History

The Managing Director, Andy Luffman, has a long history of improving business performance.

He started with British Coal in the Operational Research team. This team was responsible for helping the colliery management teams improve efficiency in ever more difficult times, we did the complex stuff that management did not have the time or expertise to do.

What is Operational Research?

From here, Andy went to the biggest IT Services company in Europe, Capgemini, initially focussing on operational improvement.

During 10 years here, Andy became very experienced on working on large consulting projects. This enabled to learn how to run large projects, understand team dynamics, build effective customer relationships.

He worked with a number of big name companies.

Marks and Spencer: helping them understand the cost of running out of Cheese and Pickle sandwiches amongst others.

Ford: helping them get new models to the right place at the right time.

TDG Logistics: setting up a new division and making sure the finance and operational requirements added up over the next 5 years.

British Steel: showing the true value of their customers and helped put together service packages to meet their needs.

Ministry of Defence: helping to pick the right package to run their supply chain.

The birth of Rebecca meant that it was time to change direction and Andy went to work for Business Link in Staffordshire.

Here Andy worked with over 100 Small and Medium Size Enterprises. Among the many successes, Andy turned a family business that was struggling to survive to a rapidly growing business, more than doubling the workforce in 6 months with turnover and profit to match.

It was always his intention to work independently and Scio was born in March 2004 to achieve this aim. The experience of working with the blue chip businesses and the £5000 per year turnover businesses gives a unique perspective and both benefit from the knowledge.

For a discussion, please contact us: info@ScioConsulting.co.uk