The key focus for 2013 was to sustain thegrowth we have achieved over recent yearsand underpin the foundations of our business.

Many changes occurred during 2013 suchas the opening of our new 6000sq ft SecureBuild facility, the completion of our newFabrication and Steel Stores, Module Kittingdepartment and the new IT & QA officeblock extension. These changes have alsobrought opportunities with many new facesjoining the business and many existingfaces developing their career within theorganisation. It is an impressiveachievement that we have managed todeliver these strategic developments whilststill consistently delivering in style to ourcustomers. The Board of Directors wouldlike to take this opportunity in thankingevery member of staff for their hard workand dedication which again has been of thehighest standard.

2013 also brought recognition of ourbusiness achievements from respectedorganisations within the UK. In Septemberwe were recognised by Yorkshire Insider for our innovative business strategies andawarded their Gold Medal Award for thebusiness that the panel of judges voted themost impressive in Yorkshire. Further tothis, in November Lambert was recognisedby the London Stock Exchange and The

Telegraph as one of the top “1000companies to inspire Britain”. When youconsider we are up against 4.5 million otherUK companies then I am sure you willagree what a tremendous achievement thisis – there is more to read on these pointsfurther on.

Looking forward throughout 2014 andbeyond, I am delighted that all signs showthis success will continue. The current WIPand pipeline of work are the healthiestlevels in the history of our business, theglobal financial recovery is still positive andwithout doubt the innovative, value addedimage of manufacturing within the UK isstarting to gain the status it deserves. All of this gives me confidence and when I look at the planned investment anddevelopment of our staff, facility andbusiness services I see us truly aligningourselves to take the next step forward onour customer centric journey.

I hope you enjoy this edition of Vision; it isonce again packed with fantastic articlesshowing some of the activities happeningwithin our business, the variety of thingsstaff are involved in never ceases to amazeme and the effort and energy they put intothese activities is a credit to them.

Warren LimbertManaging Director

On behalf of the Directors, welcome to 2014. I am delighted to reportthat 2013 was again a very successful year for our business.

THE VISIONISSUE 6

The world’s automatic choice for providing “Value through Innovation”

DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH A WORD FROM

OUR PURCHASING

MANAGER

The last 2 or 3 years have been achallenging time at Lambert as thecompany evolves. Many areas of the business have seen changeswith new initiatives beingintroduced to make the companyapproach its challenges in a unifiedway and everyone being aligned.We have also realised that not onlydo we need to all be working to the same goals within the Lambertteam but we also need to havesupply chain partners that shareour vision and culture.

In the past Lambert had alwaysbeen very transactional with aguarded approach to our suppliers,but as we evolved we identifiedwithin the business that if wereached out to key companies we could develop strongerrelationships that would makeLambert’s purchasing solutionsstronger. When defining howLambert design and buildmachines we began to realise thatwe needed to engage our supplychain to provide solutions ratherthan individual components, butfirst we had to analyse how weapproach this and change what we do. Further on in this edition of Vision is an article outlining oursteps towards a new and dynamicSupplier Partnership approach.

Steve SissonsPurchasing Manager

Accident statistics are reported monthlyand you will all come across these whetherit is through SharePoint, CommunicationPosts, team briefings, management reviews etc.

With an excellent health and safety policy in place we are very lucky that most of theday-to-day treatment is for minor cuts, themost common being cuts to 1st finger righthand, however, it is reassuring to know thatif an emergency should happen, the teamare there to help. With response times to anywhere on the Lambert site fromseconds to a maximum of 2 minutes you can be assured of highly qualifiedassistance being there.

Julian Sharp (CNC Milling) has 33 years’experience of being a qualified first aider,closely followed by Steve Bowers (FittingTeam Leader) with 28 years. The newestmembers to the team are Deborah Bruton(Facilities Support) and Sam Monkman(Electrical Fitter).

Although unable to administer medication,the First Aid team are all qualified to usemedical gasses and attend annualrefresher training. The use of oxygen isquite rare but team members havepreviously been called on to administeroxygen in the event of allergic reactionsfollowing wasp stings and one adversereaction to prescribed medication.

