BBC calls on ramsac for its Expertise

ramsac, a leading IT solutions consultancy based in Surrey, was recently called on by the BBC for its expertise and comments on the government’s latest announcement that the right to request flexible working is to be extended to parents of children up to the age of 16.

ramsac’s Operations Director, Dan May, was invited by the producer of BBC Breakfast to appear live on the sofa alongside Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams on the morning of Thursday 15th May to discuss the implications for businesses, of the extension of an employees right to request flexible working.

Prior to the interview on BBC 1, Dan May was whisked off to the BBC Radio 5 Live studio to comment on how the extension will effect small to medium businesses in a live interview with 5 Live’s Breakfast show presenter, Nicky Campbell. The interview was then used on news bulletins throughout the day on BBC Radio 2.

During his interviews with the BBC, May made several points on the effects the extension may have on an organisation, “Flexible working and parental leave are excellent endeavours, however it is important that we maintain the interests of the employer as well. At ramsac we do everything we possibly can to ensure we support the family commitments of our employees and that we manage a healthy work-life balance, however a business can only be a good employer, if they are also a profitable business – a company that employs specialist staff often find it very hard to plug the gaps left my flexible working.”

May, concludes, “It was a great experience to be on the sofa with Bill and Sian and a real accomplishment for ramsac to be called on for its expertise by the nation’s flagship early morning news programme.”

Dan joined ramsac as Operations Director in 2001. He is responsible for all aspects of operational leadership from managing human resources to quality assurance and driving forward working efficiency and productivity. He has been instrumental in developing the company brand image and has achieved ISO 9001 and Investors in People accreditations for the company.

Prior to joining ramsac, Dan worked for Healthcall Services Limited as a National Development Manager, where he launched a new business division and led commercial activities. Previous to this, Dan was Corporate Operations Manager for Dollond & Aitchison Ltd. He holds a post-graduate diploma in operational management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management.

Dan lives in Hove, East Sussex and in his spare time he volunteers as the Assistant Commissioner of St John Ambulance in Sussex, where he heads up the operations department. In 2008 Dan became a director of the Surrey Chamber of Commerce.

Founded in 1991, ramsac offers a ‘menu’ of outsourced stress-free IT services that allows clients to match their individual needs. For some clients it may simply be support at the end of the phone, for others a part-time network manager, for many businesses its help in developing a longer term overall IT strategy. Whatever the requirement clients are guaranteed impartial, jargon-free advice.

This enables those businesses and organisations for which a dedicated in-house IT department may not be practical, to outsource all or part of their IT needs. In return they benefit from properly planned cutting edge IT solutions and support without any of the headaches often associated with managing technology. The end result is that any business can now get top level joined-up grown up IT advice for a fraction of the cost

ramsac is committed to providing excellence in customer service and is proud to maintain a 97% client retention rate. In 2007, the company was named as Surrey SME Business of the Year. ramsac is also an ISO 9001 Quality Approved firm, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a Citrix Silver Partner and an accredited Investor in People.

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