22nd October 2014

PP Help Lloyds Bank with their Manufacturing Awareness Programme

Lloyds Bank Commercial recognised the need to improve the awareness of manufacturing among their relationship managers to help them better understand the challenges faced by SMEs.

With PP’s long established relationship with Lloyds Bank, we were delighted to help when they requested support from us and the Warwick Manufacturing Group.

David Atkinson, Head of Manufacturing at Lloyds Bank Commercial said:

“David Fox and his team at Power Panels Electrical Systems have been instrumental in working alongside Lloyds Bank Commercial to bring to life some of the theoretical classroom learning for the Banks Manufacturing Specialists as they go through their awareness programme with the Warwick Manufacturing Group.

David and his team have been first class in their support to the bank by sharing their widely recognised expertise and experience in helping the banks relationship managers bring to life the techniques and theories that all good manufacturing businesses should consider in the journey to improve productivity & effective working.”

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