NEWS
New London Base doubles in size after two months
After two years of outstanding results, we opened a new office in central London in May this year. The first office outside the Bristol headquarters, it is situated at 33 Glasshouse Street, Picadilly, in the centre of the commercial sector, next to the West End. A base in London has meant our consultants are closer to our clients and candidates in the capital so providing a superior service and maximising opportunties.
The new office has proved so successful that after only eight weeks of trading, it has become apparent that it fast becoming too small. Between May and July our London business grew by a third, surpassing all expectations. We are now moving to an office twice the current size at the beginning of August. We have hired four new members of staff already and are recuiritng for four more staff by the end of October.
Patrick Collins, Head of the London office, is excited about the expansion. He says, "I am enjoying the challenge of setting up Timothy James Consulting's new London base and it is extremely rewarding to see such tangible results after only two months. Being in the heart of the City means we are able to provide a more distinctive service and we are looking forward to breaking the records set by our Bristol office!"
Timothy James Consulting Defends the Corner for Agencies
Timothy James Consulting has been engaging with contractors who are sceptical about working with agencies. Andrew Backhouse, National Contracts Manager at Timothy James Consulting, gave a specialised presentation at a members evening hosted by Professional Contractors Group (PCG), the professional organisation for the freelance community. The event was specifically aimed at "Exploiting the Agency Model" and was held in the luxurious surroundings of the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Bristol on Monday, 28th June.
Andrew advised those present on how to approach and manage an agency, its various benefits and frustrations, and how to make their agency work best for them. He also gave instructive tips on what agencies look for in contractors.
The presentation entitled, "How to Work Best with your Agency", was extremely well received by its audience. Colin Butcher, PCG Member and Managing Director of XDelta Ltd said that Andrew's contribution, "was very informative and a lot of fun too. I was really pleased by the level of participation and by the feedback we got from those who came along. I think we can count it as a big success!"
The team at Timothy James Consulting are very pleased with this enthusiastic response from PCG members and are looking forward to furthering their relationships with them in the near future. Hopefully this event will prove one step towards improving the connection between freelancers and agencies in the long term.
London Calling...
Due to outstanding results over the last 2 years, we are delighted to unveil our latest new location in the heart of the West End & continue the expansion of Timothy James Consulting!
33 Glasshouse Street - London - W1B 5DG
It is very important for us to provide a regionalised, sector and specialism specific service for our customers. The opening of a London office will ensure opportunities are maximized for our candidates and clients in the City, London and the South East. The opening of our London office will ensure opportunities are maximised for both candidates and clients in the City and the South East" said co-founder Chris O'Connell.
You can contact the London office through the main switchboard on 0207 166 6066
TIMOTHY JAMES CONSULTING MAKES THE VIRGIN FAST TRACK 100 LIST 2009!!!!!
Timothy James Consulting has achieved a place on the latest Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, which was published as a 10-page broadsheet supplement on 6th Dec 2009. Full details, including our ranking, were revealed in the supplement (folded within the Business Section) and on the website from Sunday.
The Fast Track 100 conference and awards dinner will be held at Richard Branson’s family home in Kidlington, Oxfordshire on Wednesday, 12 May 2010.
Both Peter and Chris are looking forward to this invitation-only event.
“We are delighted to receive this accolade and our precise focus on project and programme management helping drive change and transformation programmes particularly in efficiencies and cost savings within the public service organisations has helped us achieve it!
“As public sector budgets get tighter in the current recession, cost savings programmes have become ever more important for our customers. Our extensive portfolio of efficiency interims have enabled our customers to drive forward significant change effectively under particularly challenging budgetary constraints.” Chris O'Connell
Bristol Office Grows By 15
Timothy James Consulting has welcomed 15 consultants to join their Bristol offices this year. This grows the rapidly expanding NHS, and Central & Local Government teams, as well as growing the teams in Commerce & Industry. Good news all round!
Timothy James Consulting Awarded PASA
Timothy James Consulting has been appointed as an awarded supplier under the NHS Framework for Commercial Resources as one of a limited number of suppliers across the UK.
Over the last 3 years, we have developed our public services offering with the establishment of our NHS and Health Sector division, culminating in our award of PASA status on the Framework for Commercial Resources. This framework appoints consultancies in accordance with OJEU European standards of purchasing, focusing on the delivery of a combination of process quality and best value, as is able to be used for non-permanent hires across the NHS and wider public services organisations.
Within the framework, Timothy James Consulting focuses on the delivery of project and programme management and senior level staff to the health sector. As the NHS focuses on the development of both Commissioning and Provider-based organisations, so we have moved to support the organisation, providing candidate skills from both the commercial sector and other parts of both the NHS and wider public ser-vices in order to satisfy the high demand for very detailed/specific skills sets.
Our award means that you can seize the opportunity to realise the greater value and quality of our recruitment service, knowing that we are acting ethically and with integrity.
Consultants Compete for The Anthony Nolan Trust
A sunny Sunday in Bath was the setting for The Anthony Nolan Trust Dragon Boat Race. 24 teams took part in racing the 30ft Hong Kong style boats down the river Avon. 16 of our consultants enjoyed this exhilarating day to raise money taking 12th place for their efforts.
The Anthony Nolan Trust is a charity connecting donors and patients with leukaemia
Movember
Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer.
The chaps of Timothy James Consulting were keen to do their bit, eagerly led by Managing Director Peter Bennett, who despite his wife initial wishes grew a real monster. Peter's wife at the end had been converted to the power of the Mo and shed a small tear as it was shaved away and now is counting down the days until Movember 2010.
Timothy James chaps had a mixed level of success, there are definitely a number of different camps:
Those Who Can
Those Who Think They Can
Those Who Can Only Dream
I am delighted to report that as a team we raised over £700 this year with money still coming in. We all had good fun either growing or watching the Mo’s grow, some more than others but we will all be back next year growing them bigger and better. Please see a number of pictures – you decide which camp they fit in.
If you wish to show your support to this most fantatic of causes the Timothy James Charity Link is still open to donations: http://uk.movember.com/auth/login (Click on Donate and search for us my team name Magnum TJC.
Many thanks to those who sponsored us all – every penny is appreciated.
Timothy James Consulting – Growing The Mo for Prostate Cancer.
To date, Movember has raised over £30 million globally for the fight against prostate cancer and depression in men. And, more importantly, as a direct result, male awareness of health issues has improved with Movember helping to spread health messages directly to millions of Mo Bros & Sistas around the world.
Going forward, Movember will continue to work towards helping to change established habits and attitudes and make men aware of the risks they face, thereby increasing early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment.
Movember has continued to grow each year, both in terms of participation numbers and funds raised. In its first year, 30 Mo Bros took part in Movember and last year, across the globe more than 173,000 Mo Bro & Sistas got on board, raising more than £14 million across the Movember’s men’s health partners globally. This year in the UK alone over £4 million was raised.
Mo Bros, supported by their Mo Sistas, start Movember (November 1st) clean shaven and then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache. During Movember, each Mo Bro effectively becomes a walking billboard for men’s health and, via their Mo, raises essential funds and awareness for Movember’s men’s health partner – The Prostate Cancer Charity.
