DEALS, MERGERS AND PARTNERSHIPS
GEM purchases vending firm
GEM Vending, based in Nottingham, has acquired renowned vending operator Allen Vending. GEM, which celebrated its
50th anniversary this year, has welcomed Allen Vending on board in a move that makes the company the largest privately-owned vending operator in the East Midlands. Steve Gallagher, Chairman at
GEM Vending Group, said: “Bob Allen and Alan Ball have been our friends in the industry for many years, having a strong reputation for an honest and loyal approach to both their staff and customers. “The joining of our two
companies is a perfect fit and can only enhance and broaden our service further and secure local jobs in the Midlands.” Bob Allen and Alan Ball
added: “We have known Steve and his team at GEM Vending for many years and we are delighted with the decision. We feel we are leaving our amazing employees and many loyal customers in great hands. “Their service, ethos and
spirit of excellent flexible service mirrors that of Allen Vending and we are confident GEM will continue to delight our customers.”
Pick Everard wins four-year NHS framework contract
A leading Leicester-based property, construction and infrastructure consultancy, Pick Everard, has secured a four-year appointment to deliver a range of services to the healthcare and wider public sector through the NHS SBS Consult 18 framework. The NHS Shared Business
Services framework – a vehicle which provides business support services to the NHS and public sector across the country – will see Pick Everard building on its expertise in the management consultancy market, providing advisory and consultancy services. The Consult 18 framework –
valued at between £20m and £50m – has been divided into ten lots that cover a range of consultancy services to support healthcare and public sector organisations, from GP practices to major public authorities. Pick Everard will be delivering a
number of services for three different lots, with services including: strategy development, management support, capital asset delivery, complex projects and change management. Dr Nicola Thompson, National
Director at Pick Everard, said: “The NHS is a treasured British institution celebrating its 70th
‘Being a multi- disciplinary consultancy allows us to deliver a wide variety of services across a range of different sectors’
Rod Burton
anniversary this year and we’re extremely proud and excited to have been appointed to its new Shared Business Services framework. “Pick Everard tendered for this
framework as a route for access to the management consultancy market. As a new discipline within advisory services, this long-term partnership with the NHS SBS will allow us to open new doors and also provides a fantastic opportunity to continue to grow the management consultancy discipline.” Rod Burton, Partner at Pick
Everard, added: “The rapid, sustainable growth Pick Everard
has experienced over the past five years – along with our focus on quality, high levels of service and technical excellence – has been delivered on the back of major appointments such as this one. “Being a multi-disciplinary
consultancy allows us to deliver a wide variety of services across a range of different sectors and I’m looking forward to seeing our management consultancy services offering grow. The Pick Everard team has worked hard to develop tailor- made delivery approaches for each contract, which has put us in the best position possible to meet the needs of different organisations.”
Acquisition will expand Haines Watts offering
Chartered accountants and business advisers Haines Watts Leicester has acquired the practice of Kagdadia & Co. Ashwin Kagdadia, a former
Loughborough University graduate, trained with Touche Ross & Co (now Deloitte) ahead of spending five years with another firm before setting up his own accountancy practice in 1991. He had been looking for the
right opportunity to join forces with a larger practice to allow his clients to benefit from a greater range of services and expertise, and identified Haines Watts as a good fit for his clients, which are predominantly SME businesses. Ashwin and his team have
transferred to Haines Watts Leicester at Hamilton as part of the merger, to ensure clients continue to receive the personal service, yet at the same time have access to the additional services provided by Haines Watts, such as integration onto cloud accounting, finance, business structuring, research and
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Ashwin Kagdadia (centre- left) and his staff pictured with Haines Watts partners
development tax credits and support with international trading. Sanjay Khullar, Senior Partner at
Haines Watts, said: “I am delighted to welcome Ashwin and his team
and look forward to working with them and his clients. I am pleased we are meeting our growth objectives and our aim to become the premier business adviser to
SME businesses in the region.” The merger follows a period of
substantial growth for Haines Watts, having merged with Gutteridge Scanlan last March.
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