Science Regeneration
SOG Ltd has an impressive track record in science regeneration. The Heath had everything stacked against it as it faced closure under ICI in 2000. However the vision of SOG directors has transformed an old industrial site into a thriving, successful business and technical park. From a single- occupancy site, The Heath is now home to more than 185 businesses and over 1,700 people – an achievement which resulted in SOG Managing Director Dr Peter Cook being named Cheshire Business Person of the Year in 2006. Many government ministers and captains of industry have encouraged SOG to share its winning formula with other ailing industrial sites – a project which has been launched as a new company, Fusion Ltd.
The Fusion project has huge potential to develop new business opportunities around the UK – breathing new life into decaying sites, retaining and protecting skills, encouraging invention and innovation and offering its investors handsome returns on their investments.
Fusion Consultancy Services
The Fusion Ltd ‘crisis consultancy’ offer delivers:
- A structured methodology to support stakeholders in developing sustainable business solutions in response to significant crisis within the science and technology sectors
- An alternative route to regenerating business activities from a distressed situation
Fusion’s unique knowledge and experience in preserving skills and facilities can benefit major corporate reorganisation, instances of site or business closures/failures or other significant changes.
Our crisis consultancy expertise covers the following key areas:
- Corporate/SME culture conversion
- HR issues (eg pensions)
- Skills identification/resourcing
- Business support
- Facilities assessment/conversion
- Health and safety
- Public relations
- Pro-active networking
- Key industry representative groups
- Associate consultants
- Universities and other educational and research establishments
- Investor introductions to new opportunities
- Fast-track funding solutions for new opportunities
Four Stage Proven Process
- 1. Options Analysis
- 2. Feasibility Study
- 3. Business Planning
- key stakeholders or proposed participants in any new business enterprise should be taking full ownership of the process
- working alongside funding partners to develop a sustainable proposal that results in saving people, skills and facilities.
- 4. Implementation
Develop a number of possible solutions (options) for dealing with the crisis faced – a high level analysis of the people, skills, and facilities available at the location.
Pursue each of the chosen options to a more detailed level. To develop a product or service definition with a real market proposition and to begin to understand, at least in outline terms, the viability of pursuing such a route.
Exploring in much more depth, the options taken from Feasibility
Creating the business entity, generating appropriate revenues at suitable cost and building the business.
Partners
Partnering opportunities are potentially available through Fusion for engagement by a wide range of bodies and individuals. These range from financial investors and unions to associate consultants and universities.
Each project is dealt with on a case-by-case basis, but Fusion offers all potential investment partners:
- Off-market opportunities
- Often below-market deals
- Opportunity to carry out full due diligence without committal
