to help you to identify key areas that could deliver an immediate benefit to your business. If you are looking for improvement solutions in any area of your business, please contact us to arrange a visit.

 Material Waste Reduction

Material Waste Reduction
Do you know how much your company is loosing each year as a result of material waste? According to industry research, this could be as much as 7.26% of your total turnover.

The material focused first steps programme is aimed at helping you to gain a new perspective of material waste in your business and open your eyes to potential improvements. Our Master Engineers can advise you through a range of problem solving techniques by providing you with a clear view of material utilisation in your business. Please click here to download further information. 

 Value Stream Mapping

Value Stream Mapping
Where ever there is a consumer product, there will always be a value stream behind it. ukfirst offer a strategic diagnostic tool to help you overcome the challenges of value stream mapping and visualise the step by step sequence from raw materials into deliverable consumer items.  Using the principles of Lean thinking, this essential tool can help you to visualise flow across multiple processes, identify sources of waste and reduce lead times.