Run your Business Don’t let it run you
Remove what doesn’t add value and redesign processes your people can follow consistently
Let's free up your time and your cash to reinvest in your growth
The Hive Foundations
Time back. Cash freed. An operating model built for your future scale
We’ll bring the toolkit thats full of the right tools for you, it wont be all of it, but thats the point...
We don’t throw frameworks or jargon-heavy models at you. We use the right tools quietly in the background to make sure what you get is tailored, relevant and genuinely valuable.
- Tailored: Built around your operations, your challenges, your goals
- Practical: Clear outputs, not jargon or endless decks
- Fresh perspective: A new set of eyes to spot blind spots, saving you time and energy
- Hands-on support: We look at your business while you work in it, so you can stay focused on the day job
- Proven: Backed by 20+ years helping businesses simplify, scale and grow
No generic playbooks. We bring the tools to simplify your business.
Practical fixes, fast outcomes, real impact. Hive Foundation is practical support that:
- Shows you where inefficiency hides and delivers quick and longer term wins with lasting change
- Delivers a consistent, scalable way of working, through practical steps that release cash and reduce waste
- Gives you confidence that your business is ready for growth
We’re not clipboard consultants or office-based theorists, we’re front-line improvement specialists who roll up our sleeves, work with everyone from shop floor to top floor and flex to fit your world.
After 20 years, we know what delivers real change – we’ve the learnings and skill to prove it.
Process is process but we don’t do one-size-fits-all programmes.
We work with your business, your structure, your people, because change only works when it’s specific and everyone’s involved in the journey.
We know how to create value across different leadership setups:
- Owner-led businesses – not slowed by process, but strengthened with clarity and structure
- Family-run organisations – not forced to change values, but supported to grow with consistency
- Corporate leadership teams – not lost in complexity, but aligned on priorities that matter
- Operationally-led businesses – not drowning in detail, but simplified, standardised and freed up
Real change sticks when everyone is engaged, so we work across the whole business – from shop floor teams bringing practical insights, to middle managers turning strategy into action, senior leaders aligning improvements with vision and executives converting efficiency into cash and scalability.
With 20+ years’ experience, we flex to fit your world and ensure improvements deliver impact at every level.
Seven simple steps to lay your Hive Foundations.
It all starts with a discovery call to map out what you need. Your challenges, timelines and goals.
We’ll shape a tailored plan so momentum starts straight away.
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We start with your people’s feedback to understand the real challenges and analyse themes.
Rapid workshops to map your operating model. A deep dive of how things work today.
Uncover hidden opportunity & quick wins.
Decide together which wins to chase first
Improvements turned to action, with support and measurement at every step
Training, coaching and mentoring ensure the changes stick.
Your team keeps driving results, long after we have gone - you will have your new operating model visualised ready to maintain.
Outcomes you can measure
We strip out processes that don’t add value - freeing capacity, cutting costs and giving you time back.
The result? One best way of working, with teams ready to keep improving and value seen almost immediately.
Cut waste fast
- Cut out work that adds no real benefit
- Uncover and remove tasks that waste time and slow things down
- Fix or update old ways of working that no longer make sense
Simplify processes
- Less duplication – no more
doing the same job twice. - Fewer delays – tasks move quicker with unnecessary steps removed
- More time back – free up hours to focus on what really matters.
Increase consistency
- Fewer mistakes – clear steps mean less confusion and rework.
- Easier handovers – anyone can pick up the process and keep things moving
- Clearer ways of working – one simple process everyone can follow
Need something else to help you get moving?
Check out our Hive Method and Training programmes, they may work better for you or will they work in tandem with the Hive Foundations, you choose!
Hive Foundations
Our Stories
Short, real-world wins. Have a look at our recent success utilising the Hive Foundations toolkit...
From In-Efficiency to Impact
Stock loss ↓ £600k in 6 months
Productivity ↑ 18 hrs per week (11%)
From Complexity to Competitiveness
Short, Medium and Long Term change opportunity plan designed for a multi-billion pound business within 4 months
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We know starting something new can raise a few questions. Here are the ones we hear most, answered simply.
How long does it take?
Who should be involved?
What do we need to prepare?
How soon will we see results?
How is this different from any other consultancy?
Can you adapt to our needs?
Ready when you are
Let’s lay your Hive Foundations
Have a quick question or want a 15-minute intro to map your next step? No jargon. No hard sell. Just practical guidance to get momentum.
