Business Action | Autumn 2020
Autumn 2020 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in the area. This issue features our Business Activists answering your business questions plus Purple Tuesday and how businesses can make themselves more accessible to consumers with disabilities.
Autumn 2020 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in the area. This issue features our Business Activists answering your business questions plus Purple Tuesday and how businesses can make themselves more accessible to consumers with disabilities.
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NEWS<br />
New managing director for<br />
facilities management group<br />
Facilities management<br />
specialistBodenGrouphas<br />
promotedAndrewBeagleyas<br />
managingdirector.<br />
Formerlycommercial<br />
director,Andrewtakesoverthe<br />
rolefromfounderSteveBoden,<br />
whoismovingtogroup<br />
chairman.BodenGroup<br />
includesMechanical&<br />
Electrical,Fire&Securityand<br />
Constructiondivisionsin<br />
additiontoitscoreFacilities<br />
Managementoperations.<br />
AndrewBeagleyjoined<br />
BodenGroupin2014asa<br />
quantitysurveyorinthe<br />
Constructiondivisionwhile<br />
alsobeingactivelyinvolved<br />
withthecommercial<br />
developmentofthegroup.<br />
Duringthisperiod,he<br />
developedopportunitiesfor<br />
substantialgrowthleadingto<br />
hispromotiontogroup<br />
commercialmanager.<br />
Followingthesuccessofits<br />
MoDcontract,ledbyAndrew,<br />
thegroupexpanded<br />
significantly.Subsequently<br />
promotedtocommercial<br />
director,Andrewledthe<br />
openingoftheAmesbury<br />
office,expandingthegroup’s<br />
customerbaseacrossWiltshire<br />
andDorset.<br />
AndrewBeagleysays:“Since<br />
joiningBodenGroupIhave<br />
adaptedmyapproachtoone<br />
thatismoreclientfocusedand<br />
servicedriven,consciously<br />
evolvingwiththechangesin<br />
theindustry.Iamconstantly<br />
workingonthisbalancewithnot<br />
onlyclientsbutalsoemployees.<br />
Mygenuinebeliefisthatit’sthe<br />
teamthatmakesabusiness<br />
function,nottheindividual.<br />
“Asmanagingdirector,Iwill<br />
continuetopushthebusiness<br />
forward,developingour<br />
‘constantimprovement’culture.<br />
BodenGrouphasthepotential<br />
toexpandevenfurther;Iwant<br />
toleadandbepartofan<br />
organisationthatisconstantly<br />
questioningwhywedowhatwe<br />
doandstrivingtoimprove.”<br />
■ Details08456460112or<br />
bodengroup.co.uk<br />
The Glover Stanbury team: (from left) sitting) partners Mark Shute,<br />
Martin Chance, Katy Toms and Nigel Bennett;<br />
standing – Toby Vanstone (manager) and Stephen Dean<br />
Accountancy group’s<br />
new appointments<br />
Stephen Dean and Katy Toms<br />
havebeenpromotedfrom<br />
seniormanagerstopartnersat<br />
GloverStanburyChartered<br />
Accountants,followingthe<br />
retirementofStevePearceand<br />
BrianRoss.<br />
BothStephenandKaty<br />
joinedGloverStanburyafter<br />
leavinguniversityand<br />
completedtheirchartered<br />
accountantstrainingwiththe<br />
firm.Stephenqualifiedin2004<br />
andcamethirdintheSouth<br />
Westinhisfinalexams.Katy<br />
qualifiedin2008andreceived<br />
firstplaceintheSouthWestin<br />
afinalstageexam.<br />
PartnerMartinChancesays:<br />
“Itisgreatnewsforthefuture<br />
andcontinuityofservicefrom<br />
GloverStanburythatwe<br />
welcomeStephenandKatyas<br />
partners.Botharehighly<br />
qualifiedcharteredaccountants<br />
andlookforwardtoserving<br />
clientsbotholdandnew.”<br />
■ Details01271375271/<br />
01237471881or<br />
gloverstanbury.co.uk<br />
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