IMC has appointed new personnel to Quality and Purchasing management at it’s Midlands based manufacturing facility, as part of a drive towards exceeding global standards and improving production efficiency.

A spokesman for IMC comments, ‘IMC manufactures niche valve products for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries and so enjoys a certain intellectual advantage; born out of years of field experience, research and development but, to maintain IMC’s technical advantage, the company must remain competitive and up-to-date in it’s production methods and guarantee quality throughout the organisation.’

New Quality Assurance Manager, Mark Badge, now heads the Quality department. With the instigation of Mark the department has become increasingly customer focussed. As part of the departments pro-active approach, a full review of business processes has been undertaken to improve discipline, further increase performance and reduce waste.

Recent process audit visits from key customers have shown that the changes made are recognised; along with other developments like increasing measurement capability through investment into new technology such as, a new Faro gauge and the introduction of comprehensive quality planning software tools.

Supply Chain Manager Ian Brookes, has introduced an active and on going programme of lead time reduction, has over seen a doubling in capacity within the supply chain while at the same time consolidating and reducing the number of vendors used. This combined with a more structured approach to production planning and working in conjunction with our preferred suppliers, customers and internal functions, has resulted in a significant improvement in parts availability and greater cost controls.