in partnership, in confidence, in focus

Evolution...
From the foundation of LPE Medical more than two years ago, the company has become a leading provider of innovative manufacturing solutions and a reliable subcontract partner to the orthopaedic medical device business sector. In a relatively short period of time, LPE Medical has developed a reputation for the highest standards in manufacturing, engineering support, quality compliance and technical expertise.

LPE Medical was established by a team of Engineering professionals who, after the relocation of a major orthopaedic manufacturing organisation, seized the opportunity to continue the manufacture of orthopaedic medical devices in the New Forest area and effectively become a ‘one stop’ shop for the supply of reconstructive medical devices.

Utilising the employee skills and knowledge gained from an industry with its roots in the local area for more than 30 years, the team secured financial backing from the Fullers Group of companies, a large well established local manufacturing organisation with its origins in the heart of the New Forest. Coupled with the skills, experience, commitment and dedication of all its employees, LPE Medical has achieved significant growth since establishment with a 300% growth in turnover in the second year of trading and a projected compound growth of 65% in year three.

People...
Due to the phenomenal success of LPE Medical, the company has grown from a head count of just three people in its formation to a head count of twenty people in less than three years, encompassing disciplines such as Manufacturing / Production, Quality, Purchasing, Sales and Marketing, Technical Consultancy and Administrative support. In total, the people at LPE Medical have over 200 years combined experience within the orthopaedic business sector.

In LPE Medical’s ‘engine room’ is Mike Harvey. Mike is responsible for Manufacturing and Production control and, along with his experienced production team, who are fully conversant with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), are responsible for ensuring customer requirements are met and often exceeded with respect to product quality and delivery. In addition, together with the customer, Mike also provides invaluable input into the early stages of the development of new products contributing to our philosophy of concurrent engineering and continuous process improvement. Mike was one of the original three members who formed LPE Medical and possesses over twenty six years Manufacturing and Production Engineering experience within the Aerospace, Automotive and Medical business sectors, with over half of those being spent specifically within the orthopaedic manufacturing sector with Johnson & Johnson.

As a provider of technical support to our customers and to aid in the development of new products, including ‘customs’, LPE Medical have technical consultancy personnel whose experience spans over forty five years in Engineering and over sixteen years within the orthopaedic industry. Utilising this resource, along with our CAD capabilities, LPE Medical are able to provide technical support for new and existing products, including a technical authorship service.

More recently, the organisation has been further strengthened with the appointment of Marcus Daniels to the position of General Manager. A ‘time served’ and professionally qualified Engineer, Marcus has more than twenty years Manufacturing / Production and Research and Development experience within major ‘Blue Chip’ companies in the Aerospace, Automotive, Semi-Conductor and Medical Device Industry business sectors. The latter being with Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics.

Services...
LPE Medical are not ‘just another sub-contract engineering company’ and we pride ourselves on providing a compliant, ‘one-stop’ service to the orthopaedic business sector. In-house disciplines include...

Technical Support and Design Consultancy in support of both existing and new orthopaedic implant and instrumentation projects. Our engineering team has experience of working in orthopaedic project teams for both custom and standard orthopaedic medical devices from the initial concept and surgeon liaison stages.

When the customer chooses to work with LPE Medical, our design and consultancy skills ensure that we work together with a greater efficiency and encourage a natural process of concurrent engineering for the projects concerned. LPE Medical recognises the value of close engineering development collaboration in the field of orthopaedic medical device manufacture and our Engineering support allows our customers to be confident in our ability to make a valuable contribution to any orthopaedic project as well as delivering excellent and reliable manufacturing services.

The Manufacturing team has been at the centre of LPE since its establishment and have gained a reputation for a highly skilled and innovative approach to solving the challenges posed by the precise and exacting standards demanded by orthopaedic bio-engineering and design engineers. LPE Medical routinely employ concurrent engineering techniques and continuous business process improvement initiatives to maintain a competitive service. These fundamental principles help LPE Medical to foster a partnership approach and enhance a natural customer focus.

The in-house machine shop at LPE Medical, furnished with the very latest in CNC machining technology, is capable of meeting our customer’s ongoing and changing needs. The talented manufacturing team combines quality control and quick turnaround time with the discipline associated with an experienced external supplier, while providing the understanding and communication necessary to achieve project success first time and every time. Significant investment has been made into state of the art machining plant and equipment which is well managed and maintained to ensure LPE Medical consistently achieve customer delivery requirements. In addition, LPE Medical has invested in a class 10,000 validated clean room in order to provide a complete sub contract supply option for finished packaged product.

LPE Medical’s team of Quality engineers work within the ISO 9000 and EN46000 certified quality system to provide an unrivalled array of quantitative data to meet any customer requirements. Inspection data and quality records are managed efficiently and recorded meticulously in order to give customers a very high confidence level in the compliance of LPE Medical supplied products. LPE Medical engineers have valuable experience of working in such a highly regulated industry and have the experience necessary to work with customers in developing individual Quality Plans that incorporate the very latest Quality Initiatives and certification requirements.

The Future...
LPE Medical is an organisation dedicated to meeting the challenges and needs of precision manufacturing required by the Orthopaedic Medical Device Industry. What elevates this first tier supplier above the competition is its resolute commitment to Quality Management and an extraordinarily talented and experienced team of Professional Engineers and technical staff. LPE Medical welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate our knowledge, experience and capabilities by working together on your orthopaedic implant and instrumentation requirements. We are the right source if you need R&D prototypes, long or short production runs, fine tolerances, compliance assurance and traceability, together with reliable delivery schedules and reasonable costs. We recognise the value of close engineering development collaboration and are confident in our ability to make a valuable contribution whatever your orthopaedic project requirements.

LPE Medical Ltd. Gordleton Industrial Park, Hannah Way, Lymington, Hants. SO41 8JD Tel: 01590 681258 Tel: 01590 681251 Email: info.lpem@fullers-group.com web: www.lpemedical.com