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CPI runs several "Round Tables", where members meet quarterly to develop and share best practice and seek innovative solutions to improve process industry performance. Surveys have shown that our members particularly value:
- Networking Opportunities for Members and their Organisations;
- Informal, low risk Sharing of Best Practice in a key discipline;
- The opportunity to Manage Change in a Fragmented Industry; and
- The establishment of Trustworthy Relationships with Industry Peers.
Business Improvement Through People
The aim of the Round Table is to help member companies make significant productivity improvements through more effective human resource management and practices. By working together as a group, companies gain maximum learning and benefit. Members have access to some of the latest thinking and techniques for achieving improvements from leading HR and industry experts.
Themes of past meetings have included:
- Current evidence and research that relates HR management and enhanced shareholder value.
- Designing and delivering 'Teams' which make a difference.
- Developing HR strategies that work and involve staff in their development and implementation.
- Practical steps in managing change including coaching and mentoring.
- The impact of e business/commerce on future skills needed to succeed.
- Tracking performance improvements (KPIs), balanced scorecard and locking the predicted benefits into the financial business plan.
- Creating a climate and a culture for innovation & continuous improvement to deliver significant business benefits.
- High Performance Work Organisations.
- Attitudes to Work in the North East.
- Work Related Learning.
Membership of the Round Table is open to companies in the process industries. For further information contact:
Gemma Ward on 01642 447279
gemma.ward@uk-cpi.com
Reliability Centred Operations Round Table
The purpose of the Round Table is to provide a forum for members to share and evolve better practices in the field of Manufacturing Reliability and Maintenance so that they are supported in the achievement of their manufacturing objectives. The main emphasis of the Round Table is on:
- Organisation and People development,
- The innovative use of new and existing technology,
- The processes and systems used to deliver manufacturing reliability improvement.
- Compliance with HSE legislation.
- Fostering cooperation between members.
Membership of the Round Table is drawn from leading operators in the chemical, petrochemical, biochemical, food & drink, pharmaceutical and utility industries with a geographical spread covering the NE, NW, Yorkshire, SE, Scotland and South Wales regions. The Group regularly reviews its forward plans to ensure that it covers topics requested by members, enriching their knowledge and expertise.
Themes for recent meetings have included:
- Control of Variability - Six Sigma Techniques
- Root Cause Analysis · Predictive Maintenance and Building in Inherent Reliability
- Multi-Skilling (How far do we go?)
- Joint Approaches to Purchasing and Reliability Issues
- Alliance Contracting/Maintenance Outsourcing
- Maintenance Effectiveness/Efficiency
- Improving the Maintenance/Operations Interface
- Delivering more profit through Manufacturing Excellence
- Creating an Improvement Climate · Manufacturing strategies
The Round Table has organized several events, including:
- Masterclasses on Manufacturing Reliability
- Masterclasses on Root Cause Analysis
- Manufacturing Game
- E-commerce Systems for Maintenance Activities
The Round Table has initiated several common interest work groups where members cooperate and develop best practice on common issues.
The atmosphere is one where members are prepared to share openly their experiences and much benefit is gained by members using the informal networking that takes place both inside and outside of the meetings and events.
Membership of the Round Table is open to companies in the process industries. For further information contact:
Gemma Ward on 01642 447279
gemma.ward@uk-cpi.com
Environmental Legislation
The purpose of the Round Table is to provide an opportunity for people in the process industries to share experience of various aspects of implementation and to gain insights into the legislation through inputs from expert speakers where appropriate. Lead speakers' work with members to discuss problems and successes with the emphasis on identifying solutions, particularly solutions which also add value. The Group regularly reviews its forward plans to ensure that it covers topics requested by members, enriching their knowledge and expertise.
Members choose the subject to be discussed and recent topics have included:
- IPPC Implementation Procedures
- Atmospheric Emissions
- Approaches to Waste Minimisation
- Energy Saving
- Interpreting BAT
- Effluent Control
- Control/Registration of Process Change
- Ground Contamination and Site Reports
- Managing Environmental Legislation
- IPPC Submissions
- COMAH ~ Experiences in Achieving Registration
- Implementation of the Landfill Directive and Groundwater Consequences
- Implications of BAT
The Round Table has focused on IPPC implementation but has covered COMAH, Packaging Waste Regulations and Landfill Directives. IPPC legislation affects industries in energy, chemicals, minerals, metals, textiles, pulp & paper, tanneries, waste disposal, waste management, landfill, intensive livestock, food & drink production & processing (subject to certain thresholds on wastes and emissions) and is being implemented in stages over the next five years.
Membership of the Round Table is open to companies in the process industries. For further information contact:
Gemma Ward on 01642 447279
gemma.ward@uk-cpi.com
R&D Management Focus Group
The aim of the Round Table is to provide member companies with opportunities to share and apply best practice in the management of R&D activities, to identify industry R&D priorities and to identify opportunities for collaborative projects. Where projects are identified by Round Table members EPICC will provide support in formulating them, securing funding and on-going project management.
Themes for meetings so far:
- Knowledge Management in R&D Projects
- Aligning R&D Programmes with Business Strategy
- Speeding up the Development Process
- Communication Between Business & R&D Function
- Getting the Best from University Links
- How to Improve the Management of Collaborative Projects
- The Management of R&D Staff
- Managing Multi-disciplinary & Multi-site Teams
- The Measurement of R&D Performance
- The Use of Electronic Tools in the Improvement of Communications
- The Effective Use and Management of Patents
- Managing for Creativity
- Green Chemistry/Crystal Faraday
- Sources of Funding
- Centre for Process Innovation
- Maximising Profit through the Purchase, Sale and Sharing of Technology
All meetings are hosted by and have input from R&D experts from industry, academia and the public sector.
Membership of the Round Table is open to companies in the process industries. For further information contact:
Gemma Ward on 01642 447279
gemma.ward@uk-cpi.com
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