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Acknowledgements

Since the first edition of this book some five years ago, we have had the
privilege of working with some really good people who share our passion
and belief in the potential power of the TPM philosophy.
This shared passion came from touching TPM in practice rather than
theory. So here, we would like to express our sincere thanks to some of those
good people.
Our many clients continue to be our main source of inspiration through
the priority, pace and resources they apply to the TPM process and their
operations to gain and sustain competitive advantage. We are particularly
indebted to:
Derek Cochrane and Derek Taylor of 3M
Chris Rose and Clive Marsden of Adams
Les Thomson and Mike Milne of BP Amoco
Ian Barraclough of Elkes Biscuits
Gordon Hill and Mike Williamson of Henkel
Danny McGuire and Ken O’Sullivan of RHP Bearings
Grant Budge and many others at RJB Mining
The UK’s Department of Industry, specifically through Peter Dalloway,
Robin Crosher, John Gillies and Richard Amott, has actively supported practical
research, such as the ’TPM Experience’ project aimed at identifying and
disseminating ’TPM Best Practice’. This provides an excellent example of
government working in partnership with industry, and long may it continue!
In spreading the TPM message via conferences, workshops and study
tours, the roles played by David Willson of Conference Communication and
John Moulton and Tom Brock of Network Events, plus John Dwyer and
Paddy Baker of Findlay Publications, are all acknowledged with gratitude.
Also Doug Osman, formerly a Team Leader at Hoechst Trespaphan, has been
an avid supporter of the TPM philosophy at many of our workshops over the
years.
A special word of thanks is due to our colleagues in WCS International
who have provided much of the inspiration, perspiration and material for
this book, and to Heather Scott-Duncan who undertook the onerous task of
word-processing the text.
Particular thanks also to Sir Ken Jackson, General Secretary of the AEEU,
for his kind contribution in writing the foreword to this book, and to Lynn
Williams, National Officer, AEEU, who has been an effective and influential
missionary for TPM over the last several years.
Last, but not least, our gratitude to our wives for having the patience to
support us and for creating an environment which has given us the time to
write this book.