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From workshop to system: how joinery manufacturers are scaling without more labour
With tighter regulations, increasing health and safety demands and an ageing skilled workforce, traditional joinery production is under pressure.
This session focuses on what happens when manufacturers move from a traditional workshop model to a systemised approach. Joinery businesses that have already made that shift will share their experience alongside experts from The Joinery Network, Leitz Tooling and machinery partners.
The conversation will stay grounded in real production environments, covering not just process and tooling, but also how digital tools and AI are starting to support quoting, production planning, quality control and consistency.
What attendees will walk away with:
- What systemised manufacturing looks like in a modern joinery business
- How to reduce reliance on highly skilled labour while maintaining quality
- Where time, cost and inefficiencies typically sit within production
- How AI and digital tools offer practical support for quoting, scheduling and repeatability
- The real impact on lead times, margins and compliance
- What level of investment is realistically required to make the shift
