The North West 2020 Annual Survey
South Ribble manufacturer gets boost with mentoring support
Pet and personal care products manufacturer Group55 Ltd has increased turnover by more than 40 per cent and created more than 10 new jobs after receiving mentoring support from Boost, Lancashire’s business growth hub.
Stephen Turner formed Group55 in 1999, initially selling pest control products online. Over the years, the company diversified to become a world leading manufacturer of dog grooming products. As it grew, reliance on third party manufacturers became problematic.
When Stephen first engaged with Boost in October 2017, the firm had just moved into a £2m facility to begin Stephen’s manufacturing ambitions. Today, Group55 manufactures a wide range of products for humans as well as dogs and exports to more than 50 countries.
After an initial discussion about the business, Stephen’s challenges and goals, Boost delivery partner Orvia identified David Grant, a business mentor with a wealth of experience in strategic business planning, as the best person to support Group 55.
Growth Mentoring is a fully funded Boost programme where business owners are matched with a successful businessperson to offer 1-2-1 support in order to tackle the challenges faced in growing the business. The programme is delivered by Community and Business Partners and Orvia.
Stephen said: “The experience from David Grant was invaluable. He has a great mentoring style, by letting us make our own decisions. We went through the business, discussing where we wanted to be and what were our challenges. With his previous experience in manufacturing he had been there and done it, so he understood what I was going through at each stage. David was able to produce solutions and think differently to us which really helped to have a different perspective on the business. He listened, and then dealt with it in manageable bite size chunks.”
Since the mentoring support, Group55 now employs more than 20 staff – with new roles created in the manufacturing, technical and quality departments of the company. Turnover has increased by more than 40 per cent and Stephen is now aiming to triple the turnover again.
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