

Lean Tours
A directory of curated lean tours
Lean Made Simple
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Lean Made Simple helps businesses reduce waste, empower people, and build world-class operations through practical Lean thinking.
After transforming our own company, Seating Matters, into a world-class Lean factory, we now host hands-on Lean Tours for teams who want to drive continuous improvement, build a vibrant Lean culture, and learn what excellence really looks like.
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GembaDocs
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GembaDocs is the fastest way to create, manage, and share Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), empowering frontline workers with clear, actionable processes. Built for manufacturing, it transforms complex procedures into visual guides in minutes.
Beyond SOPs, GembaDocs integrates Kanban software and Skills Training Matrix, ensuring teams are trained and continuously improving.
Rooted in Lean principles, it streamlines documentation, reduces waste, and drives operational excellence. GembaDocs turns knowledge into action—helping businesses scale best practices while equipping workers with essential skills.
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UCS Design Group
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UCS is a privately owned manufacturing and supply company with over 30 years of expertise in the design and production of conservatories, windows, doors, and PVCu roofline products for the building industry across Ireland.
Operating through both a dedicated trade division and a retail division, we serve a wide spectrum of customers, from business partners and trade professionals (B2B) to individual homeowners and end-users (B2C).
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Leaders in Blasting Equipment
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Eakin Healthcare
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We help improve patient outcomes with equipment and breathing circuits designed to reach the optimum therapy without delay and maintain it consistently.
We manufacture breathing circuits from raw material to fully assembled products through our injection molding and extrusion capabilities and manually assemble complex breathing circuits. We also have a production line manufacturing for a world leading CO2 absorbent for surgery.
Each year, our products are used on an estimated 7.5 million patients for anesthesia, and the resuscitation and respiratory support of 65,000 babies and 35,000 adults.
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Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC Group)
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ATC are solutions specialists for manufacturing. We are the partner of choice for engineering solutions and specialist components for a wide range of industries.
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Hampton Conservatories
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Hampton Conservatories brings over 40 years’ experience to the design and manufacture of bespoke orangeries, conservatories, kitchen extensions, pool houses, windows and doors. The company handcrafts each project in the UK using premium timber, glass and masonry.
You’re in good company: the team has completed over 1,000 projects across four continents and 15 countries, serving everyone from homeowners to high-profile institutions. Their state-of-the-art manufacturing and ongoing innovation ensure every design exceeds building regulations and energy-efficiency standards.
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Emtek Ireland
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Emtek Ireland Ltd helps you build stronger infrastructure and create safer workplaces across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The company supplies specialist construction materials—from HA104-compliant bedding mortars and fibre-reinforced concretes to cold-applied asphalt solutions, bitumen edge sealers, and anti-skid overbanding—and premium StreetScape and paving products under its UltraScape range. Each product is backed by decades of expertise and designed to stop carriageway ironwork sinking, enable rapid footpath repairs, and bond vertical stone cladding securely.
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Donnelly horticulture
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Donnelly Horticulture stands as a leading commercial producer specializing in premium salad crops and cut flowers. The company has built a reputation for delivering consistently high-quality fresh produce and floral products to retailers, wholesalers, and foodservice operations throughout the region. Their commercial growing operations utilize advanced horticultural techniques and controlled environment agriculture to ensure year-round production of crisp lettuce, leafy greens, herbs, and seasonal salad varieties that meet the demanding standards of today's fresh produce market.
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Clearhill
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Clearhill has grown to become the trusted partner of more than 400 shopping centres and grocery locations throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, delivering innovative entertainment and retail solutions through their specialized brands. The company's FunHub leisure vending division provides a range of entertainment solutions from kiddie rides to claw machines, while their Cleargift platform offers comprehensive and seamless gift card solutions for shopping centres, making it the complete package for all their gift card needs. Cleargift® is a gift card platform that provides an efficient and adaptable service, that can be tailored to your marketing strategy, with cards available for purchase online or at convenient kiosks.
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Kukoon
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Kukoon Rugs was founded by siblings Paul Vallely and Clare Walsh who transformed their father’s surplus rug stock into a thriving online venture. They first sold on eBay, then expanded to Amazon before launching their own site to showcase exclusive in-house collections you won’t find elsewhere.
They design hundreds of unique rug styles in-house and ship directly to you.
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Action24
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Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installation, Service and maintenance.
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demanu
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Passionate about all things product design and manufacturing. We have vast experience in the design and manufacturing sector, applying a common sense, lean approach. From heavy construction products to finely tuned medical devices, we can help you at any point of the product life cycle.
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Taranto
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Taranto is a UK & Ireland leader in piling, precast concrete and foundation systems, offering full engineering, manufacturing and installation services. Our factory tour is a must-visit: you’ll see lean principles brought to life in a heavy-product, high-mix environment, how we eliminate waste, synchronize flow, shorten lead times, and embed continuous improvement in every process. Tour participants often say it’s one of the most practical, eye-opening factory tours they’ve attended. Visit us to see lean in action, not just in theory.
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- Morning meetings & huddles
- Working in a true Lean culture
- Feedback loops between site & factory
- Structured problem solving
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Adman Steel Sheds
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Steel sheds manufacturers.
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Esmark Finch Vehicle Engineering
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We deliver high-quality vehicle conversions and customisations for public and private sector fleets. Our core expertise lies in emergency service vehicles, including response, command, and rescue units.
We provide comprehensive solutions such as racking, storage, graphics, livery, and signage. In addition, we supply, install, and maintain advanced communications, telematics, and CCTV systems.
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