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Biocomposites
behaviors across our teams. The Shingo approach is based on humility and respect, with people pulling lean tools toward them rather than having them pushed by a central function. We’ re building the culture from the bottom up, educating and empowering people to explore the use of tools to drive the continuous improvement wheel, which, in turn, delivers the results that we need.”
To maintain and fuel continuous growth, TA and Novo are investing significantly in the business, including an ongoing transformation underway at Biocomposites’ Keele facility.“ Our investments at Keele are substantial: the ground floor manufacturing footprint is doubling, and we’ re adding an entirely new third floor of clean room space above it,” Stephen elaborates.“ What makes this expansion particularly valuable is that we’ re not only increasing capacity to scale in line with our growth aspirations but also redesigning how the entire site flows by removing obstacles, streamlining processes,
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