EP Partners

Business Partners

EP works with a number of strategic business partners – partners who are interested in communicating to and engaging with the EP community. These key sponsors of our activities help to promote EP as a centre for management information and knowledge:

 

People 1st is the sector skills council for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism, working to transform skills in the sector, particularly in the areas of management and leadership, customer service and craft skills.

People 1st is committed to ensuring that public funds support the industry to develop only those qualifications and programmes that meet the needs of employers.

People 1st’s training division develops solutions to ensure there is a collaborative approach to growing skills and productivity across the sector, helping service-centred companies become more competitive, build capacity and focus on the essentials of their business.

People 1st’s vocational learning team works with industry to set national occupational standards, develop apprenticeship and foundation degree frameworks and determine which qualifications need to be developed and funded to meet industry needs.  Their work is based on robust research and consultation with employers. 

People 1st also brings together information on funding, careers, jobs, qualifications, employers and learning providers for the sector on its unique website – uksp.co.uk.

Employers that register on the site can become a Good Employer – a benchmark of training and development best practice - find funded training programmes, identify good training providers and qualifications and find fresh talent and trained staff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSM Tenon is regarded as one of the most progressive and entrepreneurial professional services firms in the UK today.

Through a comprehensive suite of accounting and consultancy services, we offer intelligent solutions to a national client base that ranges from individuals and entrepreneurially-led owner managed businesses, to large corporations and public sector organisations.
 
With leadership in the provision of business advisory, risk management, tax, recovery and financial management services, we are the UK's 7th largest accounting firm with a fee income of over £225m, employing nearly 3,000 people with offices in all major commercial centres across the UK.

We help entrepreneurs create, protect and enhance personal wealth. We give board and senior executives the assurance they need to manage their organisation effectively and the proactive support they demand to help them stay ahead of the competition. 

We are the UK member of RSM International, the 6th largest global accounting network with over 730 offices in more than 70 countries, and in excess of 30,000 people worldwide.  

 

 

 

Formed to share their founders’ 50 years experience setting up and running luxury hotels in Europe, Asia & America, ISS arena21’s vision is to take that five star service ethos to the business world and offer prestigious, blue-chip clients a range of front of house solutions.

For the last ten years, ISS arena21 has been one of the leading outsourcing and managed services companies in its field, acclaimed as providing the best receptions in London, setting the highest standards in managing meeting room facilities and is Europe's leading corporate concierge.

 

 

beacon is the UK’s largest purchasing consortium for the independent hospitality industry, with more than 2,000 members, including over 280 Best Western Hotels.

The buyers at beacon have a wealth of experience across the hospitality sector and an expert knowledge of the best suppliers, products and current price trends.  They use their knowledge to secure the best deals for beacon customers, sourcing products and services across six categories: food, drink, housekeeping and consumables, utilities and services, fixtures, fittings and equipment and refurbishment.

beacon customers can expect better pricing and discounts from a huge range of industry leading suppliers. Easy ordering and hassle free monthly billing through beacon’s central billing service.  Further savings on purchases with the ‘Power points’ loyalty scheme.  As well as an account management team and range of additional services such as the directory, newsletter and website – beaconpurchasing.co.uk.

 

Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises around 8,000 offices in 88 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.

With listings on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by around 220,000 shareholders in 119 countries and territories. The shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Receipts.

Through an international network linked by advanced technology, including a rapidly growing e-commerce capability, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services: personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking; and other activities.

 

 

IndiCater is one of the UK’s leading providers of web based back of house management software systems to the hospitality industry.  They specialise in providing our clients with a unique range of applications that manage and control costs, and drive business efficiency - at an affordable entry point. IndiCater clients love their software because it has been designed specifically for the needs of the hospitality industry by professionals who have worked within the sector and understand its needs.

With over 30+ modules and tools from which to select, our core management control processes encompass everything from accounts data capture, stock control and recipe management, through to employment and business monitoring processes. Modules and tools can be licensed individually or packaged together as a suite.  As a web based application, clients including Contract Caterers, Hotels, Restaurants, Pubs, Schools and Universities, Visitor Attractions, NHS, and Event Caterers have access to key site operating data from any location at any time, enabling them to take full control of their businesses.

 

 

Founded in 1946, Roffey Park is a management and leadership institute widely recognised for its expertise and experience in providing high impact personal development programmes that transform individuals and organisations. We offer a variety of open and tailored development programmes, consultancy services and qualification programmes including the MSc in People and Organisational Development, validated by the University of Sussex.

Our aim is to:

  • Provide a leading edge approach to people and organisational development, specifically in the human aspects
  • Advance the quality of management through education, discussion and debate
  • Enable the well-being of people at work

Our core expertise covers:

  • Leadership Development
  • Management Skills and Development
  • Personal effectiveness
  • Organisational Development
  • Human Resources and HR Business Partnering
  • Executive Coaching

Research is a foundation stone of our work: in this area we seek to identify current and future trends in the workplace and the emerging challenges of organisational life. We have a faculty who are experts in their subject area - many have also held senior management positions - a network of over 40 associates in Europe and Asia Pacific, and a team of researchers.

We are based in the UK but deliver our programmes and present at conferences throughout the world.  We also have a presence in Asia Pacific, having chosen Singapore as the perfect location to serve the region.  Our headquarters in West Sussex, set in 40 acres of landscaped grounds, offers modern training facilities including 60 spacious bedrooms, alongside our contemporary conference centre.  


 

DLA Piper became one of the largest legal service providers in the world in 2005 through a merger of unprecedented scope in the legal sector. While large in scale, the merger strategy was simple – to create an international legal practice capable of taking care of the most important legal needs of clients wherever they do business. DLA Piper wanted clients to rely on receiving the right service for their particular matter, whether requiring seamless coordination across multiple jurisdictions or delivery in a single location.

Building strong and substantial client relationships was and remains the compass for DLA Piper's business strategy and future development. With Frank Burch as Chairman of our Global Board, DLA Piper today has 3,500 lawyers in more than 65 offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. They represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Client commitment is also their brand – everything matters when it comes to the way we serve and interact with our clients. If it matters to them, it matters to us.

DLA Piper was built to serve clients wherever in the world they do business - quickly, efficiently and with genuine knowledge of both local and international considerations.  But while markets around the world are internationalising, this doesn’t mean they are becoming the same. We remain committed, as always, to the local markets that are the building blocks of international business.

 

 

 

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