The success enjoyed by Lanemark Combustion Engineering Ltd. since its formation in the early-1980’s can be attributed not only to its production and technical capabilities but also to its ongoing commitment to training and personnel development.
Jeff Foster, Sales Director at the Nuneaton-based organisation, which manufactures process gas burner systems that are used in a range of industries – from metal pretreatment and brewing to the petrochemical sector – draws attention to the benefits of this approach.
“Some 30% of our current work force either has been or still are apprentices,” he says, “and this reflects on our philosophy that remains strong to this day.”
Lanemark operates a defined structure that enables apprentices and trainees to progress in the company in a way that meets both their own and the organisation’s needs. “In all cases, apprentices start their careers with us in the workshop environment and are then given the opportunity to progress into different disciplines,” adds Jeff Foster. He highlights Technical Manager Aidan Lewis, Service Manager Chris Wilson, Machine/Fabrication Shop Supervisor James Keene and Service Engineer Matthew Jee – all of whom have committed to the Lanemark approach and have benefited as a direct result.
By its very nature, Lanemark operates in an extremely specialist sector of the manufacturing and processing industries. The company’s burner systems have always been designed to meet key customer objectives, typically in the heating of process liquids and air, and by enabling specialist skills to be developed and retained in-house, it can be best assured that its position in this highly challenging field can be sustained.
“Our customers – whether they are operating in a micro-brewery or a large-scale petrochemical processing plant – all look for the same capabilities,” explains Paul Collier, Lanemark’s Managing Director. “They require installations to operate at the highest levels of efficiency and reliability while also meeting ever-more stringent environmental objectives, and our choice of system designs all look to deliver in both areas.”
Importantly, the challenge of the last 12 months has not seen the company lose sight of the need to provide its workforce with the required operating environment – not least as defined today, for example, by social distancing.
“Apart for ensuring our office-based staff can work from home, we have also paid close attention to our production environment in Nuneaton – which, of course, cannot be relocated in the same way,” continues Jeff Foster. “This has included the opening of a new manufacturing facility close to our main factory which has provided sufficient additional space for us to separate production operations more effectively.” He adds that when times return to normal, this will also serve as added production space to reflect Lanemark’s recent and increasing sales success worldwide.
“We are firmly of the view that people are our most valuable resource and are the most direct influence on our equipment, performance and success,” concludes Paul Collier. “Our history shows that this approach has been fundamental to our track record to date and I am sure will continue in the same way long into the future.”
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