THE Manufacturing Institute has appointed five additional process improvement practitioners (PIPs) to its North-west manufacturing advisory team.

Gordon Hill, Peter Sussex, Paul Glossop, Peter Rogers and Mark Stone cover the spectrum of manufacturing sectors - from fast-moving consumer goods, food and pharmaceuticals to aerospace, chemicals, automotive and process engineering.

The Institute formed its PIP team in 2002, when it began delivering the government-funded Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) in the North-west.