Select Language: English Spanish French German Italian

Cannizaro - What They Say

  • image2

    "The quality and perceptiveness of the review, the professionalism of your team and the clear and unambiguous way in which the task ahead was laid out, meant we had little hesitation in proceeding into a programme with Cannizaro to deliver the improvement potential identified".

    Andrew Telfer
    Executive Director Willmott Dixon Holdings Limited

  • image2

    "I am pleased our on-going scepticism of consultants has been buried."

    Graham Dilley
    Director. P&O Ferrymasters

  • image2

    "The transfer of skills to our own management team has led to reduced costs, improved service levels and has given us a greater degree of competitiveness – as you know we have recently won the contract at RAF Valley"

    Phil Kay
    Managing Director – Babcock Defence Services

  • image2

    "We can now reliably ship 30% more volume per day than at the outset of the programme. Deadlines have been met and the scheduled financial objectives for weekly and annualised savings have been comfortably exceeded.""

    Steve Smith
    Supply Chain Director – Clarks Shoes

  • image2

    "In just 24 weeks, jobs completed per man day have increased by more than 50%. This has delivered over £2m per annum in measurable bottom line savings while simultaneously improving quality and service".

    Mark Graveney
    Chief Operating Officer – Interserve FM

  • image2

    "Looking forward we are confident that ongoing productivity improvements of 20% will be maintained and that the projected annual
    savings will be realised."

    Gonzalo Sanz Fernandez
    Managing Director Exel Logistics, S.A.

  • image2

    "The combination of management control tools, training and follow-up has enabled us to increase sales production per consultant by more than 15% in difficult market conditions."

    Martin Smith
    Managing Director Abbey National
    Independent Financial Advisors

  • image2

    "Of considerable benefit is the increased visibility and control that we now have, not only internally but also with our subcontractors, enabling us to better manage costs and performance and the renegotiation of contracts."

    John Gilbert
    Operations Manager – Thames Water

  • abbey

    "We have seen considerable improvements in our productivity, achieved in a difficult and
    heavily regulated environment."

    John Pitkin
    West Anglian & North London Line Contract Manager – AMEC Rail

  • "We were extremely pleased with Cannizaro's empathetic approach in what were difficult circumstances and very impressed with the extraordinary results achieved – a cost reduction of 12.5 %"

    Paul Carter
    Head of Efficiency – Norfolk County Council

  • image2

    “…it has paved a way for a more rigorous, active, people orientated and successful style of management, which I believe shall be a platform for future growth of our business and service capability.”

    Hussein E. I. Lootah.
    Executive Vice-President Transmission and Distribution Division.
    Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)

  • image2

    "I am delighted to say that we have been given considerable insight into the true extent and nature of the problems that were impeding performance".

    Vanessa Leeson
    Managing Director Parcelforce Worldwide

  • image2

    "We were able to realise major improvements
    in labour and equipment utilisation as well as improvements to terminal management and service levels and importantly, achieve the financial savings that were targeted."

    Peder Gellert Pedersen
    Executice Vice-President – DFDS

  • image2

    "I cannot tell you what a difference it makes to
    get a company who advises you but also is there to implement and monitor the changes."

    Nicholas C. Jermyn
    Chief Executive Officer St. Vincents Hospital Dublin

  • image2

    "We have seen a significant improvement in our service levels and substantial reductions in costs. This has also been favourably noted by our client."

    Ian Findlater
    Managing Director Specialist Businesses –
    May Gurney

  • image2

    "Although there was some scepticism within our business as to the chances of success, we were actually quite surprised at the level and scope of the improvement potential identified"

    Colin Harrison
    Managing Director – Maintenance One

  • image2

    "Managers involved in this region were very surprised at how quickly you gained a detailed insight into the management problems inherent within the operation and at the size, scope and achievability of the improvement potential actually identified."

    Steve Hooker
    Performance Director – Balfour Beatty Rail

  • image2

    "I am delighted to have seen significant performance improvements, both financial and service, and that these are being sustained now that your team have left."

    Colin Brown
    Director of Customer Services - Anglian Water

  • image2

    "The programme has been implemented according to plan with scheduled savings in
    terms of sales improvement and cost reduction being delivered on time".

    Tom Colacino
    Vice President Sales & Services, NW Europe – Burger King

  • image2

    "Based upon the results we have obtained to
    date and the seamless way in which your project team have worked within our organisation, I would be happy to recommend your services to others who are looking to improve themselves."

    Kevin Halpin
    Contracts Manager – Clancy Docwra

  • image2

    "I am pleased to say that the financial and operational objectives for the programme have been both realised and sustained. The co-operation and team work required to achieve this has been considerable. Cannizaro's skills and leadership have provided a major contribution to this."

    Chris Wimhurst
    Director of Logistics – Corus

  • image2

    "I would certainly recommend Cannizaro to other organisations."

    Don Leiper
    Director of Metering – E.ON UK

  • image2

    "…we are able to evaluate significant productivity improvements (scoped at some £11 to £12 million on an annualised basis) with more to be achieved across all the sites."

    Richard Hunt
    Chief Operations Officer Exel Logistics

  • image2

    "…both the financial and qualitative performance figures now exceed any preconceived expectations that we had for this department."

    Tony Charlton
    General Manager – KBR Cardinal

  • image2

    "…has produced a 10% saving in manpower costs inside the four months. There is more to come as HCS continues to check, monitor and measure every detail of our operations. Cannizaro are highly recommended."

    Bob McLuckie
    Managing Director – Hunting Contract Services

  • image2

    "The whole process has left us in a strong position to plan for the future and to continue to deliver high quality, cost effective services whilst sticking to our commitment to keeping council tax increases to at or below the rate of inflation."

    Cllr. John Dobson
    Leader of the Council – Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

  • image2

    "What attracted me about your suggested approach at the time was the practical focus. The dimension of speed was also important. Looking back on the project I can see this is what we got."

    Colin McCarthy
    Operations Director – Screwfix

+ Read Full Testimonials

Welcome to Cannizaro Productivity Services

 

Cannizaro was founded in 1993. It is an international firm based in Dublin. Cannizaro delivers programmes that enhance profitability through improvements to productivity and performance. Cannizaro's experience covers an extensive variety of business sectors, countries and commercial and social environments.

 

Since foundation Cannizaro's work has recognized that the most complex thing to organize in business is simplicity. Our task has been to help organisations define and deliver the essentials more effectively. We are keen on measurement and deadlines. We are good at advice but we don't sell it. Our clients know what they want and we deliver it. It's that simple.

 

The key to our progress has been our ability to help people as individuals, and as part of a team, be more successful. We deploy a range of knowledge and experience to improve organization, skills, processes, management methodologies and systems. These are tools that we use. They are means to an end. They provide benefit to an organization when they are harnessed to the energy, resourcefulness and ingenuity of people. Our programmes are able to make that link. This enables us to positively influence behaviour and results. This enables us to succeed where others fail.

 

Cannizaro's approach is straightforward. Short Term, an Outline Study will identify improvement potential and returns available. Medium Term, an Improvement Programme will implement the changes required and realise the benefits. Long Term, our Perpetuation process will embed, sustain and develop the programme to meet future needs.

 

A critical dimension in our work is speed. We work quickly, efficiently and accurately. Speed brings dynamism and momentum to our programmes. It also brings rapid returns. Clients see at least a three to one return on investment. Most programmes have paid for themselves by completion. Satisfaction rates are second to none.

 

"Cannizaro Performance Improvement Programmes"