Berka Solutions

Solutions for your business

Our vision is to build a solutions-based business that delivers real and tangible results for clients using effective continuous improvement in engineering, facilities, life science, operations and management across Ireland and Europe.

Berka Solutions mission is to bring operational excellence, compliance, service quality, cost control, efficiency, productivity, innovation and team development to your business.

Far too often businesses encounter problems and struggle to overcome them as they are too close to the problem to see the solution. Berka Solutions is passionate about solving problems, exploring solutions and working collaboratively with you through simple yet effective continuous improvement techniques.

Problems Solved

Implemented a Change Management & Continuous Improvement program leading to an increase in Employee Satisfaction Survey scores and team engagement
Delivered an RFP Outsourcing program for the Facilities, Environmental and Waste Water Disposal services for a large Pharmaceutical achieving over 1 million in cost savings
Reduced FM spend for five manufacturing sites from 24 million to 21 million through Operational Excellence program
Built an operations team from 1 to 100, restructured twice and right sized to 86 while increasing productivity by 17%
Led project team to implement LAAS (Light as a Service) solution that won national Project of the Year
Led the overhaul of 138MW Generator in situ in India, saving over 2.2 million in costs
Led the design, development, commissioning and validation of the largest automated Purified Water Room in Ireland at the time.

Our motto is simple - "As we grow, we adapt. As we adapt, we learn. As we learn, we create our stories."

How can we help you today?

Our solutions are structured in five primary service areas

Facilities Management Consultancy

Service & Cost Analysis
Procurement Support
Auditing
Mobilisation, Program & Project Management
Asset Care program Management

GxP Compliance

Compliance Program Management
Auditing
GxP Framework for success
Validation - IQ/OQ/PQ

Project Management

Pre-Project Assessment
Project Charter and stakeholder register development
Project Planning and Execution
Project Governance, Auditing, monitoring & control

Operational Excellence

Root Cause Analysis
DMAIC problem solving
Lean Assessment and Continuous Improvement Action Plans
Technical Services Best Practice

Training, Coaching & Mentoring

Strategic Growth
One to One Management support
Team Building
Goals & Objectives

Berka Solutions STEPS Program
(STRATEGIC TEAM ENGAGEMENT PERFORMANCE SCORECARD)

Berka Solutions has developed a Team Engagement Program to help clients improve the performance of their team.
The Program is based in five core principles required to deliver exceptional Team Performance.
Strategy – This is where you are going – It’s in the future
Culture – This is where you are and defines your ability to change
Leadership – This is the engine required to drive change
Engagement – This is the hard and soft infrastructure to connect the team
Variance – This is the gap between Management and the team

ICBE (Irish Centre for Business Excellence) Advanced Productivity SkillNet funding may be available to businesses that undertake the STEPS Program

About Us

Berka Solutions Ltd is a privately owned consultancy firm.
Our vision is to build a solutions based business that delivers real and tangible results for clients using non-complex continuous improvement methods in areas of engineering, facilities, life science, operations and management across Ireland and Europe.
Our processes are strongly based in continuous Improvement methodologies and face to face coaching and mentoring in a collaborative style with clearly defined inputs and desired outputs. The business objectives are structured in five key areas

Relationship – All relationships will be based on integrity, honesty, trust, engagement and development.
Solutions Delivery – All operations of the business will be focused on continuous improvement with the ambition to solve business problems. Concern areas could be service quality, cost control, resource efficiency, productivity, waste or innovation.
Commercial success – All operations must be based on sound commercial principles.
Compliance – Our service will meet and exceed compliance requirements and be structured in clear policies and procedure in an open and transparent manner.
Innovation – Change is constant, and core to Berka Solutions will be the ability to adapt, evolve, innovate and continuously improve, and in doing so bring innovation to our clients.

Who We Are

Our Managing Director, Bernard Mac Oscair, is an experienced senior executive with a proven international, multi-site & multi-disciplinary track record in Operations, Business Development, Project Management, Utilities and Facilities within the Banking, Medical Device and the Life Science industry in Ireland and abroad.
Bernard originally studied Mechanical Engineering, and completed his MBA, specialising in knowledge management in 2005.
Bernard holds a natural comprehension of organisational behaviour and operations and has the abilities, attributes and skills to deliver measured client-centric results. An excellent communicator and leader at all levels, Bernard is results oriented, creative, strategic with a strong client focus.
Over the past number of years Bernard has delivered some significant business restructures through change management, continuous improvement, transformational and lean programs. These have led to considerable reductions in costs and increases in productivity, often measured directly through P&L and SLA KPIs.
Bernard's growth strategy for Berka Solutions is based on meeting our clients needs in problem solving through innovation and coaching