Adviser Details

P. Forsythe

Northamptonshire
UK

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Head Office T: 01223 257777

Key Skills & Services:

Paul specialises in increasing the profits of manufacturing companies by attention to their efficiency, quality and product range. Increasing performance without penalising costs. He is experienced at analysing processes to find the root causes of problems and develop robust solutions.

Successful Innovation and New Product Development need skills that are additional to the normal techniques of good management. He applies a range of techniques to assist companies generate ideas, select the best and plan their development projects.  The benefits of NPD programmes for a company go far beyond the extra revenue that can result. 

Paul is also qualified to provide business and technical services for companies who must comply with the European REACH Regulation for chemical safety and environmental protection. Many companies are now in breach of the regulation and he can provide strategies to mitigate any action by the relevant authorities.

Career Background:

Development Technologist for BTR Permali for 4 years.  Introduced statistics and designed experiments to deliver up to 80% increase in manufacturing productivity. New investigative techniques eliminated in-service failures of moulded composites and improved future designs.

Project Leader for Scott Bader for 20 years. Originated pioneering moulding materials and their processing technology.  Commissioned plants and provided training for licensees in Europe, USA, India and Korea.

Managed Scott Bader’s Materials Testing Laboratory for 4 years.  Reduced response times and typical variability by more than 60%.  Implemented zero-cost changes to procedures that enabled product compliance with relevant ISO standards and European directives.

Industry sectors:

Automotive, Chemicals, Composites, Construction, Defence, Marine, Plastics, Rubber.

Qualifications:

MA - Materials Science.
Post Graduate Certificate – REACH Management.
Member – Chemical and Industrial Consultants Association.
Member – Chemical Hazards Communication Society.

Comments:

Paul combines analytical and lateral thinking with specialist techniques such as TRIZ and Six Sigma. These quickly identify the root causes of business and technical problems to develop robust and inventive solutions.

He treats the REACH regulation for chemicals as a whole-business situation, not simply a safety or environmental problem. He therefore strongly recommends an audit to identify where clients may be vulnerable.

He takes a similar approach to QMS and EMS. These are a frequent requirement before a business can tender for government projects.  To ensure long-term success, systems must be designed so that they not only pass an audit but meet the operating and business needs of the company.  As a result, opportunities for improvements and cost savings will almost certainly be identified.

His main interest is photography (semi-professional reportage wedding photographer).Young Enterprise Adviser.

He concentrates on the Midlands and East Anglia but is willing to travel in UK and Europe.