Bridgestone Tyres

"Apprise made a detailed study of storage and distribution for Bridgestone and Pirelli with a view to developing a joint distribution platform utilising our existing service provider. They provided detailed solutions for several options without revealing each manufacturer’s cost structures. Through extensive detailed models they gave us “green field” cost structures which supported key strategic decisions (which have since proved of significant benefit to Bridgestone).Throughout the whole process of pre-presentations, tender completion, research and study, interim and final reporting Apprise exhibited remarkable diligence, accuracy and professionalism. Any experts brought into the project were well prepared and timely with their tasks. Apprise leave nothing to estimation if they can find out the true cost. This approach uses their experience without broad assumptions. They were able to see what was required very quickly and the reporting is first class providing a top view which gets to the point but underlying this is every detail to fully support any conclusions."

Mr David H Clarke from Bridgestone UK Ltd - 20 January 2010

Home Decor Innovations

"Gwynne's knowledge of the UK 3PL community and his ability to know instinctively what the correct service proposition should be has been invaluable to me in three different companies on three different projects."

Max Crosby-Browne - Commercial Director, Home Decor Innovations

Keswick Enterprises

"Gwynne has worked for me on some sensitive projects in the public sector. He demonstrated a number of valuable attributes that lead me to recommend him as a rounded business consultant that delivers results. He is a self starter with a good feel for the best approach to a project and client using methods that are easily understood by a "non" supply chain audience. He has wide experience and reference points in his background to bring to the party and he is trustworthy. Gwynne delivers high quality work on time and works well in a team or alone."

Mike Wallis FCILT - Managing Director, Keswick Enterprises

Euroway Group

"Gwynne has produced some excellent work for us working on a variety of projects, and I would have no hesitation in recommending him."

Geoff Howard - Sales Director, Euroway Group

Unipart Group

"Gwynne is an intelligent and committed advisor who has helped many organisations achieve their goals. I have worked alongside Gwynne on a number of CILT projects and academic workshops and they have all run smoothly - not always the easiest thing to achieve!"

Paul Brooks - Chairman, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Sales Director, Unipart Group

IBM EMEA

"I have known Gwynne for many years and worked with him while I was with several companies. I have always found him highly professional with an in-depth understanding of strategies and key issues in Supply Chains and Logistics."

Denis O'Sullivan - Supply Chain Industry Executive, IBM EMEA

Burman Associates

"Gwynne worked as a director of Burman Associates for over 2 years. During this time, I found him very professional and articulate in how he worked with both clients and Associates of Burman. He engaged with clients across a wide range of supply chain sectors and disciplines. He understood their needs very well and was able to translate this into solutions that met their needs."

Angela Clarke - Managing Director, Burman Associates

Snowdon Tate

"I have known Gwynne for around 15 years. He is highly professional, very consistent and has excellent follow through and attention to detail, delivering on what he says he'll do."

Beth Cauldwell - Managing Partner, Snowdon Tate

Frontier Mail

"Gwynne is a very professional, hard working individual who always works in the interests of his customers. He provides an excellent service whilst continually bearing in mind the needs, capabilities and resources of his customers."

Bali Sethi - Owner, Frontier Mail

Bae Systems

"Gwynne is an outstanding professional and a leader in his field of expertise. We have established a partnering approach to project delivery and I expect to work with Gwynne again later this year."

Anthony Croughan - Logistics Manager Bae Systems

Logistech Limited

"I have worked with Gwynne on a number of projects over the last few years and have no hesitation in recommending him. He is very knowledgeable about logistics and transport and always comes up with practical solutions."

Phil Gibbs - Director, Logistech Limited

Logistics Consulting Ltd

"Gwynne is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of logistics. I have worked with him on a number of projects and his grasp of the brief is excellent. He also forges good relationships with clients who like him to work for them again. I have no hesitation in recommending his services. I have used Gwynne for a number of assignments, and we have had repeat business because clients really like to use him. I would not hesitate to recommend his services to others."

Ruth Waring (Williams) - MD, Labyrinth Logistics Consulting Ltd

DHL Life Sciences

"Gwynne is an excellent person to work with. He is well organised, efficient and effective. His experience and knowledge of logistics is excellent."

Nigel Cryer - Global Quality, DHL Life Sciences

United Utilities

"Overall, I was very impressed with the company, they delivered on time, against the agreed budget, secondly, interaction with the business was managed very effectively. The recommendations presented have been fully implemented, operational / financial benefits have been realised....thumbs up for me.

I would recommend that you request that a chap called Gwynne Richards be appointed as the Project Manager".

Paul Quinn - Procurement Manager, United Utilities

"Gwynne provided timely and helpful advice and proposals for our logistics change planning"

John Manwell - United Utilities

Harding Brothers

"Gwynne Richards and a colleague from Burman Associates were chosen by Harding Brothers, to carry out a review of warehouse operations and conditions, with a view to maximising the real estate, facilities and personnel available. They quickly got to grips with the task in hand and diligently carried out a full review of the site working practices, taking great care to interview personnel and ensure they understood the finer workings of our business. We found the consultants to be of the highest caliber, taking great care to meticulously plan and document each phase of their proposal".

"At the end of their review they gave a thorough and professional presentation to senior management and left us to decide our own path. We chose to follow their advice and the results of the change, much improved floor space, operating area and offices, have been of enormous value to both the team and the company".

Roger Bishop - Harding Brothers

CIL Ernst & Young

"Gwynne worked with us on a piece of commercial due diligence and strategy work for our client and their investors NBGI Private Equity.  We were very impressed with his combination of detailed operational knowledge in logistics with his market insight and competitive intelligence.  Gwynne’s input was all heavily evidence based, including interviewing key clients of the business and talking to competitors.  He was invaluable at building our understanding of the market and developing commercial recommendations for the business.  He has gone on to do some operational consulting for our client team in his own right, as they were very impressed with his input.  Gwynne is great to work with, he got on well with the whole team, and his contribution was always timely.  Costs were reasonable and in value terms he went the extra mile."

Sebastian Chambers - Director, CIL Ernst & Young

Regional Newspaper Distributor

"…  your presentation was extremely, extremely well received and the Chairman … said how professional he thought you were and that we had a great deal to learn from your project."

Circulation Director