Case studies
Bank of London and the Middle East
The Bank of London and The Middle East plc (“BLME”) launched in the UK on 9 July 2007, having received FSA authorisation to launch as a standalone, wholesale, Sharia’a compliant bank based in the City of London. BLME is focused on four main business lines: Islamic Treasury and Financial Institutions, Corporate Banking, Private Banking and Investment Management, Investment Banking.
Bonhams
Owned and run by British auctioneers since 1793, London-based Bonhams is the fastest growing fine art auction house in the world.
Brewin Dolphin
Brewin Dolphin Securities is the largest independent private client investment manager in the UK, managing over £21 billion of funds. With more than 100,000 clients depending on its services, Brewin Dolphin Securities’ IT systems have to be completely reliable and always available, 24 hours a day, every day.
The British Computer Society
The British Computer Society (BCS) is the leading professional body for those working in IT. A registered charity with a worldwide membership exceeding 65,000 members in over 100 countries, is the qualifying body for Chartered IT Professionals (CITP) and aims to promote the study and practice of computing.
Brixton plc
Brixton plc is the leading specialist owner of industrial and warehouse property in the UK. It owns and/or manages more than 19 million sq ft of space located predominantly in the South East of England and primarily around Heathrow and West London.
CB Richard Ellis
CB Richard Ellis is the world’s leading commercial real estate advisor. With over 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries, this respected international enterprise has more consultants advising more customers than any other property firm. Richard Ellis is the world’s leading commercial real estate advisor. With over 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries, this respected international enterprise has more consultants advising more customers than any other property firm.
City College Norwich
Founded in 1891, City College Norwich is one of the largest and most comprehensive colleges of further and higher education in the UK. As such, the organisation offers nine Vocational Schools, a Sixth Form Centre, three Centres of Vocational Excellence and the first National Skills Academy in Financial Services in the UK.
CMC Markets
A market maker in online retail financial services, CMC Markets is both a global leader in the provision of contracts for difference (CFDs) and one of the largest financial spread betting service providers in the UK.
CODA Group
CODA Group develops and delivers financial management solutions and related services to help medium and large organisations, especially those with complex accounting environments involving multiple currencies and languages, to streamline and automate their finance processes so as to achieve best practice in areas such as compliance, transaction related performance management and cost control.
Commerzbank
Commerzbank AG is one of Europe’s leading financial institutions and is the second largest bank in Germany with a balance sheet total of over €600 billion.
Coventry Hospital
Working in partnership with Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil, Coventry Hospital, needed network hardware provision and support solution for a new build 21st century Hospital, with 5000 users over a 3 year construction program worth in excess of £330 million.
Derby Hospital
Working in partnership with Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil, Derby Hospital needed a network hardware provision and support solution for a new build 21st century Hospital, with 5500 users over a 5 year construction program worth in excess of £650 million.
Hermes Fund Managers
Hermes is a multi boutique asset manager with a truly long-term and responsible approach to delivering investment returns. As a multi boutique, Hermes offers its clients the best combination of specialist investment teams and products along with a robust operating platform from which to run them.
London Borough of Brent Council
The London Borough of Brent is located in North West London between the boroughs of Harrow, Camden, Ealing and Barnet. Looking after a population of 271,000, the council has an annual budget requirement of £244 million. There are 3,500 office-based employees.
Manpower
Manpower Inc., is a world leader in the employment services industry, specializing in recruitment, employee assessment, training, career transition, organizational consulting and professional financial services. Established in 1948 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., it has a network of 4,300 offices in 73 countries serving the needs of 400,000 customers per year. Ranked No. 140 in the Fortune 500 list of the United States largest companies, Manpower had revenues of $16 billion in 2005.
Maritz
Maritz Inc is the world’s largest source of integrated performance improvement, travel and market research services. For over a century Maritz has helped companies understand, train, motivate and reward people and it is now the world’s largest source of integrated performance improvement, travel and market research services with clients that include 28 of the world’s 50 largest companies.
OC & C Strategy Consultants
Founded in 1987, OC&C Strategy Consultants is a global consulting firm that provides strategy advice to the senior management of large corporations and organisations. Operating from 15 offices, in ten countries, its consultants aim to bring clear thinking to complex issues. This includes areas such as shareholder value, business direction, merger or acquisition and strategy realisation. The aim is to achieve lasting improvements in performance as well as long term growth, underpinned by creative, but always practical, strategic problem solving.
Old Mutual
Old Mutual is a major international financial services group specialising in savings and wealth management, with a solid foundation of experience in asset administration built over 160 years in regions as varied as South Africa and Sweden. Its primary objective is to look after people’s money and competently manage individual wealth well. In 2007, the funds under management by the group exceeded £270 billion.
Oxford University
Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS) provides high-quality, cost-effective IT services to Oxford University, supporting more than 25,000 users in total.
Royal Cornwall NHS Trust
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the principal provider of acute care services in Cornwall. It serves a population of around 500,000 people, a figure doubled by holidaymakers during the busiest times of the year. The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff and is responsible for the provision of services at NHS sites in Truro, Penzance and Hayle comprising approximately 950 beds.
Thomas Miller
With 550 people employed worldwide and offices in four continents, Thomas Miller is a boutique specialist insurance business offering services including underwriting, claims handling, loss prevention, risk management, legal advice and investment.
TSYS Europe
TSYS provides electronic payment services to leading financial institutions and retailers. Through a state-of-the-art data centre in Knaresborough, TSYS Europe processes 30 million accounts for the European market. It offers a range of issuing and payment technologies for consumer finance, credit, debit and store cards as well as gift and merchant programmes.
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is an international university with a worldwide reputation for excellence in teaching and research. The University has over 14,000 students and 2,300 members of staff.
Virgin Money
A division of the Virgin Group, Virgin Money is one of the UK's leading online financial services providers, and has recently expanded its operations to cover the Australian market, too.
Virtue Fusion
Virtue Fusion is an online gaming operator with peak traffic of over 6,000 concurrent players. Virtue Fusion develops Bingo and networked gaming solutions for the online gambling industry, primarily targeting existing online gaming operators, bookmakers, land-based operators and media companies. Virtue Fusion is the world's leading developer and licensor of Internet bingo products in the UK.
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