Welcome to RIL Mentoring & Coaching

I’m Richard, a highly experienced coach, advisor and mentor in the manufacturing sector. My passion is helping businesses that aren’t performing as well as they should be, get back on track. I have worked extensively in the metal and woodworking industries, shopfitting, boat building, modular buildings, interiors, furniture and kitchen industries and, most importantly, I know how to turn a profit.

Sometimes being a business owner can be lonely and when things aren't going right it can be an overwhelming experience.

  • Customer complaints

  • Poor profit margins

  • Your team not pulling in the same direction

What if you had a highly experienced manufacturing operations director by your side who could work with you to make your business successful and rewarding?

What if that manufacturing operations director had:

  • Turned a business from loss-making to £1m profit in 3 years

  • Generated cost savings of £264,000 in one year

  • Doubled output while improving net margin and achieving 100% OTIF

  • Slashed lead times from 12 to 6 weeks

I did that and I’d love the opportunity to do the same for you and your business.

  • WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COACHING AND MENTORING?

  • COACHING

    Using a coaching style I will support you by asking open questions to lead you to the right solutions. I will teach you tools and techniques you can use in your business to help your team grow and exceed their potential which in turn will elevate your business to greater heights.

  • MENTORING

    Mentoring is a more direct approach where I share my vast manufacturing and business experience to assist you in making decisions. I will act as a sounding board, introduce you to my network and challenge you if I think you aren’t doing your very best. I have made all the mistakes already, so you don’t have to!