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USA WHERE IT EMPLOYS in two industry OVER 1,900 PEOPLE . placements that made up his first experiences within manufacturing and that , teamed with his developmental relationships with managers throughout his career , gave him insight of how important programmes like Element Six ’ s mentoring are .
Alongside development , key to the teams within Element Six are communication and respect .
“ When people feel they are nurtured and listened to , they start to bring new ideas and suggestions to the table , and then take the appropriate actions to implement them ,” says Lloyd , referring to both internal teams and customers . He prioritises listening to where to focus business development and working to be open to ideas that allow the business to be influenced by global leaders in manufacturing .
“ Our materials and solutions cannot be delivered alone . It ’ s through the ‘ voice of the customer ’ that we can both understand and build their requirements into the materials and solutions we sell .”
Looking forward in super material manufacturing Through listening to voices both in-house and external , Element Six are moving towards a more digitised process .
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