David K. Skilling

David Skilling founded the Company in June 2006 to specifically work within the SME Engineering sector. David's aim was to provide a results driven team providing business consultancy across a wide range of disciplines. The team has proven track records in their areas of expertise and many of them continue to run their own successful companies, whilst helping other businesses to work towards reaching their goals and develop their potential. After completing his Engineering Apprenticeship and Qualifications with Aerospace Company Short Brothers & Harland's, he joined the GKN Group for five years, during which time he moved with his family and settled in Scotland.

In 1987 he left GKN to form a green field site for TR Fastenings in East Kilbride, just outside Glasgow. Over his nineteen year career he performed a number of roles across Sales, Purchasing and Operations. David was appointed a Director of TR Fastenings in 1990 and completed his time with the Company as Regional Managing Director, responsible for the P&L of Scotland, Ireland, North East of England, and the new Division in Budapest, Hungary.

During this time his team grew to one hundred and twenty five people with Sales revenues of £24 Million and a bottom line acceptable to his Main Board. Making these considerable resources available at an acceptable cost to the SME sector is a key objective of N2B. The individual members of our team have all produced results, both in previous posts, or in their own business today.

John Standaloft

John is a practising interim supply chain manager and consultant with nearly 30 years' supply chain management experience to board level. His key offering is to improve customer service levels and reduce operating costs by working in supply chains at the strategic or operational level, either on general reviews or specific issues. He has worked in the food and drink, clothing, oil & gas, DIY and defence sectors, covering the movement of finished goods from source (manufacturing plant, wholesaler or distributor warehouse) to end customer. John's previous clients include Diageo, Russell Europe, IAMS Petfoods now part of Proctor & Gamble and Total Oil.