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AP Benson welcomes Callum Finlayson to its management consulting practise

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

AP Benson is pleased to welcome Callum Finlayson to its management consulting team.Callum brings over 10 years experience of working with leading technology and telecoms companies including projects for Virgin Media, Verizon and Three. In addition to these core areas of expertise Callum also has experience in biotech, fashion, manufacturing, and new media. Callum received an MBA from Imperial College in 2005, and previously graduated in astrophysics from University College London.

AP benson appointment as WRAP delivery partner

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

AP Benson is delighted to announce that it has been selected as a contractor for the delivery of services to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

AP Benson has been appointed, as one of the delivery contractors, under the Business Development Service's Expert Advisors Framework to provide support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK recycling and reprocessing sectors. AP Benson will assist firms in developing strong investment proposals and in identifying market opportunities and the best sources of capital. The overall aim is to increase investment in this sector.

The Waste & Resource Action Programme, WRAP, is a not-for-profit company created in 2000 as part of DEFRA's Defra (the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) waste strategies.

WRAP's mission is to help develop markets for material resources that would otherwise have become waste. For example, WRAP's work seeks to improve the markets for recovered aggregates, glass, organics, paper, plastics, and wood.

WRAP also provides advisory services to local authorities and helps influence public behaviour through national level communication programmes.

It also works on Defra programmes to minimise waste generated by households.

AP Benson to provide IT Transformation Services to Welsh Assembly Government Client SMEs

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

AP Benson has been selected to provide a range of IT Transformation services to Welsh Assembly Government clients as a result of a recent tender process. Successful bidders will provide services to small and medium sized enterprises across the whole of Wales.

Services will be provided via the Welsh Assembly Government's Flexible Support for Business programme ("FS4B"). Businesses can also contact FS4B on 03000 6 03000.

AP Benson will be involved in delivering e-business support and ICT diagnostic services.

E-business support offers a range of assistance from defining and implementing ICT at a strategic level to assisting companies in the practical definition of business needs for ICT systems and the selection, procurement and implementation of ICT systems.

The ICT diagnostic service offers companies a rapid analysis of specific ICT needs and delivers a structured and easy to digest report offering guidance on procurement of the systems an SME business may need, including an outline specification.

AP Benson's Managing Director, Tom Girn, said "We're delighted to be working again with the Welsh Assembly Government. We've delivered services under previous programmes since 2002 with the former WDA and with the Welsh Assembly Government and we were pleased to be selected again under the recent E-business and ICT Diagnostics tender."

"AP Benson has assisted over 30 companies in Wales in selecting and implementing ICT solutions, ranging from simple office and finance systems upgrades to the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Professional Services Automation (PSA) and factory automation solutions."

"We're pleased to be able to help the Welsh Assembly Government assist their clients in moving on to the next stages of ICT deployment. This fits in well with our involvement in the development of Digitally Networked Businesses and the future vision of a connected Wales."

HCD Group Select Deltek Vision

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Implementation work began today on a new Professional Services Automation tool project at HCD Group in Cardiff.

AP Benson was engaged by HCD Group, initially under the SME-Business programme of the Welsh Assembly Government, to undertake a holistic review of ICT systems within the firm and to make recommendations for improvements. In particular, AP Benson reviewed the following:

The effectiveness of existing business management databases
The management of "fee-flow" in the firm
Mobile working
ICT support issues
Improving site reporting efficiency
Document management and archiving
ICT infrastructure

AP Benson undertook detailed reviews and interviews with senior and representative staff and made recommendations for improvements in all of these areas.

Based on this review, HCD chose to prioritise the improvement and integration of its business management systems. AP Benson worked to define the detailed needs of the business and used these to develop a procurement pack. We managed a semi-formal supplier selection and procurement exercise, working with potential suppliers to determine their ability to match the documented needs. With AP Benson's assistance, HCD group selected the Deltek Vision product and KPI Insight as implementation partners.

AP Benson has been retained to offer project support and guidance during the implementation period.

AP Benson Director, Craig Livingstone, said "Deltek Vision is a great choice for HCD. It will give staff members and management full visibility of the projects and jobs they are managing and will provide fee income forecasts replacing a cumbersome former system based on disparate databases and spreadsheets."

"HCD will achieve increased efficiency and have visibility of performance at project, client, surveyor and divisional levels will guide the development of the business."

"The project offers an exiting opportunity for HCD to develop its management practices around a single, unified ICT system."

FamilyGenetix Confirm Management Agreement

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0000

Agreement strengthens AP Benson IT & Internet Services portfolio in healthcare.

AP Benson is pleased to announce the finalisation of an agreement between AP Benson Ltd and FamilyGenetix Ltd on the transfer of the CyrillicSoftware and ModelKinetix businesses to AP Benson Ltd together with the use of the FamilyGenetix Ltd. trading name.

AP Benson is a business management consultancy group that includes former senior managers at FamilyGenetix.

Originally planned as a 6 month handover process, the transfer of the business to AP Benson management was been completed in 4 months in December 2001. Mr. Frank Bretherton, a major shareholder in FamilyGenetix said, "AP Benson has renewed the strength of our approach to the genetics and mathematical modelling markets, placing the business on a firm financial footing. AP Benson will retain and build on the FamilyGenetix, CyrillicSoftware and ModelKinetics brands."

Mr. Bretherton went on to say:

"AP Benson has also revitalised the FamilyGenetix product development approach. They have developed an aggressive new product development plan through strategic and development alliances with major research and clinical centres. FamilyGenetix is developing software to support research efforts at the General Practice and Primary Care Group at the Institute of Health Sciences, University of Cambridge. Further alliances will be announced in the next quarter. They have strengthened technical support for our customers."

FamilyGenetix Ltd., formerly known as Cherwell Scientific Publishing Ltd. is a UK based scientific and clinical software business located in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, near to its roots in Oxford and only a few miles out of London. FamilyGenetix develops and distributes popular scientific and clinical software such as Cyrillic and ModelMaker.