Over 40 years there have been 3 potentiallylife threatening injuries as a result of bloodloss which, because the injuries weretreated quickly and efficiently, resulted in happy endings. The most unusualtreatment was administered for a bee stingto a nipple – quite painful for the patient atthe time.

And remember first aid does not stop oncethe team are outside Lambert - our firstaiders get called upon to help in varioussituations particularly attending to sportsinjuries and those sustained at Scout camps.

The following is a recount of an incidentwhich is a good example of why you should call on a first aider – even for thesmallest cuts.

A 35 year old Lambert electrician wascarrying out an installation on site in the US.One day he got a small cut on his fingerwhich he thought was something andnothing. After a couple of days the woundbecame quite sore so he asked a first aiderat the customer’s site to look at the cut andit was subsequently cleaned and dressed.Unfortunately over the period of a week orso the wound got more painful. On the flightback to the UK his finger was excruciatinglypainful so as soon as his flight landed hecalled in at A&E for emergency treatment.

It was very lucky he did as whilst he was in A&E he suffered a major heart attackcaused by septicaemia (blood poisoning).Ten years on and fighting fit he still takesmedication, fortunately though not the 44tablets a day he had to.

So, please remember, even the smallest cutneeds prompt attention – our first aid teamare more than happy to help and nothing,however minor, will be disregarded.

To remind you all, we have a Defibrillator on site which has been registered withNorth Yorkshire Ambulance Service and is available to qualified first aiders to treatpublic emergencies within the vicinity ofLambert. All members of the first aid teamare qualified in its use.

Following a crisis visit to one ofour suppliers due to a majorsupply issue we realised that wedidn’t understand their businessnor did they understand ours. This made us think, what if we shared ourcompany’s vision and strategy with keysuppliers, could this change the way we dobusiness? From this point we startedidentifying key businesses and invitingthem to Lambert so we could present ourbusiness vision, values and aims. Thesemeetings made us realise that working witha supply chain that was aligned to how we

approach business would change the valuewe could get from them but moreimportantly the value we could ultimatelygive back to our customers. The first stageof establishing strategic supplierpartnerships is now underway and this willbe rolled out to selected suppliers we willbe moving forward with.

No longer do we just transact with oursupply chain but now we work together onhow we can find solutions, working closelywith our sales, design, purchasing,production and purchase ledgerdepartments in fact every aspect of thebusiness is starting to see the benefits of a

stronger working relationship with oursuppliers. Over the coming months we willlook at consolidating our supply chain andhave review meetings with our top 10 todevelop our business relationships further;identifying what works; technicalawareness; performance improvements;ease of business; sales and marketingcollaborations etc.

Full support and co-operation from Lambertand its suppliers helps to bring muchgreater value that goes far beyond just theprice of a component.

Steve SissonsPurchasing Manager

We are very fortunate to have a fully trained and dedicated First Aid team on site and we want tohighlight the great work they do, which quite often goes unseen.

KEY SUPPLIER PARTNERSHIPS

SPOTLIGHT ON THE LAMBERT FIRST AID TEAM

Continuation from front page editorial.

Sam MonkmanElectrical FitterSt Johns First Aid at Work

Simon HebbronCNC TurnerSt Johns First Aid at Work

Anton SchloglSoftware EngineerEmergency First Aid at Work – Association of First Aiders

Deborah BrutonFacilities SupportFirst Rescue ‘First Aid at Work’

Roy JewittElectrical Projects ManagerSt Johns Emergency First Aid at Work

Julian SharpeCNC MillerSt Johns Fist Aid at Work

Steve BowersFitting Shop Team LeaderSt Johns First Aid at Work

Why are we showing you these logos? These enterprises have recognised the massiveachievements made by Lambert since 2009 – read on and find out more about the successfuland dynamic company you helped to build andare truly an important part of.In November 2013 a book was published by the London StockExchange Group entitled “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain”, thefirst report ever commissioned to list the 1000 most inspiring smalland medium sized (SMEs) companies in the UK. To be included inthe list, companies had to demonstrate not only a positive growth in revenue over the last four years, but also an increase inemployee numbers, workplace size and outperformance of theirsector peers. This first report identifies 1000 of the most excitingand dynamic small and medium sized companies in the UK –

LAMBERT IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNISEDAS ONE OF THESE COMPANIES.

