A year of investment and innovative new technology has ensured a year of success for the North Tyneside based business.
As the UK focuses on sustainability, improved energy efficiencies and adherence to quality standards throughout the building, retrofit and construction industries, it’s a time when the services of Brighter Compliance have never been more in demand.
The company works with companies from across the UK in a variety of industries including engineering, IT, finance, construction and mechanical contracting. Their services include ISO and PAS management systems, fire door inspections, fire and legionella risk assessments and internal auditing, ensuring compliance and safety is made as achievable as possible for their clients.
With a strategic plan to grow the business in 2024, Managing Director, Austin Gibbons, invested in new innovative technology, recruited four full time members of staff, welcomed three expert consultants to the team and developed a comprehensive sales and marketing plan.
The new recruits, which included a Quality Manager, Health and Safety Consultant, Software Developer, Auditor and Marketing Manager have brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the business, with the company already experiencing impressive growth results.
Austin, who launched the business in 2020 and has over 10 years’ experience in compliance consultancy, commented on the company’s investment and growth plans, ‘With the UK well-placed to be at the forefront of energy efficiency, sustainability and compliance for many years to come, I knew it was the right time to further invest in the business and ensure we could support clients across the country.
With several recent high-profile incidents such as the Grenfell Tower tragedy, businesses need to ensure they are compliant with all existing, updated and new regulations, while these are important and essential improvements, they also bring about their own challenges, especially for smaller companies.
By working with qualified external consultants such as ourselves, businesses have peace of mind knowing that they remain compliant and have expert advice and guidance on hand.
For businesses looking to gain or maintain an ISO standard such as 9001 (quality), 14001 (environmental), 27001 (information security) or 45001 (health and safety), we know this can be a daunting process which is why we introduced our new and innovative ISO technology, ‘ISO Hub’.
With the support of our new software developer, we successfully launched this in October with clients already seeing the benefits of using the user-friendly software. With our flexible packages, it’s ideal for businesses who either don’t have the expertise of a health & safety manager, need extra support with documentation or are investing in an ISO standard for the first time.’
Discussing the new marketing investment, Austin continued, ‘It was also essential that moving forward, we had a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy in place to ensure we were receiving a return on our investments and working with a North East based consultant, this has helped us define our target market, update and increase our social media presence and with a new user-friendly website, has improved our overall company brand and exposure.
Recruiting qualified members of staff and collaborating with expert consultants has not only ensured we have the right people in the right place but their vast experience has been invaluable to the whole team and our clients.
With the changes and improvements we have made throughout the year, we have now welcomed 60 new clients to the business, which has resulted in a 32% increase in turnover.
With further improvements planned for 2025, we’re hoping to support more businesses across the UK to remain compliant and ensure their workforce is safe. The future is definitely looking bright!’
