Manufacturing Consultant UK
You have bought a factory. Find out what you actually own, and what it will take to deliver the value-creation plan, within the first weeks.
A post-acquisition operational assessment is an independent, on-site review of a newly acquired manufacturing business. It tests the operating assumptions behind the deal, measures real performance on the floor, and turns the findings into a prioritised 100-day plan with costed opportunities and risks.
Operational due diligence before completion usually works from management information and a short site visit. After completion, you can see how the factory runs across a full cycle. Differences between the plan and the floor are common, and finding them early protects the investment thesis.
Our consultant has worked inside private-equity-backed manufacturing businesses, so the assessment is built around what investors and boards need: credible baselines, quantified upside, and clear owners.
The assessment sits at the front of the first 100 days. Improvement and system work then follows the findings.
On-site diagnostic. Baselines for OEE, right-first-time, lead time, labour productivity and inventory. Risk register covering safety, quality and key-person dependency.
Quick wins that do not need capital. Standard work, scheduling fixes, quality containment and a daily management rhythm for the new leadership team.
Costed improvement and capex plan, systems and digital roadmap, and an operating model the board can track monthly.
Operational due diligence happens before completion and relies mostly on management information and limited site access. A post-acquisition assessment happens after completion with full access, so it can measure actual performance and build the 100-day plan.
As early as possible after completion, ideally in the first two weeks, so findings shape the 100-day plan rather than arriving after decisions are made.
Yes. We can support or provide interim operations leadership during the transition, so improvement continues while you recruit or confirm the permanent team.
Yes. We assess acquired manufacturing sites across the UK, including Wales.
Talk through your acquisition in confidence.
Manufacturing operations assessment and digitalisation for UK manufacturers. Led by a chartered engineer. Stabilise first, then automate.
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