Calsonic Llanelli Radiators takes the superhighway to harmonisation

Summary

A Llanelli-based automotive components manufacturer - once part of British Leyland, now the subsidiary of a Japanese corporation - has combined new technology with new ways of working to create a lean organisation, gaining accreditation to the ISO 9001 quality hallmark, receiving the Investors in People standard and increasing turnover by two-thirds in five years.

Calsonic Llanelli Radiators has carried out its drive towards increased flexibility, just-in-time production and greater responsiveness to customer demand in full consultation with trade unions representing manual workers and white-collar staff at the site.