The term SME describes a very broad cross section of businessesfrom the high street grocer to the high-tech manufacturer andexporter. Within this group of more than 4.5 million UK companiesthere is an exciting sub-set of fast growing, dynamic businesses.These ‘gazelle’ companies as the CBI (Confederation of BritishIndustries) calls them, or the vital 6% as think tank Nesta*describes them, are of exceptional importance to UK economicgrowth and job creation. According to Nesta, high-growthcompanies are rare but generate the majority of jobs, theyrepresent only 6% of all UK firms employing 10 people or more.Lambert falls into this small percentage of companies.

“Celebrating the success of these SMEs is a shockingly under-reported story and we are determined to change that. The research put into pulling the list together highlights the role of the UK’s most innovative and fastest expanding SMEsin leading the economic revival.”

Xavier Rolet, CEO, London Stock Exchange Group

Lambert did not apply to be part of the 1000 most inspiring SMEs,no this honour was external recognition for the continued hardwork, commitment, dedication and proactive support put in by you,its employees. Along with the Chairman and all the Directors I amextremely proud of this achievement and hope you are too.

* Nesta is an innovation charity with a mission to help people andorganisations bring great ideas to life. www.1000companies.com

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IMS)Project Beagle and PAS 99 managementframework for an organisation:

Ian Hampton and I have beenworking with departmentmanagers to review ourmanagement systems anddevelop new StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs)aligned to our company strategy,a project known internally as‘Beagle’ after the ship CharlesDarwin travelled on to theGalapagos Islands.After discussion with BSI we formallyintegrated quality (ISO 9001); environment(ISO 14001:2004) and occupational healthand safety (BS 18001:2008) into onemanagement system. The most practicalway to do this is to achieve BS 18001registration. BSI would then be able to carryout all assessments as an integrated system.

We also adopted the frameworkspecification PAS 99, which would map allthese and any other standards we may

wish to include in the future. PAS 99 closelyreflects our strategy and processes, so we decided to align our ManagementSystem Manual, policy statements andother documentation to it.

This part of Project Beagle has now beencompleted and the resulting documentsand databases will be available onSharePoint in Q1 2014. Followingpublication we will be carrying out trainingsessions on the new documents and howto access them.

BSI assessment reports

In addition to the ISO 18001assessments we have had our regular 9001 and 14001assessment visits.

Both reports were thorough, professionaland reassuring in that no non-conformitieswere raised and there were only two‘opportunities for improvement’ which havebeen addressed.

The ISO 14001 summary stated that:‘based on the objective evidence the areasassessed during the course of the visit weregenerally found to be effective. Overall theassessment was very positive, with highstandards of housekeeping noted aroundthe site, particularly in the lower machineshop. A good database has also beenestablished for monitoring in relation tolegal requirements’.

The report on ISO 9001 commented thatgood practice was seen and a commitmentto improvement was evident.

The BSI Assessors and I would like toexpress thanks to all involved in theextremely successful assessments, andespecial thanks for the conscientious effortsmade by the internal audit team: JustinNewborn, Rob Williams, George Jacksonand Paul Lockwood.

Mark RoundingQuality Assurance Manager

1000 COMPANIES

THAT INSPIRE

HMS Beagle

ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATIONLambert was invited to attend a Careers Fairat Read School on 20th November 2013.Mike Jennings, Greg Ward, Sam Yeadon andLinda Underhill represented the company.There were about 30 employers at the event with the usual power station and armed forcesrepresentatives together with a number of other local employers.

We took the TAD1 kart which had been designed, built and raced by our apprentices for aSoap Box Derby event and this generated a lot of interest from all the different age groupswho attended. We also took our Electrical Box with us where students could push and pulldifferent buttons and make a different sequence of events take place resulting in differentlights being illuminated.

