Gosport-based consultancy with a national reputation shortlisted for business award

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 17, 2010 -- “You’ve gone for the glory; celebrated your success, now it’s time to reward excellence!”

So read the publicity heralding the prestigious Gosport Business Awards 2010 and local business improvement consultancy, Fedden USP Limited were delighted to learn that they have been shortlisted in the category for Most Promising New Business.

Fedden USP Limited have built a national reputation for assisting businesses to improve their bottom line profits by helping them improve productivity, service levels and also the levels of innovation within their product offerings.

Established by Neil Fedden, former Head of Operations for EEF running the Commercial Consultancy arm as well as helping to set-up and run the Governments Manufacturing Advisory Service in London and the South East after a career in industry. The company has been supporting businesses of all sizes to gain a competitive advantage through improved business techniques, enhanced customer care, reduced costs and improved profits.

Neil said: “I was delighted to hear that we have been shortlisted. In a tough economic climate we have helped businesses across the UK to improve. The recognition, through these Awards, of our contribution was really appreciated.”

This year’s award winners will be announced on Thursday 25 November, at a prestigious black tie Gala presentation ceremony at the Alverbank Hotel, sponsored by Redstation, where the host for the evening will be local radio celebrity, Steve Power, from Wave 105.

As well as announcing the winners of the seven category Awards, the presentation evening will also see one winner secure the coveted title of Gosport Business of the Year 2010.

“I am looking forward to hearing of the successes of all those who entered this year’s Business Awards” said Councillor Michael Lane, Chairman of Gosport’s Economic Development Board. “I also look forward to congratulating the winners, from a strong competitive field in each category, showcasing business excellence delivered in Gosport.”

Further information, or advice on accessing Government funding for business improvement initiatives, can be obtained by calling Neil Fedden at Fedden-USP on 07899 971183 or contacting him via the website www.fedden-usp.co.uk





Notes to Editors:

PHOTO: NEIL FEDDEN, Managing Director of Fedden USP Limited



About Fedden USP:

What we do?

We help businesses improve their bottom line profits by helping them improve productivity, service levels and also the levels of innovation within their product offerings.
What makes us different?
We use a unique combination of process improvement techniques such as Lean from the Japanese automotive industry combined with innovative thinking techniques from the UK’s design sector. This allows companies not only to improve their productivity but also increase the levels of innovation within their business and products.
Our Approach
We work with the Directors and Senior Managers to identify the correct direction for the business in order to secure future profitability and growth.

We then work with staff that operate the processes on a daily basis to help them to identify where the opportunities are, and then implement the improvements. There is always a big emphasis on payback and we normally run a 3-day improvement workshop that will generate at least £50,000 p.a. of saving (dependent on size of the business). For larger businesses it is not unusual to identify savings over £1M p.a.
We put a big emphasis on fun, and we use a range of games and business simulations to get the message across and ensure that people enjoy being part of the improvement workshop.


About Neil Fedden:

Neil has 20 years experience of working within ‘Best Practice’ companies within the FMCG, electronics and automotive industries. He specialised in Lean introducing manufacturing cells along with supply chain management within the EU, US and Far East.

His role also involved using the latest project and customer relationship management techniques to improve sales turnover with US/Mexican based customers. This also involved setting up a factory in Mexico to supply the US markets and a factory in Hungary to supply the European markets.
Before setting up his own business, Neil worked as Head of Operations for EEF South helping to set-up and run the DTIs Manufacturing Advisory Service in London and the South East. He was also responsible for the commercial consultancy which helped companies of all sizes improve productivity, reduce lead-times as well as improving innovation and service levels.


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