Billboard assembly for large multi-national

Overview

A leading multi-national advertising company has been manufacturing and supplying professionals of the advertising world for more than 30 years.

The group designs, manufactures and assembles outdoor advertising and street furniture including a 48 sheet billboard stretch skin canvas system.

Challenge

Following the loss of key manufacturing resource for the client, CVB were commissioned to carry out the manufacture and assembly of the leading product for the company and provide technical support to the company and its clients.

Approach

CVB organised a product review meeting with the customer and it was agreed that one of the first actions required was to work to enhance the manufacturing documentation and ensure there was a robust supply chain. Then to deep dive into the manufacturing process and supply chain, since it was important to know how robust or not the supply chain was. Through their experience CVB were able to quickly understand the manufacturing process and rapidly commence manufacturing.

Solution

A full technical review by CVB revealed that some information was in need of enhancement – key components were in short supply in the supply chain. CVB offered an immediate solution utilising its in-house manufacturing facility to make critical components that were being manufactured and imported from France which was considered to be a risk to the manufacturing process.

A fully documented Quality Control process was introduced and each unit was given its own unique serial number and association with full production / technical information including version control. This gave control and full traceability.

Manufacturing Drawings were enhanced, CAD models were produced and all manufacturing was completed at CVB’s centrally located Essex factory.

Results

All of the work performed by CVB allowed the company to be able to maintain manufacturing schedules and keep the supply chain flowing.