About Tallowin
With a keen interest in medicine, after a brief sojourn into Farm Management, I spent the next 22 years in a medical engineering company. Starting out doing electronics in R & D, I moved rapidly up into Sales Management and on to spend most of my time there as Finance Director and eventually Operations Director.
Wishing to pursue my interest in computing further, I moved on to become Managing Director of a computer company to expand their business to encompass software and internet services.
After 4 years developing and expanding that company I left to become a freelance business troubleshooter, providing Management on Tap.
Three years into that role I was taken on full time by an internet technology company to develop and expand their systems and presence.
Having taken that company as far as it was going to go and wishing to write a book on Leadership (Survival to Thrival - The 10 Principles of 21st Century Leadership), I took time out to do that. (At the time of writing this piece for the website we are in the final pre-publication stages).
As a spin off from writing that book I also started developing training courses to run in my wife's business - Penny Parks Training:
In 2011 having completed the bulk of the work on the above projects the urge to get back into business troubleshooting became stronger and so I decided to re-launch - Management on Tap to help those companies that need the services I offer but either cannot afford or do not need someone full time to carry out these duties and tasks.
In addition to the experience above I am also an NLP Practitioner having been studying it and using it for the last 18 years.
Is that a unique offering or what? - and only a telephone
call (01728 861228) or email rod@tallowin.com
away.
Provided below are a selection of client types reflecting
the breadth of work undertaken by Tallowin. Pertinent
comments by the client have been included where available
to highlight their feedback on aspects of particular
interest.
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Client:
A manufacturing company in the building sector. The
company was careering from one disaster to another.
Tallowin were engaged to go through all aspects of the
business and to set it on an even keel. Tallowin initially
pulled the accounting system into line providing proper
financial reporting and ascertaining the actual state
of the business. Giving strategic direction to the business
after constructing a full financial model of the business.
Re-Negotiated purchase and sales contracts as well as
re-structuring the finance of the company with the bank.
Trimming and re-organising the workforce as appropriate.
Providing a complete plan for taking the business into
the future.
Client Comment: (A fine example of the power
of good motivation even in difficult circumstances the
following comment was made after cutting employee hours
and increasing production targets by 50%) :
"I have never seen the employees so happy." - Brian
Moore - (former Production Manager - now business owner)
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Client:
A company providing a range of I.T. services. The business
was struggling in a competitive market place when Tallowin
were involved. Tallowin changed strategic direction
of the business adding core services to the portfolio.
Merged the company with another I.T. business adding
key investment and internet opportunities.
Client Comment:
"Increasing sales five-fold in 3 years whilst doubling
margins isn't bad going." - Managing Director
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Websites & Marketing |
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Client:
A company specialising in the sale of property and property
investments in France. Tallowin provided a site designed
to sell property and leaseback investments in France.
It was provided complete with a powerful back-office
system integrating directly with French property management
software enabling fast input of new properties including
image management. It also automated the handling of
website enquiries, matching buyers to properties. Within
3 months of launch this site was generating 30,000 unique
hits per month through the search engines generating
a large number of enquiries.
Client Comment:
"We will be eternally grateful to Rod for his collaboration
at the outset of our company. His instinctive understanding
of our needs, his reliability, rapid efficiency and
"next level thinking" proved to be essential to the
launching of our business. Not only did he design our
website but also created and developed personalised
software enabling our daily workload output to be multiplied
many-fold. To this day, over two years in, he is still
available when we need him. We consider him almost as
an integral part of the company." - Damon McGuinness
- Director
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Client:
A company providing all the services required for moving
home. Tallowin provided their website which included
fully automated quotation and client update systems
with back-end administration.
Client Comment:
"Rod, the site is amazing!!!!!!!!" - Brian Leppard -
Director
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I.T. System Development |
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Client:
An award winning Floristry business. Tallowin provided
full bespoke computerisation of the business including
Sales, Manufacturing, Delivery and Accounts.
Client Comment:
"I am amazed at how well you have understood and captured
our business to provide such a invaluable and enduring
system. I don't know how we managed without it." - Business
Owner
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Client: A major Natural History picture library.
Tallowin developed their business management software
including digital picture processing and integrated
website management system. Initially developed their
website which was then passed over to a specialist in
picture library website development and hosting. Tallowin
now provide e-marketing and business support as well
as basic I.T. system support.
Client Comment:
'In a crisis there is no one better to turn to than
Rod, he is reliable, and extremely knowledgeable' -
Jean Hosking - Business Owner
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