For the first time at a careers event we invited one of our apprentices, Sam Yeadon(Electrical) to speak to the students about a Lambert apprenticeship, clearly a subject he isvery enthusiastic and confident about.

SKILLS SHOW INSPIRESMike Jennings and Linda Underhill took the 7 Lambert Apprenticesto visit The Skills Show which was held at the Birmingham NEC on15th November 2013.Having reviewed the event with the Apprentices they all felt that it was a really goodexperience and that they enjoyed seeing apprentices from other disciplines putting theirskills into practice saying that they were “well skilled”. Sam Yeadon and Adam Stoneattended the Show last year as first year apprentices and they felt they got more fromit this time around because they understood more about the machinery and equipment,particularly the FESTO stand and the dancing robots.

We looked at a wide range of skills from different disciplines, including the built environment,automotive, aerospace, IT and other artisan craft skills such as stone masonry andlandscape gardening. All of our apprentices were impressed with the welding competitionwhich was taking place – even those who do not do welding themselves.

Under the guidance of Mike Jennings(Module Technology Design Lead) actingas ‘Team Manager’ we had severalmeetings to discuss our ideas and arrangetimes that we could dedicate to themanufacture of the soapbox. After a votewe decided on the team name of TAD1, theregistration plate of the largest vehicle inLambert’s fleet.

The project allowed us to work as a team,each having the opportunity to inputthoughts and ideas; to understand andutilise each other’s strengths. Anotherbonus was having different members of theteam working in different departments thuscovering all the skills sets required.Throughout the project we encounteredproblems which had to be solved such asinner tube failure and a redesign of thesteering/braking mechanism.

Not only did we find the project veryinteresting we also developed new skillssuch as fabrication, planning and design.

We also gained experience in thepurchasing department contactingsuppliers for materials, donations andsponsors. Overall we found the project a great success and were very proud to be runners up in our first attempt at anevent of this kind, and also being awardedthe trophy for best designed soapbox onthe day. We would especially like to thankLocate Supplies and BBN for kindlydonating materials towards TAD1 and Mike Jennings for his mentorship.

We hope to carry on racingTAD1 during 2014.

TAD1 SOAPBOX DERBYIn August 2013 the apprentices were approached as a group andgiven the opportunity to design and build a soapbox then competein a local derby within a six week timescale.

Pictured Left to Right: Lewis Howard,Sam Yeadon, Adam Stone, Mike Jennings, Connor Bishop, Joe Stanger, Oliver Brookes

LAMBERT WIN THE DOUBLEYou will all be aware that Lambert was awarded the top prize at theInsider Growth 100 Awards at the end of 2013. Just to remind you...

Engineering business Lambert Automation won two top prizes at Insider's Growth 100Awards, which celebrate Yorkshire's fastestgrowing companies.Richard Abbott, editor of Insider, said: “The achievements of this year's Growth 100businesses are astounding. Consider the economic climate that we have experienced in the past five years. These companies have refused to be pinned down and spotted an opportunity to invest, innovate and sell their products and services.”

Hot on the heels of this magnificent success Insider Magazine has started 2014 with thelaunch of an exciting new international section of the magazine and Lambert is extremelyhonoured to be the very first feature company.

“Lambert stands out as a firm that has a clear strategy and delivers on its promises withits ethos of ‘value through innovation’ carrying through to every part of the business.Given its strong vision, the company’s success is no surprise and it has ambitious plansto continue to achieve controlled growth over the next few years. Lambert is an excellentexample of a dynamic, mid-sized business; it’s great to see such a truly innovativecompany prospering and helping to drive the recovery of the regional economy.”

Will Oxley Senior Practice Leader, Grant Thornton

We continue to go from strength to strength and this is all down to YOU!

For the company that has shown genuineinnovation to meet customer needs and

expand its business.

For the company from the Growth 100 that made the best overall

impression on the judges.

WinnerLambert

Automation

WinnerLambert

Automation

Neil Williams, Santander and Warren Limbertcourtesy of Insider Magazine

LIFE ATLAMBERTNEVERSTANDSSTILL

The Innovation Team’s vision of unlockingunrealised potential will be firmly bolsteredby a dedicated office positioned next to thenew purpose built Process DevelopmentLaboratory. The new facility will include anumber of test benches incorporating ourmodule technology platform with access to key industrial partners’ products to allowrapid development and proof of principlerigs; pre-production module testing andhigh level industrial process development.

