Narrow web ink specialist Pulse Roll Label Products has appointed Andrew Didcott as GM in an effort to improve efficiencies across the business.

Didcott’s appointment will support the company’s growth strategy by focusing on efficiencies within the business. He joins the company with a wealth of experience, having worked at Pulse for eight years previously as production manager and since then working in a number of senior managerial positions within the packaging sector, most recently as operations director for the Smurfit Kappa site in Yate, Bristol.

In 2019, Andrew embarked on a Lean Efficiencies master’s degree at Buckingham University in the Buckingham Lean Enterprise Unit (BLEU). The program covered subjects including Quality Assurance; Demand Capacity and Flow; Employee Engagement; Lean Principles; Total Productive Maintenance (TPM); Innovation and Lean Accountancy.

“We are keen on increasing our OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) across our operations to help increase quality and capacity, as part of our wider growth strategy for Pulse Roll Label Products,” said managing director Gary Seward. “Over the past few years, the business has grown significantly, expanding into new markets so we need to make sure we’re equipped to handle the increase in demand.

"By focusing on our OEE, we can assess availability loss, performance loss and quality loss and set improvement targets to increase our overall capacity," added Seward. "With his knowledge and expertise of Lean Enterprise and his extensive career in manufacturing, I am confident Andrew will be a valuable asset to the business and I look forward to working together again.”