Lean Transformation and Lean Champion of the Year Awards 2024

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GME are another success story moving from batch to flow production with amazing results.

Since 2004 TXM Lean Solutions has been helping businesses improve, streamline, grow and prosper around the world. Our passion is helping businesses overcome operational challenges within manufacturing and across supply chains around the world.

This year marked 20 years of TXM Lean Solutions and to celebrate our passion we have created two awards to recognise the amazing work our clients achieve with our expert guidance. Lean Transformation of the Year and Lean Champion of the Year are awarded to a business and an individual in each region who have excelled and surpassed our expectations.

TXM Lean Solutions operate in multiple regions around the world including USA, Canada, New Zealand, France/Europe and in Australia we operate in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

We would like to congratulate all the winners of this year’s Lean Transformation and Lean Champion of the Year awards. This year’s winners are well deserved and have seen amazing improvements across their businesses.

“We are incredibly proud to honour these exceptional individuals and organisations” said Tim McLean, Managing Director at TXM Lean Solutions. “Their dedication to continuous improvement and their commitment to lean principles have resulted in significant advancements within their respective industries.”

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We would like to give a special congratulations to our overall winner of Lean Transformation of the Year Coxgomyl. CoxGomyl has engaged in an ambitious Operational Excellence Program to drive performance across its operations and build a culture of continuous improvement. The Program, which has been completed in 2024, encompasses the Manufacturing, Purchasing and Engineering processes.

Crusader Caravans Management
L to R Tim Mclean, Michael Paidoussis, Serge Valentino, Erkut Fevzi, Michael Kertsch and Axel Krens

Our overall Lean Champion of the Year Erkut Fevzi of Crusader Caravans. Erkut is the General Manager of Operations for Crusader Caravans and has guided the team through their transformation alongside the expert help of Senior Consultant Axel Krens. “Thanks to Erkut’s commitment he has turn Crusader Caravans into arguably the best caravan manufacturer in Australia” Tim McLean – Managing Director TXM Lean Solutions.

Overall Winners

Lean Transformation of the Year: CoxGomyl part of Alimack Group
Lean Champion of the Year: Erkut Fevzi, Crusader Caravans

Lean Transformation of the Year 2024

Lean Champion of the Year 2024

  • New South Wales – GME – Armando Lecaros
  • Victoria – Crusader Caravans – Erkut Fevzi
  • Western Australia – eKitchens – Emma Scott-Dobbie
  • Queensland – Poppy’s Chocolate – Lynda Pedder
  • North America – HGH Granite – Keshia Carron
  • United Kingdom – Planteria – Frank Deuerlein
  • New Zealand – Easy Access – Jeff Wearmouth
  • Europe – Arteck Design – Warwick Courbis

We would like to congratulate all the winners from the 2024 edition of the Lean Transformation and Lean Champion of the Year Awards for their amazing results and to the 2025 edition. Let’s make 2025 even bigger!

Timothy McLean

Author: Timothy McLean

Timothy McLean is the Managing Director of TXM Lean Solutions and is an author of Lean books.