Navigating the Storm with Compass

In today's business climate, identifying and implementing solutions for future success can be tricky, but it doesn't have to be a long drawn out process and it can be very cost effective - especially if you have the right support and expertise behind you!

Compass Consulting Limited, has been navigating companies through challenging times for well over a decade, developing a reputation in both the building and fenestration industries. Graham Felton, the man behind this respected engineering and management consultancy, has a wealth of experience in the research, development and engineering of building products and materials, so it is no surprise that his expertise is put to the test for a variety of projects.

Over the years the company has aided many within the window industry, including systems companies endeavouring to develop differentiation in their products, to smaller businesses requiring help in identifying problems they might encounter if they pursued or missed a particular opportunity.

In fact, as the window and conservatory markets have become so competitive, not to mention price driven, organisations have cut back on overheads and head count, to the extent where management are so busy handling the day to day work load, that there's no time left to manage the implementation of even the simple improvements in efficiency that would help maintain, or boost, profit. So in many cases Compass Consulting has been employed simply to provide an extra pair of experienced hands for a short time.

‘For those in the UK fenestration industry, conditions can be likened to the weather, where from a clear view, dense fog can arise with alarming speed!’ says Graham. No doubt there are many who will understand exactly what he means!

A classic situation for Compass Consulting is when companies who have been successful for years, always doing things in the same way, identify a need to diversify or introduce updated processes if they are to survive. They implement new ideas quickly and appear to be experiencing great success, only for them to discover that they are over stretched, have lost focus and direction and need someone who can see things from a different angle to help get them back on the right path - it happens frequently with new entrants to the industry too!

Graham continues, ‘Then of course, there's the reverse situation, which we've all experienced, where we know we have to do something, but what? More often than not the solution is staring us in the face, but we're walking down the wrong path to see it!’

The company, which has a broad spectrum of clients, from specifiers and architects through to installers, has provided valuable experience in working with organisations of all sizes, across all market sectors and continues to utilities Graham's engineering expertise in the design of technically advanced products for people who want to stand out from the crowd, or who need an adaptation of a product to make it simpler and more efficient to use.

Graham concludes, ‘When Compass Consulting first opened its doors people only saw Consultants as being part of a large team, taking months or years, and a lot of expenditure, to sort out basic problems with a lot of jargon thrown in for free. Like the fenestration industry, things have changed - using a consultant really doesn't have to mean months of pain or excruciating costs!’

Whether the challenges facing you in 2008 are coming from inside the industry, such as new regulations or competitors, or externally from the economic climate, Compass Consulting could well be the experienced hand that could help point the way to success, so why not give Graham a call on 07710 058726.