Who we are

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Our partners.

Our differing points of view lead to superior business and commercial solutions for both our clients and for the Oldbury Partnership. Our individual experiences promote creativity and innovation as well as contribute to our overall success.

At present, the Oldbury Partnership includes:

Ron Edmondson.

Ron has a set of experiences in the construction industry ranging from component manufacture to major client. This has given him a unique perspective on how performance improvement can be achieved for all parties to the industry.

He is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years commercial experience, having originally trained and qualified with Deloittes. He has acted in the capacity of Finance Director, Treasurer, Managing Director and Chairman for a number of businesses heavily involved in the construction industry.

He is currently a member of the Management Board of Constructing Excellence. He has been an active participator in many construction industry change initiatives and had a key role in establishing supply chain integration as one of the major themes of the Strategic Forum for Construction. He was a board member of the Movement for Innovation and the Construction Best Practice programme and is a co author of the Strategic Forum's Integration Toolkit. He has been a director of the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, the first UK green field PFI hospital.

Rick Edmondson.

Rick has been Chairman of a number of high quality, safety critical manufacturing organisations, with up to 1000 employees and has a deep understanding of the management process. He is passionate about safety and customer service and demands that the Oldbury Partnership provides World Class service in all it's dealings with clients and their stakeholders. He lectures on "The Nature of Management Failure." As an entrepreneur he has created several independent railway industry businesses involving the challenges of rail regulation and safety inspection.

Annie van Alphen.

Annie is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. She has a background in business and finance and a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Annie's interests lay with HR issues and she is on the Regional Recognition Panel for Investors in People.

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