Chris Parry, B.Sc, C.Eng, MIChem.E, MCMI

Specialities

Materials and Design Materials investigation and problem solving Materials selection Product design	Processing	Secondary Operations Finishing and decorating Forming and cutting
Commercial Corporate identity overhaul Marketing and market research Mergers and acquisitions Strategic planning and forecasting	Markets Aerospace Building Electrical and electrochemical Packaging	Other Skills Authoring Interim management Project management Training Trouble shooting

Personal Profile

Chris Parry is the lead consultant for, and founder of, Rosewood Associates, a multi-disciplinary business consultancy focused on bringing expertise and additional project based manpower to the small to medium sized business. A Chartered Engineer, Chris has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Surrey, a post-graduate Diploma in Management Studies and is a Member of both the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Chartered Management Institute. Most of Chris’s business experience has been in sales, marketing and general management. For over 17 years, before founding Rosewood Associates in 2001, he worked for US owned multi national plastics companies, (including GE Plastics), in a variety of UK and international roles. From a career mainly in the building materials, plastics and screenprinting industries, and with very comprehensive expertise in those industries, Chris also has a wealth of international general management experience that can be applied to most business-to-business situations. Chris has been the author of a number of business and technical articles and is the co-inventor on two recently filed patent applications for “see through” graphic management systems.

Company Profile

Rosewood Associates has been operating since 2001, and is a broad based business consultancy offering a wide range of services, primarily, (but not exclusively), in the businesses that distribute or use plastic sheet and film.

Although our clients range from large multi-national corporations to small businesses, we tend to focus on the needs of small businesses in a business-to-business environment. From time to time, the smaller business needs to bring in specific skills and expertise that are not available in house, and this is the project -based service that we offer.

In the past 12 months, commissions undertaken by Rosewood Associates have included projects as diverse as:

European market research study in the industrial screenprinting industry

Company strategy appraisal in an intellectual property business

Planning and preparation for the sale of a privately owned business

Technical sales training within the plastics industry

Identification and vetting of European agents

Products and Services

Strategic Planning

Setting corporate objectives and vision, Organization structure, Market strategies, Analysis of the competitive environment, Product strategies, Planning for acquisition, disposal and MBO.

Specialty Market Research, (UK and Europe)

Plastic sheet and film markets, Industrial screenprinting, Plastics packaging.

Training

Plastics, polymers and allied materials, Sales prospecting by telephone, (business-to-business), Effective telephone selling and relationship building, (business-to-business).

Independent Company Health Checks

Strengths and weaknesses, Organizational structure, Product portfolio analysis, Customer satisfaction surveys, Health & Safety, Legal compliance and corporate governance.

Company HR procedures and staff handbooks

Writing of company procedures for holidays, absence etc., Terms and conditions of employment, Staff handbooks.

Independent Investigation and Analysis

Materials complaints investigation and reporting, Materials identification and evaluation, Materials selection.

Corporate Identity

Company logo design, Unification of corporate identity, Visual identity overhaul.

 

Contact Address

Rosewood Associates, Westerleigh House, 29 Rosewood Way, Farnham Common, Bucks. SL2 3QD

Phone: 01753 669305

Fax: 01753 669304

Mobile: 07786 072034

e-mail: rosewoodassoc123@aol.com

Web site: www.rosewoodassociates.com