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Finsbury Instruments designs, develops and manufactures orthopaedic implants and instruments. It is a leader in this field in the UK, and probably produces the highest quality orthopaedic implants in the world.
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Axis
has managed a programme to develop Leadership and Management skills throughout the Company, to achieve true Team Working - all of which has contributed to Finbury's 30 to 40% year-on-year growth for the past four years.
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From its Cambridge base, Laser-Scan is a world leader in the Geospatial Solutions Market, and produces advanced software applications for map-production flow lines, web-based mapping applications and geospatial modelling.
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Axis
has worked with Laser-Scan for two years to build a customer-focused management structure, and equip individual managers with the skills and tools to achieve high performance Teamwork.
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Animal Health Trust is internationally renowned for its scientific work to improve the health and welfare of animals, and is pre-eminent in improving methods of diagnosis and the treatment of animal illness and injury.
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The Trust achieved Investor's-in-People accreditation with
Axis guidance and help. Additionally we have designed and run initiatives to enhance the leadership skills of the Trust's world class Scientists and Veterinary Surgeons.
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Glaxo Smith Kline is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical businesses and takes the development of its key/'big hitter' executives very seriously indeed. Axis is currently working in 3 separate parts of the company providing it with leading edge executive coaching and team and leadership development.
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Axis systematic and thought provoking approach is particularly successful within a culture which necessarily demands a deeper understanding of development issues of all kinds.
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Pharmaceutical Profiles is a rapidly growing pharmaceutical service business based in Nottingham.
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During the last four years,
Axis has helped to design and develop its Personnel function from a "blank sheet of paper". Beginning with the identification and development of a single individual from within the business to head up the function, we have gradually helped build its structure and service that it offers in an incremental way. It now provides a comprehensive, high quality of support for line management.
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Ikano, a successful sister company of IKEA, provides a range of financial and other business services across Europe. Like IKEA, it has recognised that managing and promoting a specific, corporate culture across Europe is increasingly not optional in supporting its continued growth.
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Axis designed and developed Culture Development programmes to provide Ikano with a framework to address this extremely complex issue. We also "trained trainers" to enable the Company to roll out a continuing programme for its senior managers across the entire operation.
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Lafarge is the largest cement manufacturer in the world and owner of Blue Circle in the UK.
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Axis has a long association with Blue Circle and have worked with them in a range of projects. Recently our main activity has been the design and running of assessment centres for a range of management and technical staff.
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Part of the Scottish Courage group, John Smith's is the well-established brewing Company based in Tadcaster and a large distributor of beverages. John Smith's is in a mature and very competitive business environment. As such they place a high value on people and their performance.
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Axis has been working in partnership with the Company to develop the management skills and competencies of their first line and middle managers through programmes that lead to recognised management qualifications.
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Migrant Helpline are a registered charity that provides advice and assistance for asylum seekers entering Britain. It has grown very rapidly from an initial small team of 6 to 200 people. It has become a very professional organisation.
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Axis has worked with them in several ways to help with development. Our work began by advising and assisting with meeting the Investor in People standard. An intensive project followed to design and introduce competence based job evaluation and a salary structure. We are currently working through a management development programme that will develop management skills and lead to a Diploma in Management.
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