Lean4business

Built for the Factory Floor.
Driven by Real Results.

We are not consultants in glass towers! We are hands-on manufacturing experts with steel-toecaps and decades of real-world experience. From turning around operations to leading transformations, we bring Lean thinking, human-first leadership, and a relentless passion for helping British manufacturing thrive in a chaotic world.

About us

We’re manufacturing people through and through. While others sit in glass-walled offices talking about “Industry 7.3”, our happy place is on the shop floor – talking with the people where real work happens.

That’s the Gemba.

Everything else we do exists to enable that frontline of value creation.

Our founder brings decades of hands-on experience across Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Electronics, Steel Making, and even Offshore Operations. If it’s made in a factory or moves through a supply chain, chances are we’ve had a hand in understanding, improving, or optimising it.

We genuinely love factories, even the floating ones, and there’s nothing quite like watching well-run operations deliver on time, in full, and profitably.

That’s our why.

Real-World
Manufacturing
Expertise

We don’t just consult, we’ve lived it.

With decades of hands-on experience across Pharma, FMCG, Steel, and more, we know what works on the factory floor.

Gemba
with
Purpose

We go to the source, listen closely, ask the right questions, and respect the people who do the work because real solutions start at the shop floor.

Transformation
with a
Human Touch

We fix broken ops and stalled change using Lean and Operational Excellence always with a people-first mindset that turns chaos into clarity.

Driving British
Manufacturing
Forward

We help UK manufacturers thrive: boosting performance, solving problems, and building strong, world-class operations that deliver on time and in full.