Colin Stocker on
The liquidation of one of the UK’s largest multinational facilities management and construction services companies has sent shock waves through many SME businesses and Government officials over the past few weeks. The name ‘Carillion’, is a corruption of the word ‘carillon’ (a peal of bells) and yet few seemed to acknowledge the warning bells, until
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Wilson Lee on
“We have had a few problems over the past few years and need some help” This is quite a common comment that we hear when first meeting a business and whilst most consider their business to be different, this is rarely the case. All businesses have a common aim and that aim is to make
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Wilson Lee on
Second generation family partnership with set ideas, internal conflict, and lack of business focus were all ingredients which had made this lodge park become a cash drain on the family members. Setting up effective systems to monitor occupancy, staff costs, as well as customer feedback, helped the partners consolidate their views and begin to work
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Wilson Lee on
A retail company operating from 4 sites in East Anglia were suffering losses and sought the help of our consultant to try and turn this around. Our consultant conducted a review of the operations, resulting in the sale of a redundant warehouse, and a focused business plan was provided and implemented. We also conducted monthly board meetings
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Wilson Lee on
A family run business owns and lets timber construction lodges for holiday lets. There were several challenges in terms of family issues ownership, tax, inheritance and land matters. During the previous 3 or 4 years the company had also developed a high level of debt and was in danger of going out of control. We
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Wilson Lee on
A pub-restaurant had been performing poorly; with sales dropping and costs too high, WLP were asked to turn the business around. After addressing health and safety, food hygiene and other compliance issues, WLP introduced new seasonal menus featuring fresh, local produce and affordable pricing. We then set robust cost controls, challenging performance targets and began
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Wilson Lee on
From little seeds. This traditional farm based business was started by growing, drying and selling bunches of dried flowers. The business was handed to the second generation, two sons, and market trends, as well as organisational issues led to the demise of the business into significant losses. The ability to identify, with the family, the
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Wilson Lee on
We were introduced to this client by their bankers who felt that we could help. A Norfolk company that specialised in refrigeration engineering, air conditioning & heat reclaim technology in the retail and commercial sectors. We were looking at substantial losses over a two year period and we had to act quickly as CVA was
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Wilson Lee on
A furniture manufacturer had reduced profitability and was constantly up against its overdraft limit. We carried out a review, produced an Action Plan and a Business Plan that: Helped them understand that their choice of supervisors was unwise. Helped them understand the value of good management information and how to obtain it from their systems.
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