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ANPRO Productivity Prize 2011-2012

February 28, 2012

The ANPRO Productivity Prize, will be announced on October 1, 2012 and the completion date for change projects nominated is August 31, 2012.

The Prize is awarded to the ANPRO client who has demonstrated the most outstanding results through accelerated performance improvement. The productivity gains can have been in any area of a company but typically in either sales, marketing, finance, administration, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, distribution or product development.

2010-2011 ANPRO Productivity Prize winners Berendsen Healthcare receive their award

November 23, 2011

Pictured from left to right (Berendsen Healthcare Germany):

• Mr Thomas Schubert (Vechta Plant Manager)
• Mr Thomas Reichardt (Divisional Projects Manager)
• Mr Niels Peter Hansen (Managing Director)
• Mrs Maria Hermes (Production Manager Vechta Plant)
• Mr Malthe Hacker (Production Planning Vechta Plant)
• Mr Egbert Jan Schulenburg – (Divisional Manager)
• Mr Sean O’Hara – (MD ANPRO)

 

Finance Director Appointment

May 09, 2011

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Tuvey to the position of Finance Director for the ANPRO Group (m.tuvey@anpro.co.uk). Mike brings with him a wealth of UK and international business experience and over recent years has gained an in-depth knowledge of ANPRO and its approach to value-creation for its clients.

We wish him every success in his new post.

ANPRO Productivity Prize 2010

October 01, 2010

Congratulations! ANPRO is delighted to announce that our client Berendsen GmbH, part of Davis Group plc, has won the 2010 ANPRO Productivity Prize for an outstanding performance improvement project – Project Einstein - between 2009 and 2010. The award is for the dramatic results improvement at Berendsen’s Vechta Healthcare laundry facility in Lower Saxony, Germany, which provides hospitals, operating theatres and clinics with textile rental, logistics and specialist facilities services. The performance improvement project, based on implementing a model for Operational Excellence,  encompassed the entire value chain  and in 12 months has transformed  customer satisfaction, employee motivation, efficiency and profitability at the site. The prize, which includes a cheque for €5000 to the staff, will be awarded later this year, along with the publication of the project case history and viewpoints from the various stakeholders in the project. 

ANPRO Productivity Prize 2010

September 10, 2010

The annual ANPRO Productivity Prize, will be announced on October 1, 2010.

The Prize is awarded to the ANPRO client who has demonstrated excellence in improving results through increased productivity and organisational effectiveness.

This year competition is intense, as our client organisations across the board have shown tremendous innovation, determination and flexibility to improve performance in extremely challenging economic conditions.

Haiti Earthquake Appeal

January 15, 2010

ANPRO have made a donation to the Haiti Earthquake Appeal. Click here to make a donation.

ANPRO is piloting a project in the public sector in Denmark.

November 02, 2009

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ANPRO sees increasing activity in private equity sponsored assignments.

October 21, 2009

CEO Sean O'Hara says:
Our expertise in helping organizations accelerate their performance improvement is increasingly recognized as a genuinely viable option during the recession.

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ANPRO has further expanded its operations in Germany (healthcare sector).

September 09, 2009

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ANPRO in Estonia

June 01, 2009

Niels Fenger, ANPRO’s Operations Manager in Denmark, is to speak to Danish businessmen in Estonia, under the auspices of the Danish Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place at Radisson SAS Hotel, Tallinn on Thursday, June 4 between 12:00 and 14:00 and Niels is going to be presenting ideas about "Effective Change Management". View PDF

Are your managers more effective today than 20 years ago?

May 29, 2009

Well, probably not! ANPRO is undertaking a study – based on 20 years of its own project work, with more than 250 commercial organizations encompassing 350 assignments in more than 500 locations and several thousand managers. Results so far indicate that despite a revolution in information technology and huge advances in almost all spheres of science, there is little evidence to show that managers are today more effective as a result. Sean O’Hara CEO of ANPRO believes that managers have in many cases gone from a lack of available or timely data to drowning in data and are unable to see the wood for the trees. “Our interim findings show that whilst capital investment has led to efficiency gains through automation, managers are often struggling to fully reap the benefits this ought to bring. Although headcount may be lower and production lines and equipment more powerful, machine downtime and labour lost-time percentages have remained remarkably stable and meeting effectiveness is largely static over the period. Managers are also distracted today, being constantly available via mobile phones and the internet and bombarded with largely irrelevant e-mail and any number of data lists. This makes it increasingly hard to focus on the basics that really matter in their area of responsibility and steals time from face to face communication with their work colleagues, suppliers and customers. This inevitably has a direct impact on business performance and effectiveness”. After independent third party validation of, and commentary on its report, ANPRO aims to publish it in August 2009.

