Author Archives: Real Point

Finalists announced for 2010-11 Midlands Excellence Awards

Seven high-flying Midlands organisations are celebrating this week after being shortlisted for the region’s premier business awards – the 2010-2011 Midlands Excellence Awards. The finalists – Advantage West Midlands, Experian Payments, Haldex Concentric, Trent & Dove Housing, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Walker Thompson and The Wrekin Housing Trust Ltd* – secured their place on the shortlist […]

What has been is not necessarily what will be – Justin A. Urquhart Stewart

Justin is one of the most recognisable and trusted market commentators on television, radio, and in the press. Originally trained as a lawyer, he has observed the retail market industry for 20 years whilst at Barclay’s Stockbrokers and developed a unique understanding of the market’s roles and benefits for the private investor. Each week we […]

Latest Recognition – congratulations to all those achieving the IiE Standard

We’re pleased to announce that the roll call of organisations achieving the Investors in Excellence Standard just keeps on growing. Our latest congratulations go to those listed below, all of whom have successfully achieved accreditation in the last two months. CarillionEnterpriseCredit Control – Veolia Environmental Services UK plcDerby HomesDerwent Shared Services (Fleet Management)Electronic Monitoring Division […]

Reaping the benefits of Lean Management – Our Services in Action

As part of our commitment to help organisations reap the rewards of increased efficiency, IiE offers a range of lean management tools and techniques. Over the years, scores of companies have seen significant benefits from our programmes, one of the most recent being Orbit Heart of England. Part of The Orbit Group, one of the […]

IiE expands its Horizons – From India and Abu Dhabi to Japan and Russia

Renowned for always going the extra mile, our team is dedicated to helping businesses improve performance, even if it means travelling half-way around the world to do it. Recently, our head of assessment solutions, Jo Dowdall, travelled to Pune, near to Mumbai, to assess the Indian arm of Midlands-based Haldex Concentric – a world leader […]

Congratulations to our latest IiE – Credit Control, Veolia Environmental Services

We are delighted to announce that Credit Control – Veolia Environmental Services has been recognised as an Investors in Excellence. Employing over 12,000 people and with revenues exceeding £1.2 billion in 2009, Veolia Environmental Services is the UK’s leading recycling and waste Management Company. Delivering a comprehensive spectrum of waste management and recycling services, the […]

Sound like a Butcher, Cut like a Surgeon – Justin’s Latest Weekly Commentary

Justin is one of the most recognisable and trusted market commentators on television, radio, and in the press. Originally trained as a lawyer, he has observed the retail market industry for 20 years whilst at Barclay’s Stockbrokers and developed a unique understanding of the market’s roles and benefits for the private investor. Each week we […]

This year’s Specialist Category Awards finalists are unveiled!

After careful review and consideration we are pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Specialist Category Awards! This year has seen a record breaking number of entries for each category, all of which were to a very high standard. Many thanks to every organisation that took the time to enter. Further assessment will take […]

Investors in Excellence welcomes government report on social housing

A government report which aims to give social housing providers the freedom to self regulate has been welcomed today (20 October) by Midlands-based Investors in Excellence, one of the UK’s leading providers of assessment services and performance improvement tools for business. Published this week by the Department of Communities and Local Government, the ‘Review of […]

Sir Ranulph Fiennes to speak at Midlands Excellence Awards Ceremony

Sir Ranulph Fiennes confirmed as guest speaker for Midlands Excellence Awards Ceremony 2010/11 Join over 1100 guests at Europe’s largest celebration of Excellence. The Midlands Excellence Awards Ceremony is quite simply the Midlands’ biggest and best awards event of the year. This prestigious black-tie event recognises the excellent all-round performance of organisations across the Midlands […]