North Lathe Precision is entered in Operational Improvement of the Year at the Northern Manufacturing Awards 2026. Between January 2025 and March 2026 we rebuilt scheduling on our machined parts line, which cut average lead time from 21 working days to 9 without adding headcount. This entry is judged on that work and on the period it covers, and every figure below is North Lathe Precision’s own, supplied by North Lathe Precision on 24 August 2026.
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North Lathe Precision — Operational Improvement of the Year
The measured result is as follows. Average lead time 21 working days in the 12 months to December 2024, 9 working days in the 12 months to March 2026, from our despatch log. On-time delivery 98.4 per cent for the same period. Scrap down from 4.1 per cent to 1.6 per cent, from our quality log. Revenue £4.2m, up 18 per cent, from our filed accounts. Each figure above is stated with the period it covers and the internal source it came from, so the panel can ask for it and be given the same number.
Against the criterion the organiser publishes — Evidence of measurable improvement over a defined period, with a stated baseline. North Lathe Precision offers this. The baseline is our 2024 despatch log, unchanged since it was recorded. The improvement runs across 14 consecutive months, not a single good quarter, and our Operations Director signs off the figures monthly.
Against the criterion the organiser publishes — The role of your people in delivering the change, and how it was sustained. North Lathe Precision offers this. The change was designed by the shop-floor team, not imposed. Two setters proposed the cell layout, we trained all 26 production staff over six weeks in 2025, and absence fell from 6.2 per cent to 3.1 per cent across the same period.
Against the criterion the organiser publishes — Independent corroboration from a customer, auditor or certifying body. North Lathe Precision offers this. Our largest customer audited the line in February 2026 and moved us from approved to preferred supplier. Our ISO 9001 recertification in November 2025 recorded no major findings.
Independent corroboration. Our largest customer's supply chain manager wrote that the line was the most improved in their UK supplier base in 2026, and the ISO audit report is available to the panel. North Lathe Precision can put the panel in touch with the parties named here on request.
Handling note, not for submission: Do not name the customer. Do not state our margins or unit prices.
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- Programme: Northern Manufacturing Awards 2026, organised by Illustrative Organiser (fictional).
- Category: Operational Improvement of the Year.
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