A complex cross-border quality inspection by leading quality management provider has involved visiting five countries and inspecting 44 cars with potential mechanical issues. Not only this, the project was completed in just 3.5 days by two of G&P’s highly-skilled vehicle technicians using an electrical measuring device to inspect the potentially faulty component. Thankfully, all the […]

The Challenge With a product launch imminent, an overseas automotive OEM urgently needed retrofit work on its new model to meet customer delivery deadlines. Without a rapid and efficient response, initial customer orders would be delayed causing profound reputational damage to the vehicle manufacturer. On this particular occasion there was a shortage of vehicle technicians […]

Historical new car warranty costs at highest during the 12 months after launch Pressure on cost-down in manufacturing can be at odds with maintaining quality Manufacturers can protect themselves by addressing quality issues at source Vehicle manufacturers must protect themselves from warranty claims during new car launch periods by driving back quality issues into the […]

The Challenge An automotive supplier to an OEM was repeatedly failing to achieve On Time In Full (OTIF) deliveries. This was causing disruption to the OEM’s build line as the necessary parts were not being delivered to the OEM’s site in time. Furthermore, the supplier was also shipping poor quality parts to the OEM during […]

Manufacturing suppliers need to urgently address production fluctuations A perfect storm of semi-conductor shortages, the ‘pingdemic’, the ending of furlough and the return of workers following summer shutdown will impact order books The timely advice comes from Geoff Cousins, chairman of quality management expert G&P and formerly the managing director of Jaguar UK A perfect […]

The Challenge A Tier 1 automotive supplier faced an unprecedented increased workload due to an OEM launching a new model. Initially, this resulted in the need for a supplier quality engineer (SQE) to be supplied on a contract basis to alleviate the unforeseen pressure on the Tier 1 supplier’s own quality engineers so they could […]

More than 25 years of automotive and aerospace quality excellence now available to a range of manufacturing sectors G&P’s diversification drive aims to help other manufacturers maintain quality standards while dealing with the long-term impact of COVID-19 on working practices Last year alone G&P reworked more than 27 million parts for its customers to OEM […]

Quality management provider G&P reworked more than 27 million parts for its customers in 2020 to OEM standard, a 73 per cent increase compared to previous four-year average G&P also removed nearly seven million substandard components from the manufacturing process last year G&P’s award-winning Quality Excellence Model and highly-skilled personnel are credited for helping its […]

G&P expands Far East client base by adding another world-leading Tier 1 automotive supplier to its portfolio Technical inspection, reworking and testing spearheads latest opportunity G&P has ambitious growth plans for the Far East market operating from its Chinese headquarters in Shanghai UK-based quality management expert G&P has expanded its Far East client base by […]