Client Testimonials

BOARD LEVEL / SEARCH

“DxS commissioned Ashley Hoyle to conduct a search to find a Chief Operating Officer at a time of rapid growth in the Company. It was a challenging assignment given both; the dynamics within the existing team and also with the investors. Ashley Hoyle dealt with those issues with a degree of sensitivity that made the acceptance of the final candidate a lot easier. In terms of the process itself the candidates identified were of a high calibre. I felt that Ashley Hoyle went the extra mile in terms of the overall process.”

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NED / BOARD LEVEL RECRUITMENT

"Henry Boot plc has undertaken several very successful assignments with Ashley Hoyle aided by the in depth knowledge of the business that Roger Hoyle developed through that process.

I have enjoyed working with Ashley Hoyle.  They provide a bespoke effective service and are particularly adept at candidate management and we are delighted with the Non-Executive Director candidates they have introduced to the company."

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EXECUTIVE SEARCH

"Ashley Hoyle's excellent network within the financial and professional community was of real benefit to us in identifying the ideal candidate to head up our Manchester office. They also added a great deal of value in terms of helping us to clarify our candidate brief and their ideas and suggestions go well beyond the usual scope of an executive search consultancy."

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MANAGEMENT TEAM RECRUITMENT

"Ashley Hoyle have worked with Speedy for a number of years now and have been intrinsic in a number of strategic hires as the management team has been built to support the company's growth. We have enjoyed working with them and are delighted with the calibre of the individuals that they have brought to Speedy"

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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT / JOB GRADING

"We used Ashley Hoyle recently to help us with a complex project developing an objective assessment method to grade roles within our organisation.  Charles Fraser acted as our consultant and his expertise in assessment methods and statistical validity have enabled us to create a tool, that is not overly bureaucratic but that meets all our criteria.  We were delighted with the service, Charles' support and his flexibility and more importantly with the outcome, a fair method of assessment that is transparent and fully reflects the value of different factors with our business.

I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Ashley Hoyle to anyone who was looking for a professional service using experienced consultants."

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SEARCH & SELECTION

“Ashley Hoyle provide an outstanding service for both candidates and businesses alike. I have worked with a number of executive search and select businesses, but none have provided a better, more client focused approach than Ashley Hoyle.”

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ASSESSMENT CENTRE DESIGN / TRAINING

"Charles helped G4S Electronic Monitoring to produce a practical and efficient assessment centre design, assessor training course and materials for selection of customer facing staff.

Charles has always been able to help move us forward when we needed support. He has always delivered to time, sometimes at short notice and has contributed significantly to the quality of our programmes.

Ashley Hoyle has contributed significantly to a reduction in staff turnover, which at 18 % is less than half that of 3 years ago. Equally importantly, our managers often comment that the calibre of staff coming into the Business through the assessment centre process is significantly higher than before we used these techniques."

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COMPETENCY DESIGN

"Charles has trained the international HR team in competency design techniques which has been very useful in building their skills threshold.

His communication style is down to earth and easily understood by all and the training was informative and highly practical."

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SEARCH & SELECTION

“Ashley Hoyle understood our requirements and sourced some strong candidates against a challenging specification.  They were at all times professional and their consistent support through the process was much valued.  I would have no hesitation in recommending them for executive search.”

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MANAGING CHANGE

"Charles was very supportive to the HR team at NG Bailey during a time of change and transition. He created and ran a series of change management workshops which were professional, thorough and engaging and very well received by the delegates. They helped to draw the individuals further into how they could contribute to make the change process as effective as possible. "

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT / RECRUITMENT

“We've used the services of Ashley Hoyle for the past five years and found that Jane's external perspective, support and professional approach has been invaluable in helping colleagues new to key management roles move forward in their own development. In addition, the services offered by Ashley Hoyle as part of recruitment have supported us in the selection process for key posts. Jane is an excellent colleague who always gives her very full attention to the business in hand. Thank you.”

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RECRUITMENT / TRAINING

"We have used Ashley Hoyle in two ways; our own company recruitment and training for our client’s project team.  In both cases Ashley Hoyle has proved to be very approachable, easy to deal with and credible partners to work alongside."

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DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT

"At a time when the business was growing and we needed to strengthen the management team Ashley Hoyle assisted in the recruitment of a new Development Director. They introduced an outstanding candidate with sector relevant experience and background and, as the business has expanded from 30 to 90 units, he has made an outstanding contribution and continues to be an excellent member of the management team.

Ashley Hoyle provided an excellent and cost effective service and we are happy to recommend them."

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"Working with Ashley Hoyle has been like a breath of fresh air, compared to other consultants I have dealt with."

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CEO RECRUITMENT

"Ashley Hoyle provided an innovative solution to the management requirements for Ai2 in an efficient and cost effective manner by putting forward a strong shortlist of part-time CEOs for our incubator company."

 

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DIRECTORS FOR HIGHLY GEARED ORGANISATIONS

"Ashley Hoyle have helped us recruit Directors for several of our investee companies.

They have an excellent network and a strong grasp of directorship requirements in highly geared organisations, so their shortlisted candidates have always been on target to meet our requirements as well as meeting the specialist needs of the investee companies.

Their consultants are highly experienced and have a strong awareness of financial and business matters, which, in my experience, is rare among recruitment consultants.

We regard them as a key specialist resource for filling both executive and non-executive director roles."

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SENIOR RECRUITMENT

"Ashley Hoyle made a number of senior appointments at the Leeds Group. Their understanding of the culture and personalities involved, helped with the successful appointments, in particular Head of the Leasing subsidiary and also made successful finance appointments at various levels"

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SENIOR LEVEL LEGAL RECRUITMENT

"Ashley Hoyle have helped in some key strategic appointments for us. Their USP is an ability to engage the interest of high calibre individuals, develop a dialogue and then work with us in establishing a process to ensure that the candidate of our choice agrees to join the business. This is often time consuming and frustrating but they are persistent!"

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MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT

“When MSIF agreed to provide development capital for the international expansion of Aerogistics, the deal was conditional on satisfactory management due diligence assessments.  Ashley Hoyle (“AH”) undertook the management profiling of the four members of the Aerogistics management team.  Given the nature of the growth plans and the lack of experience of the team in growing and managing a successful international organization AH recommended including the use of a detailed In-tray (case study) exercise in addition to the usual interview and personality & psychometric testing to look into each team member’s abilities and personality traits to assess their chances of success in their respective roles.  

This was the first time we used the in-tray exercises which proved to be very useful.  Overall, we were impressed by the thoroughness of AH’s work and the quality of the output.  We would not hesitate in recommending AH to others and will continue to use their Management Assessment services in the future.”

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DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT

“The recruitment for the position of Sales & Marketing Director was expertly handled by Ashley Hoyle from the initial brief, through the recruitment strategy, to managing the final appointment.  The successful candidate is settling in well and is making a significant contribution to the business.  … I will be in touch again should an appropriate senior level recruitment be required in the future.”

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Ashley Hoyle worked closely with me in building the core team for the new Manchester office. I was particularly impressed with the way they very quickly understood the objectives of the business, helped me build and refine the candidate profile around these objectives and then assist in sourcing some very strong candidates.  I would be delighted to work with them again.

 

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"Ashley Hoyle is recognised as a valued business partner who delivers a consistent high quality service and demonstrates a clear understanding of our culture and specific requirements".

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