FREE - Test Your Business Plan Assumptions

February 02, 2009

FREE - ANPRO has launched a new support service today, enabling companies to test the assumptions underpinning their revised business plans within Operations and Supply Chain Management.

CEO Sean O’Hara says: "It's a genuine WIN / WIN situation, particularly in the current economic climate. Within one week ANPRO can engage with a company’s management team and thoroughly assess the assumptions and risks associated with their Operations strategy, key projects and investments.

We are offering this service free of charge – no strings – until April 30th 2009, but you will be tested!

This will give clients peace of mind having independently tested their revised business plans and we believe they will return to us in the future based on the quality of our work in the process"

For UK, Europe and Overseas call Sean O’Hara on +44 7774104379 or email s.ohara@anpro.co.uk

For Denmark, Norway and the Baltics call Niels Fenger on +45 26 20 22 37 or email n.fenger@anpro.dk

For Sweden call Robert Fritz on +46 708384409 or email r.fritz@anpro.se

Private Equity Fund Managers take a New Perspective in Troubled Times

January 30, 2009

ANPRO helps private equity fund managers re-assess costs and efficiencies in portfolio companies. Click here to read the article.

Lean Thinking

December 01, 2008

Why not catch up on our latest articles on Lean thinking...  Click here.

Expansion of operational due diligence service

November 28, 2008

Expansion of operational due diligence service. In 2008 ANPRO has expanded its operational due diligence service, undertaking assignments in the UK, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and the Baltics. These services have been provided to corporate clients and to new private equity clients. ANPRO's CEO Sean O'Hara comments: "Although overall M&A deal flow is falling, potential investors are increasingly taking advantage of due diligence within Operations. This offers investors a real opportunity to get behind the data-room numbers to identify risks, establsih fair value and maximise potential synergies quickly post-acquisition"

ANPRO nominated for another consultancy award

November 11, 2008

ANPRO has been nominated by the management of Danish lighting manufacturer, Riegens Lighting, for a consultancy award. Implementing LEAN processes and improved planning and organisation, the project helped transform customer service levels in the company from 39% to 85% in 6 months and improved productivity by more than 25% in 12 months. This is the fifth time ANPRO has received a nomination in the Productivity Category in the last 4 years, winning an award in 2005. The awards are organised by the Confederation of Danish Industry's Consultancy Council. The case history is available in English or Danish.

Niels Fenger appointed as Operations Manager for Denmark

November 11, 2008

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Niels Fenger as Operations Manager for ANPRO in Denmark. Niels joined ANPRO in 1999 and has a fantastic track record of achieving outstanding results for our clients. Niels takes on with immediate effect the responsibility for overseeing the delivery of all our project assignments in Denmark. You can reach Niels on n.fenger@anpro.dk or on his cell on +45 26 20 22 37.

ANPRO celebrates its 20th birthday!

November 11, 2008

On November 1 this year ANPRO celebrated its 20th birthday! Over the years we have helped more than 300 companies in 350 projects to generate tens of billions of kroner in savings and improvements. Our core values over this period have remained unchanged. We engage in partnership projects with our clients to achieve measurable, sustainable performance improvement in their core operations. Over the next 12 months we will be introducing a series of innovative services, offers, articles and events to celebrate this anniversary and to mark our commitment to improving our standards and effectiveness as a consultancy partner to our clients in the years ahead.

ANPRO provides ODD as Hermes acquires Symingtons in MBI

November 10, 2008

As covered in the October issue of Corporate UK, ANPRO recently provided operational due diligence in connection with the acquisition of UK food manufacturer Symingtons.