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Case Studies

Case Studies

Bedfordshire County Council

The University of Bedfordshire supported Bedfordshire County Council in the development and training of Council staff during a period of reorganisation in the local government sector.

Diebold

Diebold specialises in integrated electronic security systems. The University provided Diebold with staff training in management and sales and marketing, to help the company rebuild its operations after relocating.

The Pasque Charity

The Pasque Charity provides specialist care for adults and children with life-limiting conditions. The University provided the Pasque Charity with bespoke management training aligned with Institute of Leadership and Management qualifications for the Pasque Charity, to help support their staff in their fundraising activities.

Trinity Estates

Trinity Estates is a Hertfordshire-based property management company. The company's rapid growth and success created a team of middle management staff, many of whom were in their first managerial position. The Knowledge Hub provided training in management and leadership to enable Trinity Estates get the best from their staff.

SinoSynergy

Martin Brady, Production Manager for SinoSynergy, visits China up to ten times a year. Before GCM he found it difficult to get around in China, unable to venture outside his hotel without an interpreter. He discovered that factory owners were older and did not speak English. After unsuccessfully trying to teach himself Chinese, he felt that this was severely hampering the business operation and took the decision to join the GCM course...

Focom Ltd

UK based Focom Ltd is a small software company producing call-logging software packages for corporate organisations. As the Finance Director, Sarah deals with sales and support, business development and seeking out new markets. Focom is growing into international markets with an interest in trading in California, North America, where Spanish is the second language. Advice from the High Commission in San Francisco has suggested key personnel need to be able to speak Spanish and products (e.g. software instructions) need to be translated into Spanish....

The Graphic Edge Ltd

The Graphic Edge Ltd is a graphic design company who deals with a number of clients including a local holiday company who provide holidays to France. As part of working on clients’ requirements, David has to contact companies to discuss copy and sourcing material. Learning French through GCM made this element of his work easier...

Dor-2-Dor UK

Jeff Frankling is Franchise Director for Dor-2-Dor UK, a company specialising in distributing leaflets and government information. They are part of a network of 24 franchised offices around the UK. Jeff had not originally sought language training, having never considered the possibility. However, as the company is looking to expand the franchise network into a selection of European countries including Spain, he decided it would be a good idea to learn Spanish...

KL Supplies

Kenneth Lawless is Managing Director of KL Supplies, a small family business, supplying cleaning and hygiene products to restaurants, clubs, hotels and institutions. Kenneth wanted to learn a language because he realised it would be useful to his business. Many of the key suppliers are located in France and the company has had increasing numbers of enquiries from EU companies. Kenneth makes frequent trips to France for both business and pleasure...

Contherm Ltd

Contherm Ltd is a company that sells temperature and instrument controllers for refrigeration, freezer units and chip pans. The company’s parent organisation is located in Germany. Stephen had always wanted to learn German and this prompted him to join the GCM course...

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