Collinson Grant
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Collinson Grant is a management consultancy firm based in Manchester. It operates in the UK, Europe and Worldwide. Collinson Grant have been employed by a wide range of large companies and organisations, most notably in the Healthcare and Public Sectors. The company currently employs around 30 consultants.
The company also has a branch devoted to healthcare, Collinson Grant Healthcare Ltd. www.collinsongranthealthcare.com
In 1970 the mission statement of the company was stated as:
"to deliver management and training consultancy which is profitable and meets the needs of clients in ways which bring a continuing relationship and satisfy the aspirations of employees. The group will exercise the fullest possible care in all aspects of its services"
Today the company's website describes its role as the following:
"We work with managers to restructure, merge acquisitions, cut costs, restore profitability, introduce lean operations, streamline supply chains and manage people better"
The company has always had its administrative offices based in the North West of England, but it also operates out of London, Paris and Manchester
(New Hampshire).
The company also contributed to Lord Carter of Coles’ Review of HM Prison Service, which gives options for improving the balance between the supply of prison places and demand for them and recommendations on how this could be achieved.
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services in the NHS
. Twelve NHS services were investigated and piloted as a representative of the whole country. The cost per test of 41 generic pathology assays were identified, and variations and similarities were determined. In the July 2007 newsletter published by the board reviewing pathology services, the work of Collinson Grant is mentioned as being used "to identify trends and similarities" in the different types of pathology practiced in the NHS. The data Collinson Grant provided formed a key part of the Report of the Second Phase of
the Review of NHS Pathology Services in England, published in December 2008. The report states that "never before has such a comprehensive study been undertaken of the
operation of NHS pathology services". The identification of the costs of different assays has led the review to arguing a case for consolidating pathology, to
improve quality, patients' safety and efficiency. According to Lord Carter's report this could bring savings of between £250 and £500 million a year.
and Warwick Business School.
Restructuring and the integration of acquisitions in Europe and worldwide has been one of Collinson Grant's main activities with projects at companies such as Balfour Beatty
, Hanson, Imperial Tobacco Group and McKesson Corporation. The company has collaborated with Duncan Angwin, Professor of Strategy Oxford Brookes University
and formerly Associate Professor, Warwick Business School
on a number of research studies, sponsoring a PhD investigation into cross-border restructuring and contributing to a book published by FT Pitman, entitled 'Implementing Successful Post-Acquisition Management’.
The company also has a branch devoted to healthcare, Collinson Grant Healthcare Ltd. www.collinsongranthealthcare.com
History
Collinson Grant was formed in 1970. Its first year turnover in 1971 was £40,000, by 1980 turnover had risen to £2.5 million and by 1990 this figure was at £5.2 million. The company now operates throughout western Europe and in the United States.In 1970 the mission statement of the company was stated as:
"to deliver management and training consultancy which is profitable and meets the needs of clients in ways which bring a continuing relationship and satisfy the aspirations of employees. The group will exercise the fullest possible care in all aspects of its services"
Today the company's website describes its role as the following:
"We work with managers to restructure, merge acquisitions, cut costs, restore profitability, introduce lean operations, streamline supply chains and manage people better"
The company has always had its administrative offices based in the North West of England, but it also operates out of London, Paris and Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
(New Hampshire).
Productivity in the public sector
Collinson Grant has contributed to number of important reviews of efficiency and costs in the British civil service. Its report on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is lodged in the library of the House of Commons and was widely reported on in the Financial Times on BBC News online and in the Daily Telegraph. It was considered by the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs in February 2006. The report identified a number of areas of for improvement within the FCO, such as overmanagement, a "lack of delegation" and its lack of incentives to reduce costs.<. The Foreign Office said of the project: “A lot of what is in the report we have taken on board. It is paying dividends.”.The company also contributed to Lord Carter of Coles’ Review of HM Prison Service, which gives options for improving the balance between the supply of prison places and demand for them and recommendations on how this could be achieved.
Ministry of Justice
During the decade 2000 to 2010 there were many activities to improve productivity in the civil service. Collinson Grant contributed to an important project at the Ministry of Justice to improve inter-agency working. A Inter-Agency Good Practice Guide was produced for the Office of Criminal Justice Reform, working in partnership with the Value for Money and Productivity Unit of the Home OfficeHome Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
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Department of Health
In 2007 Collinson Grant was engaged by Lord Carter of Coles to research and create a cost model for pathologyPathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
services in the NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
. Twelve NHS services were investigated and piloted as a representative of the whole country. The cost per test of 41 generic pathology assays were identified, and variations and similarities were determined. In the July 2007 newsletter published by the board reviewing pathology services, the work of Collinson Grant is mentioned as being used "to identify trends and similarities" in the different types of pathology practiced in the NHS. The data Collinson Grant provided formed a key part of the Report of the Second Phase of
the Review of NHS Pathology Services in England, published in December 2008. The report states that "never before has such a comprehensive study been undertaken of the
operation of NHS pathology services". The identification of the costs of different assays has led the review to arguing a case for consolidating pathology, to
improve quality, patients' safety and efficiency. According to Lord Carter's report this could bring savings of between £250 and £500 million a year.
Research and links with universities
The company has developed and maintained links with academic institutions in order to ensure that it is at the forefront of management science and strategic thinking. These include collaboration with Manchester University, Keele UniversityKeele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
and Warwick Business School.
Restructuring and the integration of acquisitions in Europe and worldwide has been one of Collinson Grant's main activities with projects at companies such as Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty plc is a British construction, engineering, military housing, rail and investment services company. It is one of the largest construction companies in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world...
, Hanson, Imperial Tobacco Group and McKesson Corporation. The company has collaborated with Duncan Angwin, Professor of Strategy Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
and formerly Associate Professor, Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School, also known as WBS, was established in 1967 as the School of Industrial and Business Studies.It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD degree programmes,as well as non-degree executive education for individuals and companies....
on a number of research studies, sponsoring a PhD investigation into cross-border restructuring and contributing to a book published by FT Pitman, entitled 'Implementing Successful Post-Acquisition Management’.
Sectors
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Nuclear Energy
- Central Government
- Aerospace and Defence
- Construction and Building Materials
- HR and Employment Law
Clients
Key clients include:- Air Fayre
- AlphaGary
- Balfour BeattyBalfour BeattyBalfour Beatty plc is a British construction, engineering, military housing, rail and investment services company. It is one of the largest construction companies in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world...
- Bank of Scotland
- Cambro Manufacturing Company
- CGU Life
- Channel 4
- Cooper Industries
- Department of Health (United Kingdom)Department of Health (United Kingdom)The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government with responsibility for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service in England along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish,...
- FINDEL
- Finning UK
- Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeForeign and Commonwealth OfficeThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
- Manchester Airports Group
- NSL (formerly NCP)
- Office for Criminal Justice Reform
- Rolls Royce plc
- Thorn Lighting
- United News and Media
- Westminster Healthcare