"Why pick USCCG instead of the high profile guys? I have to tell you, my experience with the high profile guys was a whole lot of smoke and not a whole lot of fire. USCCG has the fire."

– Robin Wohnsigl, former President Air Canada Technical Services

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"USC Consulting Group is involved in helping us re-engineer ourselves. This is only the beginning of the changes designed to keep us competitive and focused on being the recognized supplier of choice."

– Defense Contractor

"USC Consulting Group. USCCG has years of experience in the airline industry, specifically in airframe overhaul, maintenance, and power plant processes. Their approach has been to involve employees at all levels to look at their own processes and evaluate changes to become more effective. They opened up lines of communication and expedited actions to remove obstacles in the path of the engines' progress. Results on engines that have been tracked to date have shown a 31% improvement in turnaround time."

- National Flag Carrier

"I would hire USCCG again. They have been very effective here and my experience in any situation has been that they're effective. I hope to whatever degree I stay here, I don't need their services moving forward, but assuming we grow the business, either by acquisition or organically, there will be the need to periodically review the operation and make sure that opportunities are being captured and that we maintain this culture, focus, and rigorous approach. I think a periodic visit by USCCG will help us do that."

– Denis Turcotte, former President CEO, Algoma Steel, Inc.

"I believe the two-week feasibility study is one of the distinguishing parts of the USCCG model. Since USCCG is investing at its own cost and using its own resources, it shows a commitment on their behalf to the customer."

– Dave McDonald, Executive Vice President, OSI

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"The Injection Molding department has now fully participated in a focused process of change under USCCG's guidance. The positive effects of that experience are now being demonstrated through improved workcenter layouts and housekeeping, reduced scrap levels, improved efficiency, etc. Both the Co-extrusion and Downstream departments are now undergoing a similar review and change model with USCCG's help."

– Automotive Supplier

"We hired USC Consulting Group on a second, third, and fourth project basis. Based on our experience from our first project, which was very successful. And then between the first and second project, we had engaged a larger, more well-known firm and experienced an insensitivity in that firms' approach to our workforce. Thus, we went back to where we had success and that was with USCCG."

– Colin Benner, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Breakwater Resources Limited

"USCCG carried out a program that has produced dramatic improvement in servicing. Now, the maintenance center can do the same amount of train servicing and maintenance with 200 fewer employees than previously required."

– Railroad

"Our share prices have gone from about $15 or $17 a share last year at this time to about $65 per share yesterday. A lot of that is the improvement in the overall business. A lot of that is that we got a big increase in our pellet price. The other part of that is the expectation by the investors that we are going to operate effectively and USCCG is helping us do that."

- Ed Dowling, former Executive VP of Operations, Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

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"Problems and delays have been the focus of USCCG's work in the #2 Shaft complex area over the past few weeks. With a lot of input from the employees, shifters and mine captains, we are on our way to realizing some strong operational improvements in the prototype area."

- Gold Mine

"If you were to ask me the question, how likely would I (be to) hire USCCG again, I would hire them in a heartbeat. I just couldn't be more pleased."

- Jim Smith, former Chairman & CEO, Aurora Foods

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"We are stronger as a result of USCCG'S involvement, and the systems they have helped us develop will enhance our competitiveness and ensure our position as a strategic business unit."

– Explosives Manufacturer

"We contracted the services of USCCG to work in cooperation with our personnel to design a program for the maintenance areas. They have a lot of training expertise and a great deal of experience in helping other successful companies"

- Steel Mill

"Last year the company began an aggressive program to improve its overall performance as a leading manufacturer of high-quality flexible packaging for the North American food and beverage industries. The company and USCCG implemented a system for setting up new jobs in the press department that has resulted in a reduction of set-up time of more than 30%."

- Printing and Packaging Conglomerate

"If we had to do the whole thing over again, yes, we would hire USCCG. As a matter of fact, a couple years after the initial project, we went back to USCCG."

