Join us on Thursday 14 June for our free seminar with Performance Academy and find out how DISC, a unique profiling tool, can help you understand your people in order to get the best results for your business.

Miles Henson and Phil Ferrar from Performance Academy will be showcasing DISC, a world class people profiling tool. DISC allows you to have an insight into the real person, how that individual behaves in a work environment and more importantly how effective their interaction is with other managers, their team and colleagues.

The DISC profiling tool provides an excellent starting point to help individuals, teams and organisations to make better decisions and to take action to improve their performance.

Nigel Taylor, managing director at Taylor Made Computer Solutions, will be joining Performance Academy to share his experience of DISC as a performance enhancing business tool.

This event is ideal for managers or business owners looking for ways to improve business performance and will take place at three sessions throughout the day. Join us for breakfast rolls at session 1, a light lunch at session 2, or a glass of wine at session 3.

All attendees will also receive their own complimentary personal profile graph during the session.

• Date: Thursday 14 June 2012
• Session 1: 08:00-09:30
• Session 2: 12:00-13:30
• Session 3: 17:00-18:30
• Location: Taylor Made Computer Solutions – Directions

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With trips to theme parks, the races, paintballing, wine tasting and even skiing, you could be forgiven for thinking working at Taylor Made Computer Solutions is one big adventure.

But the unprecedented series of nine fun staff activity days is a reward for hard work that has helped the Fareham-based IT company enjoy a bumper year.

Staff voted to select their favourite events form a list of 14, opting for an exciting selection taking in everything from skiing trips in the French Alps to Pottery.

Visits to Paultons Park, tree-top adventure Go-Ape, beer festivals, Salisbury races and a virtual F1 racing challenge are all in the offering as a thank you to Taylor Made’s 110-strong workforce.

The eye-catching events programme follows a similarly high-profile year for the company, which has signed a succession of major clients and launched a recruitment drive to cater for the growth in business. Since January, Taylor Made has added 17 new members of staff in both engineering and account management roles in order to keep up with demand for its services, and is still heavily recruiting.

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Fareham-based IT services company Taylor Made Computer Solutions has been unveiled as Official IT Solutions partner to The Ageas Bowl, home of Hampshire Cricket, for the seventh year running.

Taylor Made and the Club’s other official sponsors were announced today at an Open Day at The Ageas Bowl, (formerly The Rose Bowl), to welcome in Hampshire’s 2012 Season.

As well as being an official sponsor of the Hampshire Cricket team, Taylor Made provide professional advice, technical assistance and extensive IT support to The Ageas Bowl.

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Taylor Made Computer Solutions are pleased to announce their continued sponsorship of The South Coast Business Awards, for the second year in a row.

Fareham-based Taylor Made, will be proudly sponsoring the best use of technology award.

This award will be presented to an outstanding local business that can demonstrate effective use of technology that has created a considerable competitive or operational improvement, such as improved quality, customer satisfaction and revenue.

Judges will be looking for use of technology that stands out from its competitors and exceeds the expectations of clients as well as businesses that embrace new technology to improve efficiency, levels of service and product quality.

Managing director Nigel Taylor said: “As a Business Solent Champion and one of the region’s leading IT service companies, we are proud to support the South Coast Business Awards. We look forward to seeing some innovative businesses enter and showcase their achievemens, and how others are using technology to improve their business performance. We wish everyone the best of luck.”

The 2012 South Coast Business Awards aims to reward the best in local business recognising the achievements of companies and individuals across the Solent region.

There are eight awards to enter, each offering a specially commissioned trophy, framed certificate and valuable public profile for the winners. Plus every short listed company will be entered into the coveted Business of the Year award, courtesy of principle sponsor Trethowans Solicitors.

The winners will be revealed at a blacktie awards ceremony held on July 6 at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton.

The closing date for entries is Tuesday 1 May 2012. Visit www.dailyecho.co.uk/scba to enter.

Hampshire-based IT support company, Taylor Made Computer Solutions has taken its senior management team to the Alps for a long weekend, to kick off the first of 16 planned teambuilding events throughout 2012.

The company directors and management team will be put to the test over the next four days with a series of challenges to encourage them to work together, and have a bit of fun at the same time!

Over the next 9 months all 106 members of staff will have the opportunity to take part in other events including Go-Karting, Wine Tasting, a night at the Races, a family day at Paultons Park and Paintballing to name just a few.

Taylor Made is renowned for its dedication to its staff and commitment to personal development, having been placed 8th in 2008 on the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work For, and its coveted Investors in People Champion Status.

It’s the gadget you can’t get for love nor money after stocks sold out across the globe and factories were left struggling to keep pace with demand.

But one Hampshire IT worker is among the first people on the planet to lay their hands on the New iPad after an all-night vigil at her computer.

Emma Downing, of Fareham IT services brand Taylor Made Computer Solutions, stayed up all night at the launch on March 7 to order one of the tablet devices as soon as sales opened. Deliveries of the New iPad are synchronised across the world for this morning.

It’s vital for the firm to stay at the forefront of the latest technology,, with Taylor Made’s hosted services able to be operated with any device, including Apple’s iconic iPad.