We will have the facility to quickly producerepresentative automation processesrunning on identical control and softwareplatforms to allow direct transfer into our full automation equipment running thesame technology. These systems will becapable of being transferred to ourcustomers’ sites to carry out pre-productionprocess trials, where required by regulationor process constraints. Working in this waywill eliminate risk factors and identify anyproblems at the very start of a project;working closely with our customers we will also deliver benefits such as productdesign being reviewed against suitability for automation.

Expansion within the department over thenext 12 months will strengthen our growingreputation for high quality early stageproduct process development. This earlycollaboration with our key customers willreduce their time to market by runningprocess and product development inparallel. We are committed with our aim to enable our customers to deliver productand process differentiators to market ahead of the competition.

Also, for the first time in the history of thecompany Mechanical Design, Software,Controls and Processes will be housed next to each other in a 4,700 sqft dedicatedtechnical block improving inter-departmentalcollaboration and communication. This will

be a collection of the best technical mindsin special purpose engineering workingtogether to ensure customers’ needs andexpectations are exceeded.

The presence of The Wainman InnovationCentre will assure visitors that Lambert isproactively engaged in research anddevelopment, and is truly aligned to thecompany’s vision:

To be the world’s automatic choice forproviding ‘Value through Innovation’.

Why The Wainman Innovation Centre?Peter Wainman, along with Chris Lambertwas one of the original co-founders ofLambert back in 1973 when the companyfirst began. Starting with only 4 staff in asmall machine shop, Peter’s commitmentand original determination to provide onlythe very best products and very bestservice is still our guiding philosophy today.Whilst the Lambert name is synonymousthe world over we wanted to recognise andacknowledge the part played in thedevelopment and growth of the company towhat it is now and give a long lasting tributeto Peter by naming our flagship, state-of-the-art Innovation centre in his honour.

Spring 2014 heralds anotherexciting major milestone in thedevelopment and growth ofLambert. Helped by a grant from the Leeds City RegionLocal Enterprise Partnership’sBusiness Growth Programmewhich will provide 10% of theproject’s cost, The WainmanInnovation Centre, a state-of-the-art new facility, will house ourTechnical Innovation, Sales,Commercial and Applicationsdepartments.

Peter Wainman

NEW FACES SINCE THE LAST VISIONAs part of our strategic growth, recruitment is a continual requirement.There have been a number of new appointments. To bring everyone up to date I would like to announce and welcome new staff who have joinedLambert over recent months.

Christopher WoodElectrician

Daniel Yap Kim Mun Business DevelopmentEngineer

Paul HockingsMechanical Fitter

Robert GibbonsDesign Engineer

Rachel UdakisSales Ledger Administrator

Richard CoatesEstimating Engineer

Sakeb ZahoorTechnical Sales Engineer

Anton SchloglSoftware Engineer

Tim HubbardProgramme Manager

Michael WoodTechnical Clerk

Chris NorwoodTechnical Sales Engineer

Craig FergussonMechanical Fitter

Wendy ButlerPurchase LedgerAdministrator

Jake MoyseLabourer

Chris ButlerStores Manager

Graham WilsonElectrician

John PotterStores Assistant

INTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Paul LockwoodGlobal Supply ChainManager

Kris ParysSenior DesignEngineer

Richard SispalJunior Electrical DesignEngineer

Jason C BrownProcess DevelopmentEngineer

Andy JohnsonShipping & TransportationManager

Andree HargreavesTravel and BusinessDevelopment Support

Mark FawcettSenior Design Engineer

Sam MonkmanElectrical Fitter

Richard ParsonsProcess Flow Co-ordinator

Craig StanleySenior ApplicationsEngineer

Andy LouisProgramme Manager

LONG SERVICE It gives us tremendouspleasure to publish the followinglong service announcements. Congratulations to all who have or will bereaching their 10, 15, 20, 30, or even 35thanniversary during 2014. We are lucky atLambert to have such a fantastic workforcewho dedicate so much of their working life to our business.

