Benchworks - Bob Deakin, Joint MD
Benchworks are a specialist contractor company, manufacturing & installing displays and interiors for Museums, Galleries & Trade Fairs.
Our accounts have been handled by Phil Green since 2003, but after René joined and Prism Group as we know it formed we were attracted to their other services such as management advice and marketing. At the core of the management advice they give us is the opportunity to come into the Prism office and hold a monthly meeting to discuss the company.
Although the agenda is quite formal, with finance & accounts, reviewing monthly performance and specific jobs all being discussed, it has become essential for ourselves as it gives us an opportunity to get away from the daily running of the business and take on objective views.
René has always been excellent at looking at our business externally. He’s invaluable as somebody who’s keyed in to what we do and is not blindly optimistic about our forecasts. His hands on approach is a breath of fresh air compared to a previous consultant we worked with, who did what was expected of him but never enriched our understanding of our business in the manner René has.