RICHARD FATHERS, Managing Consultant & Trainer
Richard Fathers brings extensive expertise in maintenance and asset management, focusing on assessing and improving engineering operations across diverse sectors, including food manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and Building Services. His work has supported clients in enhancing reliability, reducing downtime, and embedding continuous improvement practices.
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CORE AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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Specialist in assessing maintenance processes and implementing asset management strategies tailored to client needs. Richard has conducted audits for global brands such as ABP Foods, GSK, and Howdens, delivering solutions that reduce operational inefficiencies.
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Proven leader in restructuring engineering departments to improve performance and embed continuous improvement cultures. Richard has led initiatives that reduced downtime to <2%, achieved >90% PPM/TPM completion, and delivered £3.5M in capital projects.
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Experienced trainer and subject matter expert in maintenance best practices and asset reliability. Richard has developed and delivered training on Engineering Management, Reliability Engineering, and asset management tools for global clients, helping teams build technical proficiency.
OUTSIDE OF WORK
Richard likes sport. All sports, but top of the list are Rugby Union, Football, Cricket and Golf. Also travel, which is good in this line of work. Tours of countries such as Vietnam, India, Malaysia and Peru are annual events.