Taybourne - Independent Commercial Consultancy
We provide services and support to customers utilising the extensive experience of our team and select partners. We also actively identify and develop new business opportunities, exploring innovation and new technology.
Our experience has been gained over 20+ years, primarily in the Rail Industry, with companies including,
Actively identifying and developing new business opportunities.
Taybourne is not just limited to the rail industry, we are able to help customers and partners in different industries, to date including, composites, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, metal fabrication, construction and machine centre manufacturers.
In addition, we actively identify and develop new business opportunities, both independently and with partners to explore innovation and new technology.
Why not get in touch to see how we can work together to support your business?
In Profile: Paul Woolley
Paul has worked in the UK and International Rail Industry since 1996, during which time he has held a variety of roles covering a range of disciplines from manager to board level, including:
- Board Director
- Group Director
- General management
- Commercial
- Business development
- Project management
- Contract management
- Bids
- Procurement
- Sales
(on projects from £250k to £1bn+ in value)
His real passion is identifying and developing ideas, innovations and concepts, then bringing all the necessary resources, people, strategy and plans together to ‘make it happen’.
What we do
We can offer support for the following areas
Bid Management
Full range of support services for responding to PQQ, ITT, RFQ, RFP and generation of bespoke proactive bids. Particular experience in responding to tenders in public sector environment.
Business Case Development
Analysis and creation of business cases to support investment and business development.
Sales and Market Development / Quantification
From market and customer analysis through to targeted work streams to secure sales, market penetration and growth.
Project Management / Delivery
Translation of contractual commitments into structured delivery plans and management of resource to deliver; time, quality and cost. Project Health Checks, Assurance & Recovery
Commercial Management
Full suite of commercial management to control and risk/opportunity and maximise project margins.
Contract Negotiation
Engagement with customers, lawyers and advisors from bid through to contract finalisation.
Contract Management
Delivery of in place contracts, identification of deliverables, responsibilities and risk.
Business Development
Identifying and interfacing with customers to generate and manage opportunities.
Strategy Development and Execution
Understanding and setting the vision of where you want to go and putting the necessary actions in place to get there.
Case Studies
A few examples of our capabilities applied on previous projects
Case Study:
New Coaches for Caledonian Sleeper (Serco)
CAF
Paul worked with a rolling stock financier to create the concept of new coaches for the Caledonian Sleeper franchise to offer to the companies bidding to operate the franchise.
This was a game changer as it introduced new facilities, including en-suite rooms, onto UK trains and supported the ‘hotel on rails’ service offering which is at the core of the Serco business model.
This project brought CAF back into the UK mainland mainline rail market as an OEM following an absence of 15 years.
Case Study:
New vehicles for London Underground (Circle Line)
Bombardier
Following the London bombings in 2007, 2 vehicles on Circle Line were damaged beyond repair. The Circle Line is a very intensive operation and there were insufficient vehicles to keep the fleet at full strength; Metronet who were operating the system needed a solution.
A number of potential solutions were examined, from accelerating the build of the new trains that were to replace the fleet, to sourcing donor vehicles from around the world. In the end the only viable solution, albeit it very challenging, was to build new vehicles to the old design. Paul championed the concept of building 2 new vehicles, from the initial idea to contract signature and project mobilisation.
This involved pulling together a number of stakeholders and the creation of a UK/Hungarian team and supply base to deliver this uniquely challenging project.
News
The latest announcements from Taybourne
February 2020
Taybourne Ltd are pleased to announce the signature of an agreement with ERLO Group to grow sales of ERLO Group products in UK/Eire and Scandinavia.
ERLO Group has a wealth of experience in manufacturing and product support of a wide range of drilling, tapping, high production and transfer machines through the Group brands:
Erlo
Iberdrill
Standard Products (Drilling, Drilling unit heads, Tapping)
Ibermach
Customised Solutions (Transfer Machines, Presses, Broaching machines, Automation solutions, INTERCEPTOR)
Erlo Service
Support
These products offer a unique blend of Life Cycle Cost, Reliability, Precision, Efficiency and Durability to support the most demanding manufacturing processes. The full range of current products and capabilities of the company can be seen at:
ERLO Group are positioning themselves to continue to grow by supporting new and existing customers in delivering their business targets.
If you have a requirement for any existing ERLO Group products or need a solution to a manufacturing requirement, please get in touch to see how we can help support your business?
For UK/Eire and Scandinavia
Paul Woolley +44 7557 852276
April 2020
Taybourne Ltd are pleased to announce we are working with Fishbone on various support and innovation projects .
These projects include development of new innovations and opportunities, alongside deployment of Fishbone Operational Readiness product for customers, including Network Rail and HS2. Operational Readiness ensures that a project/business is ready for a configuration state change by addressing the fundamental questions of; 'Will it work, and what needs to be true ?' and 'Are you ready, and can you prove it ?'
Paul Woolley +44 7557 852276
July 2020
Taybourne Ltd are please to announce a collaboration with Renewable Developments (Wales) to develop rail and other opportunities at their site in Trecwn, Pembrokeshire.
The 1,000 acre site is rail connected and offers tremendous scope for rail opportunities in the first instance, from simple rail vehicle storage to address the immediate requirement to store off-lease rolling stock, through to maintenance, modification or end of life recycling and disposal. The site has further enormous potential to develop other business streams which take benefit from the site’s location, rail connectivity, easy road access and current and potential on site facilities.
These future opportunities will be heavily linked with the important areas of decarbonisation, renewables, environmentally conscious technology and innovation. The site is in the early stages of developing a green hydrogen production facility.
Constantly looking to the future; new business, new opportunities.
We are actively identifying and developing new business opportunities, both independently and with partners to explore innovation and new technology. Why not get in touch to see how we can work together to support your existing business and develop the future?
