Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to input and help shape our future ways of working by completing our survey. So far, more than 470 colleagues across the Group have completed it.
We would like as much engagement from across GC as possible to help us shape the way we work going forward, identify the practical issues and better use of our office space and how we continue to respond to the needs of our customers. We hope this process will take us on the next stage of our journey to being a more agile, responsive and high-performing organisation.
As I have mentioned previously, each week the survey is open we will be selecting a lucky dip from those who have consented to be part of this. Congratulations to Ian Lancaster, you will receive £50 in your GC Hive account when the survey closes. Thank you for your feedback and support in helping make the way we work in the future the best it can be.
ekosgen acquisition
Today I am pleased to announce the successful acquisition of ekosgen, one of the UK's leading independent companies providing economic and social research, analysis and consultancy advice.
This acquisition will allow ekosgen to utilise GC’s delivery experience to support clients in meeting their ambitions while giving the wider Group full end to end economic development capability – from strategy and research all the way through to delivery of skills, employment, business support and investment services. Established in 2002, ekosgen is one of the UK's leading independent economic and social research consultancies, with offices in Manchester, Sheffield and Glasgow. It will remain independent in its delivery of high-quality research, business case development, appraisal and evaluation throughout the UK.
We intend to continue to grow our GC Consulting offer and are delighted to have ekosgen as part of the Group. ekosgen is actively looking for experienced consultancy practitioners to join the team.
To find out more, please speak to Michael.Palin@growthco.uk.