Mark Greenhouse
Manufacturing Consultant, Operations Management Mentor, Levantar
- York
Manufacturing Consultant based in UK - unlocking capacity, reducing lead times and removing chaos
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Biography
He is the founder of Levantar, a manufacturing consultancy helping UK SME manufacturers typically turning over £5m–£100m to increase output, reduce lead times, and build operations that don't depend on firefighting and overtime. Clients have achieved results including 33% output increases in 12 weeks, lead times cut from 47 days to 20, and turnover growth of 40% over 18 months using existing staff and equipment.
Mark holds a Masters in Manufacturing Systems and Engineering Management and a BEng in Manufacturing Engineering, both from Nottingham Trent University. He is a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET) and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI).
For over a decade he has delivered an annual Manufacturing Operations Improvement lecture to more than 4,000 MBA and undergraduate students at Leeds University Business School. He contributed evidence to the Manufacturing Commission's 2026 Parliamentary Enquiry into SME Manufacturing, co-chaired by Lord Bilimoria and Bill Esterson MP, published by Policy Connect.
He has authored and contributed to Cambridge University Press, Wiley, the Møller Institute at Cambridge University, Management Today, the Lean Management Journal, Sage, and Wards Auto. He has spoken at the BAMA Innovation Day 2026 and the Manufacturing Leaders Summit, and appeared on the Manufacturing Leaders Podcast and the Rubik Podcast on digital transformation in manufacturing.
Mark is based in York and consults across the UK.
levantar.co.uk/manufacturing-consultant-uk
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Education
Nottingham Trent University
BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Engineering
1993
The Institute of Direct Marketing
Diploma in Interactive & Direct Marketing
2004
Nottingham Trent University
Masters (Distn) Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management
1993
Mark provided a thesis on "Core Problem Identification Techniques in (Manufacturing) Systems"
Affiliations
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Chartered Management Institute
- Institute of Direct Marketing
Links
Media Appearances
Ikea Production Methods to Car Building
Wards Auto online
2024-10-07
How flat-pack production thinking is disrupting traditional vehicle manufacturing
UK Industrial Strategy
Management Today
2024-10-14
UK manufacturing investment priorities under the new industrial strategy - contributor
Making Your Digitalisation Project Succeed
Møller Institute, Cambridge University online
2021-11-16
Lean and improvement techniques required to support Industry 4.0 and digital transformation projects in manufacturing
What is Just In Time Inventory
SAGE online
2024-11-28
How JIT inventory management in manufacturing reduces waste while managing implementation risk
Manufacturing Commission's 2026 Parliamentary Enquiry into SME Manufacturing
Policy Connect. print
2026-03-12
report into the needs of UK SME manufacturers
"How Digital Transformation is Reshaping the Manufacturing Landscape"
Rubik Podcast online
2024-12-09
Mark shares how digital tools can help factory managers and owners
"Unlocking the Secrets of Manufacturing Efficiency"
Manufacturing Leaders Podcast online
2026-01-30
Podcast in which Mark discusses the secrets of Manufacturing Efficiency and shares insights from his 30 years
Event Appearances
Improvement in SME Manufacturing
Future of Manufacturing Conference Invest East Yorkshire
2024-06-04
Lessons from Manufacturing Improvement
Humber Business Week Hull University
2025-06-03
"Simplifying manufacturing performance — identifying where productivity is lost"
Manufacturing Leaders Summit Theo James Recruitment & New College Durham
2026-04-29
BAMA Innovation Day
"Transforming factory performance: practical strategies for improving capacity and lead times" British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association, Royal Armouries Leeds
2026-04-13
Customer Segmentation & Value
Marketing Strategy 2005 London
2005-02-10
Sample Talks
Factory Performance Reviews
How to Quickly and Easily Review the Performance of a factory or manufacturing site.
Learn what Mark looks for and what he expects to see and critically he often sees is missing in many factories.
https://www.levantar.co.uk/factory-performance-diagnostic-review
Manufacturing Management Coaching
Your Manufacturing Managers wear 7 hats every day.
What are they?
How do they wear them comfortably?
What does it look like when they've never been taught about them?
Which one is THE most important?
https://www.levantar.co.uk/coaching-and-mentoring-for-manufacturing-leaders
Do You Know You Operating Model?
Your Factory has an Operating Model and by this we don't mean Make to Stock or Make to Order - these are fulfilment models.
There are 5 Operating Models - do you know which one your factory uses?
Knowing which one and how to run your business from them could be the difference between profits, growth and constant firefighting.
Enterprise Lean - from the Shopfloor to Water Cooler
How can Lean Management can be applied and deliver results in departments across the organisation.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Author Appearance
Fees
Courses
Lean Manufacturing Training Course UK
Lean Manufacturing Training Course designed around your business needs.
Yes we cover 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Fishbone Diagrams etc BUT
We also get you finding and removing the bottlenecks first, get the work moving.
Articles
Making Your Digitalisation Project Succeed
The Moller Institute Inspire MagazineMark Greenhouse Lean Manufacturing Consultant
2021-03-28
According to Forbes, digitalisation projects fail to deliver 84% of the time. Mark Greenhouse, a Contributor on programmes at The Møller Institute, explores what is required of your leadership to ensure that this does not happen to you.
Digitise. Automation. Digitalisation, these words are used interchangeably but they each have distinct meanings and implications. How do the leadership skills your organisations need in 2020 and beyond allow you to leverage them to create value?
