It’s back to school for 20 staff at ambitious family run firm
Posted on 29/10/2015
A family run business has enrolled all of its 20 strong management team at a prestigious business school.
Facilities management firm Almeda has spent over sixty thousand pounds to place its entire management team on the Business Accelerator Programme at the Cranfield School of Management in Bedford.
Cranfield is widely considered to be one of the best business schools in the country and specialises in creating better leaders in business; and ensuring staff and management are well-equipped for the challenges of a rapidly changing word.
The university says it is rare for a company to send so many staff to take the course in one academic year.
Brady George, who is Operations Director at Almeda, explains the decision: “Over the next few months all of the staff here will take the business accelerator programme at Cranfield, with enrolment being staggered in order to avoid a logistical nightmare!
“It’s a huge investment for us as a company but in the long run it will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the level of service we deliver for our customers; and ensure we are as responsible and smart as we can be when it comes managing iconic buildings across Bristol and beyond.”
Almeda is based in Keynsham, in between Bath and Bristol, and was launched in 2007 by Gary George, who now manages the company with his son Brady.
The company work with organisations to manage their buildings and ensure they are run as efficiently as possible. Clients include @Bristol, Arnolfini, Bristol & Bath Science Park and SS Great Britain.
In the last year Almeda has seen staff numbers rise to 50 and a new graduate programme launched.
