Fabricolor was established in 1988 by J & AA Rowe. They now have 51 employees of which 38 are shop floor (including CAD), and their work consists of a balance between bespoke high spec aluminium work and a wide project range. They also offer a comprehensive range of products for the building envelope to the highest technical and quality requirements.
Ibstock Brick Ltd, the UK's market leader in brick manufacture, striving to develop a competent and efficient workforce, approached CIF to discuss how Business Improvement Techniques (BIT) NVQ may help them maximise efficiency.
RAC Auto Windscreens is the UK's leading fleet automotive glazing company and has partnerships with most insurance providers. It is a unique company, having its own windscreen factory in Chesterfield, producing over 250,000 screens a year. Auto Windscreens wanted to make productivity improvements through the use of the NVQ qualification in Business Improvement Techniques (BIT).
The Dudson Group is a Staffordshire Pottery Company founded over 200 years ago and run today by the seventh and eighth generations of the family. The company manufactures ceramic tableware for the hospitality industry.
Wade manufacture porcelain flagons for the spirits industry - mainly Chivas, Bells, Tullamore Dew and Ballantines and sales promotional porcelain goods like Tetley, Ringtons, York Minster, and Marmite, to name but a few. Wades reputation and market leadership have been achieved by consistently meeting its customers' requirements in terms of product innovation, high quality manufacture, excellent branding standards and exceptional service.