The last South West Lean Forum supported event before the summer was held in the Rochestown Park Hotel on 4th July.   We were given the unique opportunity to hear a talk on “Easier, Better, Faster, and Fun – Applied to Lean Construction by Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, McCarthy Building Companies, USA.  Felipe […]

Springboard Funding for Yellow Belt We are pleased to announce that we our Lean Sigma Yellow Belt, QQI Level 6 is approved for Springboard funding.  Go the Springboard website for more information and to apply. Places are limited. Extra Green Belt Course to run in Cork Due to the high […]

It was great to be involved in the Lean event hosted by the Irish Guide Dogs on Friday 7th June on behalf of the South West Lean Forum. Tim O’Mahony CEO spoke about their lean journey. Anne Cahill and Elaine Cannon, 2 of our students presented lean projects which created […]

We were delighted this year to attend the Enterprise Excellence Ireland Conference in Croke Park on May 22nd.  This event is growing from strength to strength as it is clearly maturing into the go-to conference in Ireland for Lean and Continuous Improvement practitioners.  We had a highly interactive day representing […]

We are delighted to announce our Lean Sigma Course Schedule in conjunction with CAMMS, CIT. Download a list of all course dates here 2019-2020 Dates for Courses With a strong carry over interest from full classes in January, we are expecting classes to fill quickly.  Go to our Courses pages […]

The Lean Innovation Centre in Cork University Hospital was launched formally on 21st of March 2019 by Chief Executive Officer J.A. McNamara. The launch event was attended by staff of Cork University Hospital, Cork Institute of Technology and hospital staff involved with the Lean initiatives in particular. Mr. McNamara took […]

After significant planning and rigorous review we are launching our new Level 9 Lean Sigma Master Black Belt course on 31 January 2019.  A certified Lean Sigma Master Black Belt is the go to person for deployment of Lean Sigma systems in the organisation. They hold a key role within or in […]

On Tuesday the 20th of November in Croke Park we were delighted to support Lean Construction Irelandat the inaugural LCi National Conference.  The application of Lean in construction is growing since our initial work in the industry almost ten years ago.  It was fantastic to see so many delegates there supporting the […]

In the early 1900s my great grandfather opened a new shop providing quality meats and other food goods in Catherine Street Limerick.  Stockil’s was very well known and I can still remember it in the 1970s before it closed.  My grandmother and uncle continued the tradition of shops in the […]

Delighted to support the Cork University Hospital and South West Lean Forum at the hugely successful event in CUH on 23rd October. Hopefully everyone learned something from the speakers and the workshop.  The focus of our workshop was to understand the correct and leveraged use of simple tools like Brainstorming […]