On finite groups whose Sylow subgroups have a bounded number of generators

Let G be a finite non-nilpotent group such that every Sylow subgroup of G is generated by at most δ elements, and such that p is the largest prime dividing {pipe}G{pipe}. We show that G has a non-nilpotent image G/N, such that N is characteristic and of index bounded by a function of δ and p. This result will be used to prove that G has a nilpotent normal subgroup of index bounded in terms of δ and p.