Overview

For over 20 years IGConsultants Ltd has continued to maintain a long standing association with the Department of Trade and Industry as listed consultants for the following schemes:

1995 => Today:

Investigating an Innovative Idea 2004-7(3i)

A consultancy scheme aimed at helping businesses to investigate new product or process concepts and to develop action plans to support the implementation od a new project.

 

MAS (Manufacturing Advisory Service 2001)

A consultancy scheme aimed at helping businesses to investigate new product or process concepts and to develop action plans to support the implementation od a new project.

 

SMART (Technology Reviews and Studies Programme - 2000)

A consultancy scheme to review the use of a company's technology opportunities leading to innovative products and/ or processes.

 

SPICE (Strategic Planning and Implementation for Competitive Edge - 1999)

A large scale consultancy scheme designed and delivered to support SMEs develop strategies to implement advanced technologies for competitive advantage. Projects involved analysis, strategic development, planning and implementation.

1985 => 1994:

MPI (Manufacturing Planning and Implementation Scheme 1988-94) - A large scale consultancy scheme to support SME's to evaluate and introduce advanced manufacturing technology for competitive advantage. Projects typically involved analysis and evaluation, planning and implementation stages. Duration of projects was anything up to 2½ years.

 

EIS (Enterprise Initiative Scheme 1988-94) - Consultancy support scheme for SME's. Areas of support included:

• Business Planning
• Marketing
• Financial and Management Information Systems
• Design
• Manufacturing Systems
• Quality

These were all small scale projects lasting a maximum of 20 days (15 day advisory programme of work and 5 days to support implementation).

 

BTAS (Business Technical and Advisory Scheme 1986-89) - A consultancy scheme which focused on three key functions for manufacturing:

• Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Quality

Applicants would select one of these functions, analyse and implement best practice with government funding for external consultants. The size of the project tended to be large to medium scale.

 

AMT (Advanced Manufacturing Technology Scheme 1985-88) - A two stage consultancy programme aimed at manufacturing companies:

A Feasibility Study to establish:

• Potential benefits of implementing leading edge technology in a manufacturing environment. Typical systems included CAD CAM, CAPM (Computer Aided Production Management), Manufacturing Simulation, Process Plant Simulation, Cellular Manufacture etc.
• Cost of alternative systems
• Internal/ management/ training costs and implementation.

Project Planning and Implementation to Support :

• Project management
• Implementation including ITT (Invitation To Tender) evaluation of potential suppliers, quotations.
• Establishing project management teams.

1975 => 1984:

CADCAM (Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Manufacturing 1978-85) - A scheme to evaluate the potential for manufacturing companies implementing computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing technology.

 

MAPCON (Microprocessor Application Consultancy

Scheme 1979-84) - This scheme involved support in the use of the new microprocessor technology in developing new products and process methodologies and included process simulation.