Former Pera consultant joins TBAT
Castle Donington-based business consultants TBAT has appointed a former Pera consultant to its senior team.
Ian Davie joins TBAT after eight years with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) based at Pera Consulting.
His appointment brings the number of staff based in the Castle Donington offices to 15.
Davie says: “I’m bringing my contacts as well as expertise to help build the TBAT client portfolio. Although there is plenty of external support for smaller companies, many don’t know how to tap into it. This is especially true of the R&D Tax Relief scheme which is available to innovative, research-based firms. In the new Brexit era, we are seeing an increasing number of ambitious companies turning to advisory organisations such as TBAT for business growth planning, support and guidance.”
Matt Symonds, TBAT director, added: “Having Ian within the core team significantly strengthens our understanding of all aspects of the manufacturing process. Productivity is a real issue for many UK manufacturers as they try to compete with firms in the rest of the G7 known to be around 20% more productive than the ‘average’ UK business. Ian’s expertise further strengthens the team in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, manufacturing strategy as well as team leader development, and will make a significant difference to our clients’ long term prospects.”
