Alcohols Ltd
"I highly recommend Tim Limberger and his team at Limberger Associates. They’ve done a fantastic job supporting us at Alcohols Limited over the last few years."
About the Project
Alcohols Ltd is a chemical distribution company that was formed in 1955 as a subsidiary of The Palmer Group, a family company founded in 1805. The business produces premium spirits and industrial solvents.
The business has invested in the creation of a new, state-of-the-art factory on a purpose-built, 5-acre site near Rugby, Warwickshire, for the volume production of distilled alcohols and industrial solvents. We were engaged to provide portfolio, programme and project management services, focused on the new facility near Rugby.
Our Role
Our services covered the following areas:
- Project Decal – Decarbonised production of alcohol-based products through application of advanced technologies and manufacturing processes.
- Recommended to Alcohols Ltd by Innovate UK, to provide project management, due to our excellent reputation and expertise in managing such projects
- DeCal was a £1.6M project, with funding from the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, administered by Innovate UK. This project is part of a larger factory creation and transformation programme, which we were subsequently asked to support, following several months’ work on DeCal.
- Rugby Transformation Programme
- Programme and Project Management of activities within the business to support the transition of production and delivery from legacy sites to the new £23.6M factory near Rugby
- Support for factory readiness and commissioning activities, including integration of internal activities with contractor-led projects, as well as interim commissioning manager for the solvents tank farm
- Business support and improvements
- Secretariat of the Steering Team, made up of the MD and first line directors
- Development of a portfolio and programme management approach
- Support for process improvement projects
Achievements and outcomes
- DeCal project
- Complete turn-around to deliver consistently good performance
- Managed project changes with 100% support of Innovate UK
- Rugby Transformation Programme
- Supported the business through several challenges, including delays and scope changes
- Ensured critical risks were addressed and managed
- Managed successful commissioning of the solvents tank farm
- Business support and improvements
- Delivered effective information and reporting to the Steering Team
- Engaged in critical business discussions and supported decision-making with data analysis and modelling
- Developed draft project flightdeck and dashboard
Challenges overcome
- Managed within a challenging project context, encompassing several significant technical and resource challenges
- Adapted effectively to different contexts, including operational, fire-fighting and strategic focus
- Transferred our skills and experience to a domain that was new to us
