Case Studies
Explore how we have helped organisations achieve significant operational improvements across various industries and regions.
The Royal Mint
As part of its drive to make significant improvements in performance, the Royal Mint engaged Knox D'Arcy to help it deliver significant financial benefits through increased sales, stream-lining overhead structures and productivity gains throughout the business.
Key Result
Coin striking volume increases of up to 40%
Corus (Teesside Cast Products)
Corus is an international metals company providing steel and aluminium products worldwide. Of the total £9bn turnover, approximately £600m came from Teesside Cast Products where Knox D'Arcy carried out a year-long Performance Improvement Programme.
Key Result
Significant productivity improvements
Seagrams Distillers
Seagrams Distillers engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve productivity and operational efficiency across their distilling and bottling operations in the UK.
Key Result
Significant productivity improvements in bottling
The London Borough of Hounslow
Knox D'Arcy worked with the London Borough of Hounslow to improve management efficiency and staff productivity across the council's operations.
Key Result
Improved staff productivity
Avon Rubber (UK)
Avon Rubber engaged Knox D'Arcy to deliver productivity improvements across their UK manufacturing operations.
Key Result
Improved manufacturing productivity
PMT (Transport)
PMT Transport commissioned Knox D'Arcy to improve operational efficiency across their passenger transport and fleet management operations.
Key Result
Improved vehicle utilisation
Kings Lynn Borough Council
Kings Lynn Borough Council worked with Knox D'Arcy to achieve improvements in service delivery and operational efficiency.
Key Result
Improved management practices
EMI Music UK
EMI Music engaged Knox D'Arcy to help streamline operations and improve efficiency across their UK operations during a period of significant industry change.
Key Result
Streamlined organisational structure
Chemring PLC
Chemring Group, a global leader in defence technology, engaged Knox D'Arcy to deliver performance improvements across their manufacturing operations.
Key Result
Increased manufacturing throughput
Schauenburg Systems
Schauenburg Systems engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve productivity and operational performance across their engineering and manufacturing operations.
Key Result
Improved production efficiency
Concor
Concor Technicrete, one of South Africa's leading construction companies, engaged Knox D'Arcy to deliver improvements in productivity and operational performance across their operations.
Key Result
Significant site productivity improvements
Landbank
The Land Bank of South Africa engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve operational efficiency and service delivery across their banking operations.
Key Result
Improved customer service levels
PG Group
PG Group, a leading South African glass manufacturer, worked with Knox D'Arcy to achieve significant improvements in manufacturing performance.
Key Result
Increased manufacturing output
Makro
Makro, one of South Africa's largest wholesale retailers, engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve operational efficiency across their warehouse and distribution network.
Key Result
Improved warehouse productivity
Mondi
Mondi, an international packaging and paper group, worked with Knox D'Arcy to deliver performance improvements across their South African manufacturing operations.
Key Result
Improved manufacturing throughput
Murray and Roberts
Murray & Roberts, one of South Africa's largest engineering and construction groups, engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve project delivery and operational performance.
Key Result
Improved project delivery performance
Sappi
Sappi, one of the world's leading producers of dissolving wood pulp and paper, worked with Knox D'Arcy to deliver operational improvements in their South African mills.
Key Result
Significant mill productivity improvements
PFG
PFG (now part of PG Group) engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve manufacturing performance and operational efficiency across their glass production facilities.
Key Result
Increased production output
Sechaba Medical Solutions
Sechaba Medical Solutions, a leading South African healthcare administrator, engaged Knox D'Arcy to achieve massive productivity gains and margin growth.
Key Result
Massive productivity gains
Foskor
Foskor, a leading South African phosphate mining and processing company, worked with Knox D'Arcy to improve mining and processing productivity.
Key Result
Improved mining productivity
Forestal Bío Bío (Chile)
Forestal Bío Bío, one of Chile's leading forestry companies, engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve harvesting productivity and operational efficiency.
Key Result
Improved harvesting productivity
Colbún (Chile)
Colbún, a major Chilean electricity generation company, worked with Knox D'Arcy to improve operational performance across their power generation facilities.
Key Result
Improved plant availability
AGA Mexico
AGA Mexico, a leading industrial gases company, engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve operational efficiency and sales performance.
Key Result
Improved distribution efficiency
Fundación Chile
Fundación Chile, a public-private technology transfer organisation, worked with Knox D'Arcy to improve organisational effectiveness.
Key Result
Improved organisational effectiveness
Cemento Melón (Chile)
Cemento Melón, one of Chile's largest cement manufacturers, engaged Knox D'Arcy to deliver improvements in manufacturing productivity and operational performance.
Key Result
Improved plant utilisation
Oskar
Oskar, a mobile telecommunications provider, engaged Knox D'Arcy to improve customer service operations and back-office efficiency.
Key Result
Improved customer service levels
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