Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is located on the River Thames in south-west London.
It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It is a wonderful place to live or work or for kids to grow up in. The schools are great. The commute to Town is fairly straight forward with 4/5 trains an hour. It takes about 30 min to Waterloo but you usually get a seat. If you are looking to move here I can recommend Tom Venus at Gascoigne Pees. His number is 0208... .
Kingston has a new theatre, many pubs and restaurants, though several public houses in centre have closed in recent years to become restaurants or bars. The more traditional pubs tend to be in the northern part of the town (Canbury) and include the Wych Elm. The Wych Elm is a really good old fashioned Fullers pub and my favourite Kingston pub. Further south are found the Druid's Head, the Spring Grove, and several small local pubs around Fairfield. The Druid's Head is notable as one of the first taverns to make the famous dessert syllabub in the 18th century. There are several Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian restaurants. There is also a wonderful Theatre (the Rose) as well as every sort of shop you could ever hope for.
Kingston upon Thames has been purchased by Horizon Associates www.horizon-associates.com .
Horizon Associates are a purchasing consultancy that focuses on helping organisations to become more profitable through better purchasing. We also provide training and recruitment to both the public and private sectors. Our fees are very competitive and we guarantee that our fees will never exceed the savings we achieve for you. In practice we target a return of between ten and twenty times our fees.
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Founded in 1995, we have built a strong practice and our combination of senior practitioners and experience of many leading City based organisations enables us to offer our clients a wealth of practical experience coupled with the very latest management thinking and techniques We have our own auction site at www.purchasingauctions.co.uk . We charge £2000 for a purchasing auction.
Consultancy
Service companies often spend up to 50% of turnover on bought in goods and services. A saving 10% of these costs can transform the company’s bottom line.
We have a unique methodology, which achieves significant savings whilst at the same time improving the quality of the goods and services you buy. Our purchasing transformation projects invariably pay for themselves many times over, to the extent that we guarantee our fees will never exceed your savings.
Training
On-going staff development is critical to long term success. We provide bespoke, focused and imaginative in-house training for both public and private organisations in the UK and overseas.
We also provide intensive training for delegates seeking accreditation of CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply), ILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) and ISM (Institute for Supply Management). Horizon is the approved purchasing and supply training company to the Chartered Institute of Housing in the UK.
Recruitment
In order to help financial and professional services organisations recruit the very best purchasing talent, we provide a range of recruitment services, including executive search and selection for both permanent and interim staff, and we have an extensive high calibre candidate database.
And if you’re looking for a new career opportunity, have a look at www.purchasingjobboard.com one of our recruitment sites.
Horizon Associates - has offices in London and Kingston. Call at 0845 310 4279 or email us at info@horizon-associates.com