TCS celebrates first year of helping SMEs (2nd December 2008)

Translogic Limited, the specialist training subsidiary of the International Airline Marketing Group, is celebrating a successful first year in management consultancy, following the launch of Translogic Consultancy Services (TCS) in 2007.

TCS was created to provide corporate clients with a wide array of services spanning strategic direction, business planning, systems, HR, financial management and sales and marketing. TCS handles re-engineering of existing companies, feasibility studies and implementation of new operations both for Irish-based and overseas clients.

Successful projects to date have included total reviews of financial and compliance matters, the development and implementation of marketing plans, establishment of management and staff reporting systems, and streamlining of booking procedures and admin processes. Clients to date have included transport companies, manufacturers, holiday and leisure operators, food importers, machinery installers and retailers both in Ireland and overseas. The company has found most demand from small- to medium-sized operations.

TCS has proven itself able to accommodate the varied and often complex requirements of clients through its access to a broad panel of highly-skilled consultants with expertise in banking, management accountancy and audit, sales and marketing, corporate law, management, HR and training.

After an initial appraisal of requirements, all work for clients is managed through their individual Senior Consultant, who calls upon the services of the appropriate panel experts. Projects are pre-quoted and performed within agreed timeframes.

Says Translogic MD Malcolm Knox: “It is often very difficult for companies in the SME sector to obtain quality advice and external management support at a cost which is acceptable. Such services are generally the preserve of larger organizations, which are better able to absorb the normally high costs.

“We launched TCS to fill a void: smaller companies are often the ones which are most in need of qualified assistance. The creation of TCS has placed the benefits of heavyweight management skills within their reach. And its success to date proves that there is a real need for this service.”
 
Established in 2002, Translogic is the Irish market leader in training for specialist sectors such as dangerous goods handling, Customs procedures and Aviation Security. The training business has increased by 20% in the past year, and has expanded operations into the UK.

Translogic is a subsidiary of the International Airline Marketing (IAM) Group: a highly-successful group whose activities also include airline representation, cargo handling and international road transportation. IAM controls some 20% of total airfreighted exports from Ireland.