Osprey –Couples Dynamics

Osprey – Couples dynamics has recently joined the Chamber of Commerce. This is a unique and niche business for couples who work together in their own business. Osprey supports those in leadership positions, often called C-suite partnerships, who share both their daily work and home life together.

The name Osprey was carefully chosen. The osprey is a bird known for its strong and dedicated partnership with its mate. Ospreys are often seen building and maintaining their nests together, hunting and raising their young as a team. This reflects the idea of a strong and supportive partnership between two individuals working towards a common goal, whether they are raising a business or family.

Gillian Andale, the owner of Osprey, has brought together her extensive experience from her corporate and entrepreneurial background, combining it with her deep understanding in human behaviour, personality profiling and relationship mentoring. Osprey is not for relationships in trouble, they are not counsellors, but for those who want to continue to grow business to give them the life they want to lead.

Their tag line is: “The business you build will define the life you lead”. Businesses are started with many dreams and goals in mind. However, challenges, adversaries, unplanned epidemics, supply issues and recessions can get in the way of the vision. Osprey helps couples remember why they started the business and to get back on track by ensuring they live a life by design, not a life by chance.

It’s easy to maintain a harmonious relationship when everything is going well, but how do couples ensure their relationship in both the business and home environment stays strong when it feels like the world is crashing down around you or at least there is friction between yourselves and potentially your team? That is why Osprey has a wayfinding gameplan approach that is totally tailored to the couple, their business and the challenges they face.

Apart from collaborating on the softer aspects of couples working together, they also can assist with creating high performing teams, recruitment, strategy, process improvement, change management, business modelling, finance and performance measurement, marketing and much more.

Following the recent construction of new manufacturing, warehouse and office facilities, Alchemie Ltd has continued its growth by opening a state-of-the-art 170m2 laboratory suite.

The custom designed area offers a dedicated space for customer demonstrations and training days; offices for the chemists; a large space for Alchemie’s range of state-of-the-art testing equipment; and a significant area for product development work and quality control (QC) testing. The new laboratory more than doubles Alchemie’s research and development (R&D) capacity.

In addition to the new laboratory suite, Alchemie has also invested in new laboratory testing equipment, including new laboratory ovens, an ultra-low temperature freezer (capable of testing products down to -40°C) and a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA). Research and development and new product formulation is an essential part of Alchemie’s business. The ability to formulate new products to meet specific customer requirements is a key part of Alchemie’s strategy. The new laboratory will enable Alchemie to expand its range of polyurethane and epoxy thermoset resin systems and enhance its ability to supply high quality bespoke systems to a diverse range of industries such as automotive, aerospace, composites, electrical encapsulation, rapid prototyping and artwork and decorative applications.