There's More Margin on Your Factory Floor Than You Think. We Help You Unlock It, Fast.
Precision from the very first cut
UK Apparel & Garment Manufacturing Consultancy
PMSS Academy of Advanced Manufacturing brings 20+ years of Lean, Industrial Engineering and Continuous Improvement expertise to UK apparel and textile factories, driving operational excellence, digitalisation and organisational capability to reduce cost per garment, cut style changeover times, and build the operational systems that make the gains permanent.
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We don't just advise.We build with you.
Our Process
The AURA Process
How we deliver real, lasting results on your shop floor.
AUDIT
UPLIFT
RESULTS
ANCHOR
What We Do
Three Pillars of Manufacturing Excellence
Three things have to work together in any factory turnaround: the operations, the data, and the people. We work on all three, at the same time.
Where the real money is found
Operational Excellence
We improve factory efficiency, reduce cost per garment, cut style changeover times, and eliminate rework using GSD, VSM, Kaizen and TPM: the tools that turn a struggling line into a competitive one.
- Factory efficiency using GSD and time study
- Value Stream Mapping to eliminate waste
- Style changeover (QCO) reduction
From gut feel to real numbers
Data-Driven Manufacturing
We help your factory move from gut feel to data: simple dashboards, real-time efficiency tracking, and KPIs your supervisors can actually use. No complex systems. No expensive software. Just clear numbers that drive better decisions every shift.
- Real-time production efficiency tracking
- Supervisor dashboards and daily KPI boards
- Cost per garment and labour ratio analysis
- Complete digital solutions: ERP, CRM
Building teams that sustain results
Organisational Capability
We don't fix and leave. We train your supervisors, engineers and managers so your team can sustain results independently, long after the engagement ends. Our capability programmes are built for the shop floor, not the classroom.
- Supervisor and line leader training
- Lean practitioner development
- Structured knowledge transfer and SOPs
Recognised By The Industry
Memberships & Accreditations
Independent confirmation from the institutions UK manufacturers already trust, not just our word for it.
Proof, Not Promises
The Case Study Behind the Approach
One factory group's turnaround that became the blueprint for how PMSS works with every client.
Case Study
Transformation Is Real.
48%→72%
Line Efficiency
5 days→2 hrs
Changeover Time
1,200+
People Trained
Six factories. 5,000 employees. 30 million garments a year. Here's the exact programme that turned a struggling operation into one of its sector's best-performing, independently audited manufacturing operations, and how it works on any UK shop floor.
Industry Recognition
Backed by the Bodies That Set the Standard
Independent recognition from the institutions UK textile and garment manufacturers already trust.
New
Paul Mendis Joins the Huddersfield Textile Society Committee.
Paul has officially become a Committee Member of the Huddersfield Textile Society, a community with roots going back to 1903 and a real commitment to building the UK textile industry, bringing 20+ years of textile and apparel manufacturing experience across Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and the UK to the role.
Three Ways to Engage
Start With a Diagnostic. Scale When Ready.
Every engagement is led personally by Paul Mendis, not handed off to a junior consultant.
Factory Diagnostic
2 days on-site
Full efficiency audit: factory floor, IE, layout
Top 3 cost and efficiency problems identified
Written diagnostic report with prioritised actions
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Improvement Programme
Custom quote
4–12 weeks
AURA framework: Audit, Uplift, Results, Anchor
Hands-on shop floor implementation
Supervisor and team training included
Retained Advisory
Monthly retainer
Ongoing
Monthly or quarterly on-site visits
Ongoing KPI review and troubleshooting
Strategic manufacturing advisory
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Having worked over 15 years in the UK and another 15 years offshore in manufacturing, including as a CEO, I've seen how real change comes from transforming the way people think, work, and lead. PMSS is built on exactly this philosophy: they don't just improve factories, they develop the people who run them.
Colin Vose · Former CEO, Crystal Martin Ceylon Pvt Ltd
Meet Your Consultant
Paul Mendis
Founder & CEO, Manufacturing Transformation Consultant
With over 20 years in garment and manufacturing operations across the UK, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan, Paul has delivered measurable results at some of the world's most recognised organisations.
Former Industrial Engineer at Ford Motor Company (Halewood, UK) and Manufacturing Excellence Manager at Nestlé UK. As General Manager of Industrial Engineering at Crystal International, he led continuous improvement across six factories, delivering 10% efficiency improvements, $100,000 in cost savings, and training 1,200+ employees in Lean manufacturing.
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