One of the most hotly anticipated technological releases of all time, waiting times for those not lucky enough to get one of the first batches of the New iPad are estimated to be up to three weeks.

Emma, 22, said:”I had to stay up at my computer past 5am, refreshing the website and trying to be ready for the exact second that sales opened and then trying to get in o the huge global queue to be sure we got one.”

“I love the iPad, it’s such a sleek and stylish bit of technology. But our commitment at Taylor Made to improving efficiencies with technology such as remote working means we weren’t prepared to wait to get hold of one. We need to ensure that our customers can access their systems from any device.”

Taylor Made Computer Solutions, one of the region’s best known IT brands, has lured a key member of staff from a rival.

Dave Gatland spent 11 years at Blue Chip rising to become a service delivery manager before leaving to join Fareham-based Taylor Made as a key account manager.

A senior IT industry veteran, Dave has experience at every level, having worked with a range of major clients accross the country.

he is relishing bringing his experience to bear for Taylor Made, which manages more than 6000 devices for over 250 companies accross the south.

He said: “My job is all about managing customer relationships, understanding what they are doing and where they want to go and then helping them meet these goals.

“The relationships we have with our clients are very close and the focus is entirely on the customer getting the best experience. We have a people and families come first approach, which makes it a really refreshing company to work for.”

Taylor Made managing director Nigel Taylor said: “Dave is a hugely experienced IT professional and we are delighted to have him join us.

“We take great pride in the quality of the relationships we have with clients – it’s the bedrock of our business. Dave’s arrival is the latest step in our commitment to delivering a fantastic customer experience.”

Job Profile:

• You will be working within a vibrant development department, currently 7 people and growing.
• You will be working on new and existing external and internal projects with durations from 1 day to 6 months.
• You will be working on projects as both a lone developer and as part of a team.
• You will have involvement in the entire software development lifecycle from software inception through to development, testing, deployment and support.
• You will be working on a variety of interesting bespoke software development projects that are typically (but not limited to) browser based software applications. Business intelligence reporting will also form a significant part of the work you will be asked to perform.

Technical Profile:

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of the complete software development lifecycle.
• Experience of the following in a commercial environment: Business intelligence report development using SQL Server reporting services (SSRS); Developing browser-based database solutions in a Microsoft environment (ASP.Net); VB.Net and/or C# in a MS Visual Studio environment (2005 and above); Relational database design, SQL; MS SQL Server; HTML and CSS.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access)
• Ability to work on own or as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Keen to improve skills and knowledge.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• LAMPs
• Microsoft Windows operating system installation and configuration.
• VBA for MS Office.

We have excellent working conditions, a stakeholder pension scheme and company healthcare scheme.

Hampshire based IT services company Taylor Made Computer Solutions has been ranked as the third in the UK and Europe and fourth in the whole of Europe, the Middle East and Africa in a leading industry survey.

The accolade from industry bible MSPMentor also ranks Taylor Made 35th on its list of the world’s top 100 managed services providers – the business of outsourcing IT services, which has been a key driver behind the Fareham firm’s growth from a back-bedroom start-up to a company employing over 100 people.

Taylor Made’s high ranking places it alongside companies many times its size and turnover, makings its success all the more remarkable. The survey used a complex analysis of more than 480 businesses, including revenue per employee, number of devices managed and other categories to determine an authoritative list of the top 100.

Cams Hall based Taylor Made, familiar from its sports sponsorships and fleet of branded vehicles on the region’s roads, manages more than 6,000 devices for in excess of 250 companies accross the south.

MSPMentor said: “Overall, top managed service providers continue to generate double and triple-digit growth. The managed services trend has also accelerated in all of the major global markets, achieving critical mass in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia/New Zealand, while gaining momentum in Central and South America, and Africa.”

Taylor Made managing director Nigel Taylor said: “MSPMentor is the authority in all things managed services provider. All the key players watch them for trends and developments, so to be recognised by them really puts us amongst the front runners in the industry.”

“It is an incredibly fast moving sector and we have been working hard to ensure we stay at the cutting edge so our clients can take advantage of the latest technology in the business. This announcement makes it very clear we can compete and even beat the very biggest IT service providers.”

“Particular praise has been given to our out of hours service, not only for its quality and speed but also the way it has been structured to motivate the highly qualified Taylor Made support staff. Great quality staff and excellent retention has been a critical element in our success.”

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Join Taylor Made for an evening of entertainment at our inaugural Sporting Dinner on Friday 9th March 2012, in aid of The Rainbow Centre.

Enjoy a three course indian-themed meal, coffee and complimentary glass of port, amongst great company at Havant Rugby Club from 7pm in order to help raise money for this very worthy cause.

Special guest David Faulkner, Olympic Gold Medallist and GB Hockey Performance Director, will be entertaining guests with an after-dinner speech including some interesting insights into the preparation for London 2012.

There will also be a chance to win a Jaguar Track Day, courtesy of Harwoods of Basingstoke, in our auction amongst other fantastic prizes.

With only a few tables left make sure you dont miss out, book your tickets now. £30 each or £270 for a table of 10. Contact Emma Downing on 01329 239900 or use our booking form.