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Operators first. Advisors second.

We built ValueFinder because the people best placed to find value in heavy industry are the people who have run it.

Practitioner on site in heavy industry Decades on the asset, not the org chart
Our Story

Born on the asset. Built for the balance sheet.

ValueFinder began with a simple observation: the biggest savings in energy, mining and utilities are rarely found in boardroom decks. They're hiding in expiring agreements, calendar-based maintenance scopes, rate sheets nobody has benchmarked in years and demand that was never challenged.

So we assembled a panel of multi-disciplinary practitioners — supply chain leaders, contract negotiators, engineers and data specialists who have lived the operating reality — and gave them one mandate: follow the money.

Today we help businesses across seven heavy-industry sectors identify, capture and protect value — and build the internal capability to keep doing it long after we're gone.

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How We Operate

Three commitments behind every engagement.

Hands-On, Not Hands-Off

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with your teams in mini workshops and trials — maturing ideas into cost take-out, not recommendations into binders.

Evidence Over Opinion

Benchmarks, should-cost models and fact-based negotiation. Every value tactic sheet carries a number, an owner and a next step.

Capability That Stays

Value cadences, KPIs and "learn by doing" masterclasses mean your people keep finding value long after the engagement ends.

"Leadership's mindset and behaviours enable their people to win. We help build both."
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The Panel

A multi-disciplinary panel of practitioners.

Supply chain, commercial, engineering and analytics leadership — assembled to fit each engagement.

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Supply Chain Strategy

Former supply chain leader for global energy operators. Enterprise strategy, capital projects contracting and cost leadership.

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Commercial & Negotiations

Decades of deal-making across OEM, EPC and services contracts. Benchmarking, should-cost and multi-round tender design.

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Operations & Maintenance

Asset and turnaround leadership across upstream and downstream. Demand, scope and specification optimization.

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Data & AI Analytics

Master-data lifecycle, AI enrichment and forensic commercial analysis. Turning spend data into a single source of truth.

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