Brand new enterprise
says 'y.e.s.' to sustainable small businesses
Sector: Central Government
Date Created: Tue 15th Apr 2008, 13:36:33
Source: Knowledge to Innovate (North West)
Link: http://nds.coi.gov.uk
UK - An exciting new business venture is launching this week on
April 17th providing an essential opportunity for smaller North West
companies to compete with major national firms in today's competitive
market.
Your Essential Services Limited (Y.E.S.) is a Facilities Management enterprise,
which brings together trusted local companies from landscapers to locksmiths
and from cleaners to caretakers into one united delivery team -able to compete
on an equal footing with large, commercially aggressive companies for property
and building services contracts.
Y.E.S Ltd is the brainchild of four entrepreneurs who wanted to form a collaboration
of businesses ensuring local SME's have a future in the business, building on
their years of experience, personal devotion and best practice delivery to develop
a strong customer base.
They are being assisted by the Knowledge to Innovate (K2i) programme, which helps
the region's businesses assess and address innovation needs, improve competitiveness
and make the most of opportunities with a free tailored programme of professional
advice and support.
Directors Mark Spilling (Facilities Management UK Ltd), Andrew Fahey (Trendleway
Cleaners Ltd), Chris Taylor (Chris Taylor Master Locksmiths) and Gary Collinson
(Botanical Group Services Ltd) are all successful business people in their own
right - but all had noted over recent years the increased competition from large
facilities management companies offering perceived one stop shop solutions to
organisations who are under continuing pressure to streamline their supply chain.
They decided to pool their resources with other like-minded companies, and now
have a portfolio of over 30 specialist service providers, each leaders in their
own respective fields and who all live up to not only their high delivery standards
but also their values and principles, which include strong ethical and environmental
codes of practice but able to deliver their services through a single point of
contact.
K2i expertise has been highly instrumental in helping Y.E.S Ltd grow from an
idea into an actuality.
Y.E.S. Ltd director Andrew Fahey says: "K2i were a
great help to us while we were starting up. Their assistance guided us through
the correct processes and encouraged us to really look at what was involved from
legal procedures to defining our priorities and Code of Practice.
"Y.E.S. Ltd will act as a conduit and Contract Manager between customers
and suppliers, giving local companies access to a wider customer base, shared
resources and a valuable support network. Y.E.S.Ltd will only levy charges to
pay business operating costs such as insurance, accounting and financial processing.
No profit or management fees are applied.
"Each company must meet strict pre-qualification criteria to ensure they
meet the high standards set by Y.E.S. and small companies will be offered assistance
and mentoring to comply with industry and legislative requirements."
Director Mark Spilling enthuses: "Y.E.S. is great news
for all concerned - an innovative business model which is helping local businesses
to survive in an increasingly competitive environment, and provides customers
with an excellent quality facilities management service using established reliable
providers with many years experience behind them but with no limits to the scope
of services offered.
"We are now located at One Central Park which is proving to be an excellent
supportive environment for new start up companies such as ourselves."
Geoff Birkett, leading the Knowledge to Innovate programme, says: "We are
delighted to be helping Y.E.S Ltd, which is an excellent example of how businesses
need to think laterally and use innovation in order to survive in a changing
market.
"North West businesses need to remain competitive and this is an excellent
project which is making sure the region's SME's do not get left behind in a competitive
field.
"K2i will continue to work with Y.E.S to grow and develop this model of
collaborative innovation, assisting them to raise their profile with a strategic
marketing plan and assuring many North West businesses of a sustainable future.
"Knowledge to Innovate is committed to ensuring that North West businesses
realise their potential and do not get left behind. If your company has an innovative
idea but needs support to see it through, then this is the project that can help."
Companies wishing to contact Y.E.S. Ltd can do so on 0161 918 6741 or info@youressentialservices.com
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