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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Leading the development and progression of projects across the farming, manufacturing and marketing units within the Grovetree group of businesses.

Drawing on my experience across a wide variety of roles and projects, I provide advice to Directors and Senior Management teams in SME manufacturers.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Beacon Technology unlocks data-driven insights for SMEs, helping them to make changes that increase productivity and improve margins. Our solutions help businesses innovate their operations to improve productivity and energy efficiency, change habits in equipment operation and justify machinery or plant investment.Our combination of bespoke monitoring hardware, cloud platform and data integrations has revolutionised the way that our clients visualise their performance data. Our… Show more Beacon Technology unlocks data-driven insights for SMEs, helping them to make changes that increase productivity and improve margins. Our solutions help businesses innovate their operations to improve productivity and energy efficiency, change habits in equipment operation and justify machinery or plant investment.Our combination of bespoke monitoring hardware, cloud platform and data integrations has revolutionised the way that our clients visualise their performance data. Our principle is to monitor what matters, when it matters, to drive insights that can drive real business change. Show less

United Kingdom

Beacon Asset & Business Finance is a specialist B2B finance broker which helps SMEs and small businesses access the funding they need to be able to grow. Founded in 2005, it has lent over £150m to commercial manufacturing, printing and packaging, haulage and logistics and agricultural firms across the UK.Day to day operations of this business is overseen by a great team of business development managers and a crack team of administrators based in Hereford. For general asset finance and… Show more Beacon Asset & Business Finance is a specialist B2B finance broker which helps SMEs and small businesses access the funding they need to be able to grow. Founded in 2005, it has lent over £150m to commercial manufacturing, printing and packaging, haulage and logistics and agricultural firms across the UK.Day to day operations of this business is overseen by a great team of business development managers and a crack team of administrators based in Hereford. For general asset finance and loan requirements, they provide an excellent service; arranging the right funding, at the right price, fast.In addition to providing directorial support for the team, I support the more specialist funding requirements of our clients:> Project finance. For large capital investment projects, often developed in an SPV, the best means of funding is project finance. I support clients in getting the project 'finance ready' and provide introductions to potential funders> Renewables & emerging technologies finance. Such technologies are often harder to fund, because the assets and revenue models are not well understood. I act as intermediary between client and funder, helping both parties become comfortable with the risks and opportunities involved> High value asset finance. For asset purchases above £500k it can often be more difficult to secure funding from a single funder, especially if credit lines are already in use. By bringing lenders together, a shared risk approach can often lead to a successful outcome> Invoice finance. In an industry that's seen dozens of new funders in the past few years, invoice finance is now more competitive than ever. Businesses with an existing facility could make significant savings if they look to change supplier. Show less

MD of one of the UK’s largest FMCG contract packing, high care manufacturing and food oil pressing companies. Turned Phoenix into a fast-growing, cutting edge-food manufacturer, specialising in helping major grocery retailers, High Street brands, global food manufacturers and SMEs grow their businesses.Offered flexible food manufacturing, new product development and full, end-to-end supply chain management to businesses of all sizes, including global brands, national customers and… Show more MD of one of the UK’s largest FMCG contract packing, high care manufacturing and food oil pressing companies. Turned Phoenix into a fast-growing, cutting edge-food manufacturer, specialising in helping major grocery retailers, High Street brands, global food manufacturers and SMEs grow their businesses.Offered flexible food manufacturing, new product development and full, end-to-end supply chain management to businesses of all sizes, including global brands, national customers and fast-growing businesses. My expertise covered all areas of high care food manufacturing and seed oil pressing. Show less

I was closely involved in the formation of the Hammond Food Oils, following the purchase of the brand, trade and assets from the administrators of Borderfields Ltd. I was appointed Managing Director while holding the same position in Phoenix; my target was to transform the business from a small loss-making brand into national, profitable business. Over 5 years, my team and I grew the business from 87,000 units sold to 1.4 million units sold, by re-branding the mid-level products and… Show more I was closely involved in the formation of the Hammond Food Oils, following the purchase of the brand, trade and assets from the administrators of Borderfields Ltd. I was appointed Managing Director while holding the same position in Phoenix; my target was to transform the business from a small loss-making brand into national, profitable business. Over 5 years, my team and I grew the business from 87,000 units sold to 1.4 million units sold, by re-branding the mid-level products and gaining national listings with all major multiple retailers, establishing a coherent PR strategy and accompanying promotional strategy, and mothballing unprofitable product lines. To ensure sustainable business growth, a strong and geographically diverse seed grower base was established to ensure seed supply continuity. Show less

Manchester

Graduate Project Engineer, promoted to Consultant in Feb 2010I was recruited as Project Engineer, but promoted to Consultant after 1 year based on performance. Assigned to wide range of projects in a variety of functional roles, requiring expertise in contract review & management, commercial forecasting/monitoring, technical appraisals, and construction & operation monitoring.As a consultant, I was given full responsibility for a national resource processing client with five… Show more Graduate Project Engineer, promoted to Consultant in Feb 2010I was recruited as Project Engineer, but promoted to Consultant after 1 year based on performance. Assigned to wide range of projects in a variety of functional roles, requiring expertise in contract review & management, commercial forecasting/monitoring, technical appraisals, and construction & operation monitoring.As a consultant, I was given full responsibility for a national resource processing client with five operating sites and combined turnover of £42 million. Responsible for providing engineering/technical oversight to their funding consortium (three banks) in relation to the construction of two of their sites, and subsequent operation of all sites. I continued to offer this service as a sub-contractor to Fichtner for a further five years, supporting a number of client relationships. Show less