Following the success of our most recent Schools Telecoms Cost Savings Project for schools in Lancashire last month, we are now running a similar project for schools in Cumbria. Those of you who attended the Cumbria Association of School Business Managers Conference before the Easter break will already be aware of this and some schools have […]
Lancashire Schools Group Telecoms Audit Results
We have just completed our Lancashire Schools Telecoms Cost Saving Project Audit which we ran throughout March. The project was a great success with 22 schools joining forces to increase their buying power to drive down prices. The project targeted cost savings across phone line rentals and calls, mobiles, telephone system maintenance contracts and broadband. […]
TGE Solutions signs Partnership Agreement with Nottingham City Council
We are pleased to announce that TGE Solutions has signed a Partnership Agreement with Nottingham City Council and their Education Services team to deliver telecoms advice and procurement services to schools in Nottingham. We will be assisting schools with the procurement of new telephone systems, broadband lines and mobile contracts. In addition to this schools […]
North Yorkshire Schools Group Project Won
We have recently completed a group telecoms audit for a number of schools in North Yorkshire. The project consisted of 13 schools comprising of 3 Secondary, 9 Primary and 1 Special School. The cluster group cost savings exercise included a review of telecoms expenditure within all the schools to see where savings could be made. […]
Need Help With Telephone System Procurement?
Schools often tell us that they need help when purchasing a new telephone system as they do not have the knowledge or understanding of the technology that is required to meet their needs. The other issue that faces Schools is that their typical route to market is to use their existing supplier or find a […]
Hello To All Delegates From The 4 School Business Manager Events That TGE Solutions Attended In June!
June has been a really busy month- We have attended 4 conferences in the last 3 weeks! These events have been a great opportunity to meet with School Business Managers and discuss the issues that are important to them. Over 85% tell us that making budgets go further is their biggest challenge- A Telecoms Audit […]
Nothing better than customer feedback
Great Customer Feedback from The Redeemer School in Blackburn We often get great feedback from the Schools that we work with but it’s even better when someone takes the time to thank us in the form of a letter: “savings in excess of £16,000” “their services have proved invaluable to my school” “I believe almost […]
We Look Forward To Meeting More School Business Managers In 2016
A belated Happy New Year to everyone, although it already seems some time ago now! We hope 2016 will be a great year for us all. To get off to a flying start, we continue to offer discounted rates to Schools, Colleges and Universities on our Telecoms Audits, which look at where savings can be […]
A Fabulous day at The Lancashire Association of School Business Managers Conference.
Exhibitions and Conferences are a great way of meeting potential customers who can hear about a product or service first hand. It also gives us the opportunity to develop new relationships and there is no other way in which we can demonstrate our services to so many potential customers in such an effective environment. At […]
Thank you to our School and Academy customers for their kind words
This month I thought I would share some feedback with you, from the Schools we have worked with to help them save money and time through a Telecoms Audit. Our customers say lovely things about us and we want to share their comments with you so that you know you can use us with confidence […]
Money Saving Offer for Schools and Academy Trusts
As part of our commitment to give excellent customer service and in order to achieve a better understanding of how we can help Schools and Academies reduce costs, we have spent many months now asking School Business Managers and Finance Directors about the issues they face, and most tell us that stretching budgets to meet […]
Working with Schools in Yorkshire
Many of you will already know that we have been working hard with Schools in Yorkshire over the last 8 months to free up funds from their allocated budget so that they are able to reinvest in other areas of the curriculum. Generally speaking, the easiest place to find savings is with the Telecoms, although […]
A day out of the office at Convergence Summit North- To help us help our Customers!
Spending the day at The Convergence Summit North, the only Telecoms Exhibition in The North, earlier this week, will really benefit our new and existing customers! The conference was held at The Harrogate Conference Centre and was a sell-out of exhibitors’ space, which included the leading manufacturers and service providers from the Telecoms industry. As […]
The Pitfalls of Buying a New Telephone System
It is often apparent from discussions with businesses that they need a lot of help when purchasing a new telephone system. Frequently they do not have the knowledge or understanding of the technology that is required to meet their needs. Most telecoms companies only add to this confusion with salespeople bamboozling customers with telecoms jargon […]
“Brad Sugars Event in Leeds a Great Success”
TGE Solutions was the proud sponsor of the “Buying Customers” UK tour on Tuesday evening this week. The event was held at New Dock Hall, adjacent to The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds and was well attended by approximately 1600 delegates. The speaker, Brad Sugars, is a regular columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine and author of […]