Visit IKM Testing with SMAS to see how Lean Thinking has driven cultural change, boosted productivity and created real business value.

This free event gives manufacturing and process-driven businesses the opportunity to hear directly from the IKM team, see improvement activity in practice and take useful ideas back to their own organisation.

Why attend?

Hear how IKM has embedded Lean Thinking across its operations to support cultural change, profitability and growth

Explore how people engagement and continuous improvement can strengthen productivity and performance

See practical improvement activity during a workshop and yard walkaround

Take away ideas that can be adapted and applied within your own business

Connect with other leaders focused on productivity, Lean and business transformation

Programme

09:30 - 09:45: Arrival, welcome breakfast and networking

09:45 - 10:45: Introduction from SMAS, IKM company background, Lean journey and implementation story

10:45 - 12:15: Move to the second facility, workshop and yard walkaround, followed by Q&A

Inside IKM's Lean journey

IKM will share how Lean Thinking has been introduced and embedded across the business, the role of people in making change sustainable, and the impact this approach has had on productivity, culture and business performance.

The visit will take place across IKM's two facilities on Peregrine Road. Arrival and the presentation will be held in one facility before delegates move approximately 100 yards to the second facility for the workshop and yard walkaround.

Who should attend?

This session is ideal for senior leaders, operations managers, continuous improvement leads and people responsible for productivity, performance and business transformation.

The visit is aimed at:

Manufacturing and process-driven businesses

Leaders and managers seeking practical approaches to productivity improvement

Businesses developing Lean or continuous improvement capability

Organisations looking to engage their people and modernise established ways of working

Book your free place

Places are limited to keep the visit practical and interactive. Advance registration is required via this Eventbrite link. If you register and can no longer attend, please cancel your place by contacting either Bruce Marshall (bruce.marshall@scotent.co.uk) or Ashley Gibson (ashley.gibson@scotent.co.uk) so it can be offered to another business.

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