Automotive

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The G&P group work closely with clients to maximise production line efficiency by ensuring any Production part Quality spills are quickly and effectively contained & resolved. The service is managed optimally by adhering to G&P’s stringent controls, processes and audits.

To prevent Production line disruption G&P offer a suite of incoming part inspection services that detect defective parts prior to reaching the production lines. Through the use of tablet technology this service also provides real time data on the ongoing Supplier Quality trends.

For new product launches G&P offer a service where critical parts are proactively hundred percent inspected using historical performance data. This service ensures that the pilot and initial builds are totally safeguarded against non-conformance.

The goal of this service is to remove disruption from customer plants & drive the containment of defective parts back to the root source. With G&P’s global footprint we are able to offer client’s this service in a standard manner across the required supply chain locations at lowest cost through the use of local inspection teams

As a final point of dispatch check at the manufacturing stage every product is subject to a standard audit to ensure full compliance with required specifications. G&P’s extensive experience in such audits enables us to perform the function seamlessly for our clients.

Automotive OEM’s have some of the most sophisticated supply chain in the world for the delivery of their vehicles to the final dealerships. G&P provide a suite of audit programmes that have been demonstrated to reduce the vehicle transit damage. This reduces the cost of expensive dealerships repairs and associated delays in final vehicle sale.

When the worst happens & products become inadvertently damaged in transportation or handling, there is a clear need to analyse the items to determine their compliance to required standards and potential cause of damages. G&P as an unbiased witness and assessor can provide professional & objective analysis in such situations.

There is an ongoing requirement for Fleet & rental cars on return to be subject to a consistent assessment of vehicle condition to define a required restoration activities. G&P as an unbiased witness and assessor can provide professional & objective audit & analysis for such fleet & rental returns.

With the growing complexity in products, precision measurements are getting increasingly important. G&P can support manufacturers in such situations by Contract CMM measurement services that allow manufacturers to cope with the challenging precision measurement work load at both on-site and off-site locations.

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Working with OEMs and their Suppliers G&P undertake specialist reworking activities on defective components, which are promptly rectified and released as satisfactory components giving considerable cost saving and reducing the overall production environmental impact.

The G&P Group retrofit programmes are designed to assist manufacturers with the correction of vehicles faults before they reach the Dealerships. Due to G&P’s global presence, local resources of skilled mechanics & electricians can be quickly and cost effectively deployed to various client locations & ports of entry/exit.

G&P Specialist Technicians have the proven expertise to manage the full range of prototype programmes. G&P have substantial experience in reworking prototypes according to the requested design change modifications by the client

G&P are able to support manufacturers with specialist resources & skills to supplement their core team. This allows sudden unexpected surges in resource requirements to be effectively and efficiently managed by the organization.

Addressing Quality issues in compounds and warehouses requires rapid response to ensure no disruption to distribution logistics. G&P with its specialist scanner technology, global presence and skilled resources can provide GPS location, real time data and efficient resolution of issues.

During launches & the Batch & Hold process, manufacturers typically require inspection & rectification support to sustain the initial roll out of vehicles. Through the use of its specialist skills, experience, technology & its global footprint, G&P is ideally positioned to best support these campaigns.

Normally in launch periods the process capabilities & tolerance bands are still not mature & hence services to finesse the fitment of BIW parts is necessary. G&P’s extensive experience in BIW parts allows us to support manufacturers with the required expertise to rectify these finished vehicles.

With the increasing use of electronics & computer technology in modern vehicles there is an ongoing need to tune & update/upgrade software in order to optimise performance. G&P has the capability & experience to undertake these activities on behalf of manufacturers in plant sites & supply chain locations.

With the increasing complexity of vehicle delivery logistics, OEM’s are increasingly introducing wrap guard technology to protect critical vehicle surfaces. G&P have the skills & competence required to support OEM’s in such activities.

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Suppliers have recognised the need to provide OEM’s with dedicated resident engineering support at their sites for immediate issue resolution. The G&P network of resident engineers allows it to provide these services in the most cost effective manner.

To achieve the required cost effective manufacturing OEMs & suppliers must achieve the goal of zero defect manufacturing. Process Quality Engineering is focused on the optimization of product design and assembly for the achievement of the required process capability.

The achievement of the required consistent capable processes needed for optimum cost manufacture presents a number of Quality problems. With an extensive range of Engineering expertise and services, the G&P Group is able to assist our clients to deliver the results

Development and maintenance of supply chains distracts Plant Quality teams from their core activities. G&P Group can address this requirement by combining our Technical expertise with innovative ideas and industry best practice to deliver tailored Supplier support packages

G&P Group have a suite of audits to give an appraisal of Suppliers’ based on evaluation of their enacted quality management process.

In order to achieve greater competitiveness and efficiencies, organisations in many cases need to totally restructure and turnaround the manner in which they conduct their manufacturing processes. G&P has the experience and a repertoire of tools and excellence models to support such turnarounds to improve Quality performance and reduce costs.

G&P offer a specialist service wherein in the case of quality spills; we first contain & resolve the issue, and then investigate the reasons for the disruption and assess liability. This service ensures that client Quality teams can focus on other value added activities while G&P manages the disruptions.

G&P can provide specialist Engineers who can undertake the provision of specialist chemical, mechanical and metallographic examination of incoming raw materials and lubricants. These services not only give assurance on the received Quality but can greatly contribute to production line problem solving activities.

By using G&P Warranty Management services OEMs and their Suppliers can outsource their warranty analysis activities. G&P provides an independent, unbiased & factual analysis of warranty claims for liabilities to be appropriately assigned.

The introduction of APQP into core quality and business processes shortens cycle times with less risks while improving quality and lowering overall costs. The G&P Group can provide skilled Engineers able to offer professional input to project management teams on all aspects of the APQP process.

In order to achieve increased productivity, efficiency and necessary change manufacturers need to be regularly trained on the optimal use of new and existing quality tools & techniques. Our trainers are experts in the relevant field and are able to provide the highest quality tuition illustrated with real world examples.

Manufacturers need to partner with their supply chain partners who are capable of meeting their expectations with great consistency. G&P engineers have the expertise to define audits programmes that establish the supplier’s compliance to various requirements.

Most manufacturers demand that their supply chain partners are compliant with international quality standards or the manufacturer’s own certification standards. G&P Engineers have extensive knowledge of industry standards and their implementation.

Project management is the discipline of planning, organising, and managing resources for the efficient and cost effective successful delivery of a design concept to a final product. G&P with specialist engineering knowledge has a proven track record of managing key elements.

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G&P are ideally placed for all your permament recruitment needs. We understand the market and the skills shortages that are being experienced across all sectors. We specifically target passive job seekers and build talent pools across the Automotive, Aerospace and Technology sectors to give our clients access to the highest calibre candidates.

G&P Recruitment can provide Contractors across all functions on short to long term contracts to assist with the Clients business and flexibility requirements.

With our wealth of experience in managing temporary workforces in excess of 400 people per day, we are the ideal partner to work with for your temporary recruitment requirements. We have a proven track record of inducting, retaining and managing high volumes of staff across numerous sites helping clients reduce the time taken to manage such high levels of staff.

G&P Recruitment are able to provide clients with a Master Vendor service, whereby key suppliers and G&P Recruitment form a strategic alliance to benefit the Client with wider spread coverage and a single point of contact.