KBC Forms Alliance With TTS

London, UK, and Houston, Texas, USA – KBC Advanced Technologies (KBC), the Center for Process Plant Management (CPPM), and TTS Performance Systems, Inc. (TTS) have formed a strategic alliance with the goal of helping our clients achieve and sustain Operational Excellence (OpX) through the integrated use of people, information and technology best practices and solutions.

In the current environment of high oil-product demand, companies are focusing on maximizing the capability of their existing process plant assets through the achievement of a safe, reliable, and, consequently, more profitable operation. This is of particular importance today given the high price of energy and the shortage of capacity in the HPI.

Peter Close, CEO of KBC, commented “We are very pleased to have developed this working relationship with CPPM and TTS. Jack Pankoff, President of CPPM and TTS, and I share a common vision for combining our companies’ experience and expertise to support our clients and empower them to release the latent potential within their businesses. CPPM’s Production Centered Plant Operational Excellence (OpX) Model and TTS’s Shift Team Effectiveness Standard combine with KBC’s Operational Best Practice Business Processes to equip customers’ plant organizations with the knowledge and understanding needed to realize their hidden value potential.”

Jack Pankoff commented, “Together KBC, CPPM, and TTS provide our clients a single source for all services required to achieve sustainable plant performance and profits. We work with clients to link the company’s business strategy to a plant manufacturing strategy. Our combined comprehensive range of services delivers a total manufacturing solution.”

About CPPM:
The Center for Process Plant Management is an international process industry management consulting company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. CPPM assists corporate executives and plant managers in improving and sustaining Operational Excellence (OpX) through strategic leadership and organizational change management initiatives.

About TTS:
TTS Performance Systems, Inc. is an international process industry management consulting, training and development company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. TTS assists plant management in improving and sustaining Operational Excellence (OpX) through human performance improvement solutions. For additional information on TTS and CPPM, please visit the company website at http://www.ttsperformancesystems.com.

About KBC:
KBC Advanced Technologies Inc, a leading independent process engineering consultancy, delivers improved profitability through consulting services and practical solutions to owners and operators in the oil refining, petrochemical and processing industries worldwide. KBC provides process consulting, strategic planning advice, petroleum and chemical price forecasting, economic studies, and capital project reviews to help clients find the most cost- effective way to achieve their short- and long-term objectives. KBC analyzes plant operations and management systems, recommends changes for material and measurable improvements in profitability, and provides implementation services to assist clients in realizing these improvements. In carrying out this work, KBC makes extensive use of its proprietary refinery-wide simulation and process modeling technology. Formed in 1979, KBC has principal offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Japan, Russia, and the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.kbcat.com.