Alchemy Partners is to sponsor the UK Chapter of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME-UK). AME-UK, which was established last year, helps members to improve their management skills and to increase the efficiency and profitability of their companies.
"AME has an important role to play in helping UK industry regain its competitive edge," says Alchemy’s managing partner, Jon Moulton. "By helping members to adopt the best practices of successful lean operations from other parts of the world, especially the USA, where AME was founded in 1985, the Association can bring about a marked change in the UK manufacturing sector’s fortunes, which have flagged in recent years. Alchemy wants AME-UK to succeed in its mission and is therefore pleased to provide this support."
Bob Davis, AME-UK’s development director comments: "Gaining the endorsement of a highly respected venture capitalist like Alchemy Partners provides a great boast to confidence and signals the fact that we aim to put the spark back in UK manufacturing. This sponsorship will help underpin AME-UK’s programme of events including the annual conference, strategic facility visits, workshops on lean operations and our quarterly magazine Target, which offers a comprehensive range of academic resources on modern manufacturing techniques."