Our congratulations go to the team at Oldbury Readymix plant for winning the October Ideation Best Ideas competition with their digital “Synergy” communications board. It’s a nice, simple and very visual improvement that keeps drivers informed and improves safety by minimising the number of occasions they need to get out of their cabs!

The team fitted an LED board (Synergy Board) in the truck parking area that can be operated from the batch office by the Plant Manager, so he can call the next driver that is to be loaded by displaying their registration number on it. To have better control the Plant Manager also has a tannoy to communicate and a camera to see what is happening in the area.

The Plant Manager can now maximise the efficiency for loading the trucks because he can see and communicate with them without leaving the office. This also stops drivers walking to the batch office which can cause distraction and disruption to the Plant Managers, and loading the trucks can be done quicker thus improving productivity.

Well done to all the entries and quick wins which are put on the portal.  Every little idea helps make a big difference to our efficiency and productivity.

If you want more details then please go to the ‘Ideation Portal – Quick Wins’ for more information. The shortcut is here