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Case study: Avon
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The following text is a letter from Andrew Elliot, Engineering Manager at Avon Cosmetics Limited, referring to the input by Conveyor Consultancy into the development of the Avon Cosmetics new Conveyor system.
Once this part of the project work was complete, we began to think about the installation and implementation stage. This part of the project became a huge undertaking. We did not have the luxury of a shutdown to help us, (it was too long a project for a shutdown to have assisted us anyway), and so it was therefore necessary to execute the complete works in a live environment. Some statistics are noted to indicate the scale of this project Total length of
Conveyor: 400m (1/4 mile)
Whilst we could have managed this venture ourselves without Malcolm's assistance, I have absolutely no doubt that had we adopted this strategy, the whole programme would have slipped, and we would still be trying to complete the task. As it was, the installation was accomplished trouble free and I was able to concentrate on managing our other projects as well as the running of my own department. This was important because the peak activity cycle of this project cut right across the holiday season and as a result I had key members of my team (as well as myself) on leave during what had by then become our busiest time. That we were able to achieve all of this is testimony to Malcolm's input and expertise, and I cannot recommend him highly enough.
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At the Avon Cosmetics Northampton
Manufacturing site, we have recently replaced our rather aged Rapistan
conveyor, with a new system from European Conveyor Systems. Our facility
is between 20 & 40 years old, and the old system was `built in' into
the factory, with the main conveyor being located underneath a walkway,
and being fed from 34 production line infeeds and
merges.
We started planning for a replacement
system approximately 2 years before we were in a position to place an
order. We secured the services of Malcolm Gardner in the very early stages
and he was directly responsible for coming up with the conceptual design
and operational specification of the new equipment. On completion of this
phase, he identified suitable vendors and handled a great deal of the work
in the tendering and equipment review process.
This job was originally planned to run for 7
months, but operational needs made it necessary to complete the work by
late September, thus condensing the timescale to 4 months. It was against
this whole backdrop that Malcolm really proved his worth.
Whilst I had complete autonomy over the
project, Malcolm's general demeanour of ownership was invaluable. He
managed the contractors, sub contractors, all of the Health & Safety
aspects of the people (including Inductions and conformity to our own
Contractors on Site rules and regulations), the working environment and
the system. He further put a great deal of effort into working with both
ourselves and the principal contractor to ensure that the operational and
detail design was understood and adhered to, and ultimately played a key
role in, and was instrumental in building up the FDS.
