Archie Workman has a passion for helping entrepreneurs, companies and organisations, large or small – to “change their game”.
He has accumulated over 20 years of unrivalled business development expertise in regional and sub-regional development agencies and possesses an inordinate amount of lateral thinking.
“With his private sector engineering background – there are very few people in the UK like him today!”
His specialisms are in project management, interim management, cluster development, supply chain development and management, supplier assessments, attracting inward investment, investor development and the aftercare of indigenous and foreign owned companies in the UK.
He daily networks business opportunities between contacts he knows and meets on his travels.
John Grainger – Managing Director of Invest in Cumbria recently said of Archie;
“I have never known anybody think the way you do”
John Cunliffe – Head of Investor Development Services at the North West Development Agency recently said of Archie;
“I know you are priceless – no one can put a figure on the value you add !!!”
Gamechanger is an innovative consultancy dedicated to expanding the ideas of entrepreneurs, businesses and organisations that will alter the road map of their career for years to come.
It is the only consultancy of its kind in the UK!
To date, Archie is very pleased to announce he has been personally involved in helping attract £153.5 million worth of new business for companies based in the UK.
He has generated 767 new supply chains.
He has personally helped create 781 new jobs and safeguarded 968 jobs in the North of England.
Archie has worked with many well-known companies in the UK as an interim manager on aftercare assignments.
After a 7-month assignment with Black & Decker he helped reduce their inventory by £3 million and safeguarded 400 jobs.
Tony Spellman – Head of Supply Chain, wrote;
“Archie brought a fresh look to our supplier relations. I feel we have seen a benefit over and above what we had expected”
Changing the game of any business takes time and careful thought in incremental stages, just like a game of chess – one square at a time.
This is the way Archie works….
Archie was seconded to save a small engineering company in Washington, Tyne & Wear from impending closure and turned the company around in 5 months into profit and left them manufacturing a product.
Alan Armitage – Chairman of Armitage Engineering said;
“Archie introduced a new culture into the company that previously did not exist.
His positive and enthusiastic approach was infectious to our senior staff”.
Changing the game for a company can take various formats.
Capturing key information in a company is essential;
Archie is an expert at analysing the metrics of what is going on in a company or organisation and exploring and exploiting the games all the staff plays within.
The pace of change never stands still – Globality has changed all of that and made life more multidimensional.
The following is a list of companies and organisations Archie has held projects with;
Swan Hunter Shipbuilders
A& P Tyne Ltd
Haliburton
Wellstream
Stena Offshore
Royston Marine Limited
Siemens
Northern Engineering Industries
Victor Products
BAE Systems
Corus
Nirex
British Nuclear Fuels Limited
Fluor
SA Robotics
Studsvik UK Ltd
Black & Decker
Samsung
Komatsu
CAT
Magna Kansai
The MKW Group
IHC The Engineering Business
New Balance Athletic Shoes (UK) Ltd
Pirelli Tyres UK Ltd
Northern Foods
Willow Water
Ulverston Brewery
British Waterways
Nova International (Great North Run and Great North Swim)
Academia
University of Cumbria Centre for Regional Economic Development
Durham University Business School
Brathay of Ambleside
University of Newcastle upon Tyne - Engineering Design Centre, IT & Informatics
University of Edinburgh School of Informatics
Glasgow University Supply Chain Management Group
MENTORING
Archie enjoys mentoring and you will not be surprised to learn he is in great demand by young and old entrepreneurs alike - to help them through the current economic situation.
COSTS
Archie has a unique approach to business costs and understands there is often a sharp intake of breath when a consultant airs his prices!
You can e-mail him for standard rates for individuals, small and large companies or just negotiate…the art of bartering is not dead and it challenges the taxman!
Archie conducts supplier assessments for procurement professionals in strict confidence and costs for that service are available on request.