Pictured above: Phil Davis
East Midlands-based Lotus Care Technology Ltd is a respected
provider of specialist products and services for the health
sector.
The Nottingham company was established in 2007, providing
services to privately-owned care and dementia homes across the UK
from small establishments through to large corporate premises.
"We provide monitoring products and services such as nurse call
systems, door access units, Intruder alarms and CCTV systems along
with service and maintenance contracts," explains Director Phil
Davis.
Rapid growth
Lotus Care has grown rapidly in the last two years and continues
to recruit staff to meet demand. "Our strategy is to consolidate in
the short term, reinvesting profits back into the business," says
Phil. "Longer term we want to grow the retail and tools side which
includes the installation of monitoring systems. Our aim is to take
the team from five up to around 12 staff, continuing to provide
employment opportunities for the local area."
Between them, Phil, fellow Director Paul Smith and their team
have many years' experience of monitoring systems and are ideally
placed to provide solutions to the often complex applications
required by their clients. "We take the time to provide systems
that are specific and correct and being independent means we can
select the best solution from the full range of products on the
market," adds Phil.
Skills investment
With such rapid growth, Phil wanted to ensure everyone kept
their skills up to the minute and contacted the local Business Link
service to ask for a training review of the business. "An adviser
came to visit us and carried out a comprehensive review which
helped us to identify needs and develop an ongoing training
programme," says Phil.
The Directors are no exception to the training. Keen to win more
public sector contracts their local Business Link adviser has
helped them to identify funding available in a drive to develop
their tendering and leadership skills.
Access all areas
The Lotus Care team have found Business Link to be a great
access route to further help and support. "Through Business Link we
were able to identify and successfully apply for, funding towards
the costs of staff training and development.
"And it's not only the funding that has been of benefit," adds
Phil. "We have linked in to the Manufacturing Advisory Service and
received a range of relevant and useful templates, information and
event dates from our Business Link adviser.
"We've also discovered the wealth of information and online
tools available on the Business Link website. It's well worth
contacting them and the whole business has definitely benefited
from their involvement."