Gary Shillito10 years January 2014

Steve Broadbent10 years March 2014

Martin Copland10 years March 2014

Phil Jordan10 years June 2014

Jason C Brown10 years August 2014(started as a Lambert apprentice)

Richard Crampton10 years August 2014(started as a Lambert apprentice)

Nigel Jolly10 Years August 2014

Martin Childs15 years April 2014

Diane Ford15 years April 2014

John Wake15 years April 2014

Madeleine Lee15 years September 2014

Craig Jarvis15 years December 2014

Alex Jones20 years July 2014

Jamie West20 years July 2014(started as a Lambert apprentice)

Jayson Exley20 years August 2014

Martyn Hemmens20 years December 2014

Roy Jewitt30 years August 2014(started as a Lambert apprentice)

Karl Bentley30 years September 2014

John Regan30 years November 2014

Steve Bowers35 years July 2014

Julian Sharpe35 years September 2014

As part of the Lambert strategy, staff development is vital in order to align our businessto meet the needs of our customers.

Lambert, Station Estate, Tadcaster,

North Yorkshire LS24 9SG. United Kingdom

Tel:

+44 [0]1937 832 921

Fax:

+44 [0]1937 835 604

www.

lamberteng.com

Email:

info@lamberteng.com

THE WORLD’S AUTOMATIC CHOICEFOR PROVIDING “VALUE THROUGH INNOVATION”

Our Vision: Strive to impressand excel ineverything you do!Warren LimbertManaging Director.

LAMBERT / PARNABY

GOLF CHALLENGE 2013

This year’s event was staged at the ForestPark Golf club in York – on this occasion itwas a resounding success for the Parnabyteam by 7-1/2 points to 2-1/2 points.

The Lambert points were well earned byNick Green, Phil Williams, Dave Grogan,Martin Hodgson, Mike Hargreaves andWarren Limbert but unfortunately this waslittle consolation against a strong andcompetitive opposition.

Thanks to those who took part – this wasanother resounding success.

CHARITY DONATIONSBritish Legion Poppy Appeal 2013 £37.73

The sponsored Christmas charity for 2013was West Yorkshire Candelighters, fightingchildren’s cancer. A big thank you toeveryone who bought tickets and/or madedonations – together we managed to raise£400.00

Sponsorship of Riverside CP School toprovide KidSafe ‘Get Home Safely’ boardgames targeted at Key Stage 2 children.The board games’ topics cover: strangerdanger; vandalism and crime prevention;racism and bullying; drugs; road safety;Green Cross Code.

Raffle Donation for 24 Hour Children in Need Pole Position Indoor Karting(PPiK) and Ginetta Cars 24 hourendurance event.

Congratulations to Simon Hebbronwho took part in the Yorkshire Marathonand completed the 26 miles in 4 hours 6 minutes. Simon managed to raise£160.00 for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Congratulations also to Wendy Jackson,George’s wife, who raised £305.00 in theRace for Life Twilight run in October 2013.

LAMBERT SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUBThe Lambert Sports and Social Club is inviting interest from any employees who would either like to become part of the club or serve on the Committee. Further details from Linda Underhill or Alex Jones.

LE GRAND DEPARTThe world’s greatest cycle race – the 101stTour de France – will start in the world’sgreatest county on 05 and 06 July 2014bringing millions of fans to the Yorkshireroadside to cheer on the champions ofsport. It will be the first time Le Tour hasvisited the north of England.

STAGE 1: Saturday 05 July 2014 - Leeds to Harrogate 120 miles

STAGE 2: Sunday 06 July 2014 - York (starting at the Racecourse) toSheffield 125 miles

STAGE 3: Monday 07 July 2014 -Cambridge to The Mall in front ofBuckingham Palace, London 98 miles

Pictured L to R: Mike Hargreaves & Michael Parnaby

SP RT’S R UND-UP BRINGING YOU THE LATEST SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEWS BY TEAM LAMBERT