- Andre Legault, former Vice President, Operations, Papier Masson

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"I want to congratulate you on the tremendous improvements you have made to the facility over the past four months. Your attention to continuous improvement and teamwork was evident in the warehouse, on the line, and in your faces. You should feel proud of all you have accomplished so far. I was very impressed by, and sincerely appreciate, your efforts."

- Beverage Distributor

"USCCG has demonstrated the ability to deliver the established project returns, on time and on budget. They have employed an open and highly participative style in working with our staff and managers, which has contributed significantly to the process being viewed as positive."

- Telecommunications Company

"The consultants integrated themselves well into the staff, identified problems, and helped lead the staff through possible solutions to these problems, creating efficiencies and effectiveness all along the way. I had frequent and accurate progress reports and they kept the lines of communication open throughout the process."

- Hospital

"Why did we select USCCG over other companies and bigger names? I needed a group to come in here and help us implement. I needed a team to work on the floor with the guys and not sit in the front office with the director and the vice president. I think that is what impressed me the most about the USCCG team."

– Gary Failler, V.P. Engine Maintenance Center, Air Canada

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"USCCG is currently helping in the area of cost control, cycle time reduction, reduction of work in process, and supervisory training. Although we have not yet completed the project, we are making progress and showing good results. We knew there is always room for improvement and thus decided to use USCCG to increase our competitiveness."

- Telecommunications Company

"USCCG is a consulting company we have used to help us achieve improved productivity, better shop floor scheduling, on-time deliveries, inventory management, and upgrading of supervisory and management skills. Our company has benefited from its involvement with them."

- Broad Line Manufacturer

"USCCG came highly recommended from a number of Fortune 500 companies for which they had previously been under contract. We are currently involved with our seventh contract with USCCG, and things continue to progress well. In each department where we have utilized their services, productivity has improved between 15% and 26% depending on the department. This is a professional group of people, and they fulfill their promises."

- Defense Contractor

"The USCCG staff that was assigned to us in the Methodist Healthcare System were just very professional and obviously knew their stuff."

- Jana Stonestreet, Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital

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"Through the projects and planning programs implemented by USCCG, our productivity here has definitely increased. This decision to employ USCCG has really paid off and has pointed us in the right direction."

- Local Steelworkers Union

"With the help of our friends from USCCG, we have turned the corner and are heading in the right direction again."

- Metals Forge

"USCCG helped develop and implement many new tools for shop and engine planners. They worked very hard to make sure that both Planning and Production understood them and they also assisted in making sure that consistency was applied in using these new tools for both groups. I must admit that USCCG was by far the best consultant group that I have worked with in recent years."

- National Flag Carrier

"Last summer, USCCG conducted a productivity improvement study in the pot rooms to increase hot metal production. The end result was so successful that they were asked to conduct a similar study in casting."

– Smelting Company

"Meanwhile the mill has been running gangbusters. The project we undertook with USCCG back then helped us get to where we are today."

– Paper Mill

"The great thing with USCCG is that their people get out on the floor, all shifts, and work with people to generate results. They integrate themselves into the organization. Most consulting firms are report writers. I've found that USCCG is not. When they commit to results, you get results."

– Building Products Manufacturer

"USCCG representatives have been on duty around the clock with production employees directly involved with the work of making metal. Their philosophy is that if one knows what metal is available, and what the customer needs, you get a good realistic schedule and then you work that schedule in such a way as to minimize the work required to get the job done. That saves us time and effort, allowing us to do things which otherwise we would have been too busy to do. Increasing the profit margin by producing more value-added metal. Less work, more metal and less cost."

- Aluminum Producer

"USCCG is by far the premier consulting firm I have worked with over the course of my career. I was most impressed by the way the USCCG team assimilated into CANTEX' culture. The project planning was well thought out and the execution was flawless. I was surprised how quickly the team understood the subtleties of our process and business. USCCG's training techniques and their interaction with all levels of our organization provided credibility to the program and the results."

- Vernon Weber, VP Manufacturing, CANTEX, Inc.

-L.C. Gutman/VP Purchasing & Logistics, Clarion Industries