Manufacture

HCI is able to provide a 'one-stop-shop' solution to clients with its dedicated Havelock Manufacturing and Global Procurement capabilities.

The Havelock Group has 500,000 square feet of state of the art manufacturing facilities in the UK and a fully operational global supply chain that enables both near and far shore low cost country sourcing.

With stringent quality controls and a process of continuous improvement (Kaizen Blitz) Havelock's manufacturing capability is designed to reduce the unit cost of production, whilst enabling flexibility to meet the mix of requirements from its customer base.

Accredited to ISO 9000 the manufacturing team employ best practice techniques to ensure efficiency and performance in both small or mass production.

Techniques utilised are: Kaizen Blitz (focus on critical issues for immediate improvements), SMED (minimises small batch cost penalties), Lean Manufacturing (focuses on reducing non-value adding activity) and 5 S (consistent and efficient workflow).