About Ashfold Consulting

Experienced specialists in workplace investigations, mediation and leadership support

We are a small company with significant experience, not only in our field but broader management including areas of high risk in the operational and people sense. Operating from our base in Horsham, West Sussex we offer a wide range of industry leading solutions for managing conflict situations in the workplace from mediation, neutral or cultural assessments through to grievance, disciplinary or more serious investigations.

We believe that understanding and prevention are part of a more holistic approach and as such we provide a wide range of awareness and mediation skills training tailored to suit our clients’ needs. This includes assisting employers to integrate conflict management and resolution schemes through policy and process review, cultural change and improving skills.

If you have a difficult workplace situation, would like to improve your organisational approach to conflict, raise individual awareness or skills or just want to know more then contact us and we’ll call you back to talk through your needs and advise on the most appropriate way forward.

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Andrew Gent

Andy has considerable experience as a senior manager in several public sector and NFP organisations. With over 45 years investigative experience, 35 yrs police service, 10 years of which as Head of Investigations in Professional Standards, he has a proven track record as a nationally accredited investigator across a wide range of disciplines including serious incidents, public complaints, workplace grievances and misconduct matters. An ILM qualified workplace Investigator and a member of both the Association of Workplace Investigators and the Association of Corporate Investigators, he is an OCN accredited workplace mediator and a trainer with 35 years’ exposure of delivering to a variety of audiences

He has expertise in identifying and delivering policy and process reforms, cultural change and service delivery improvement through the development of individual skills, team dynamics, and leadership mentoring.

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Linda Gent

With over 35 years of experience in HR and Learning & Development and a Fellow of the CIPD Linda has a broad range of skills and knowledge, coupled with experience in both private and public sectors. She is expert in resolving People problems and working with Executive teams, developing strategy for both HR functions and operational management.

 A qualified and accredited coach, trainer and mediator Linda is highly experienced in human factors in the workplace and excited about helping organisations to build a more positive, productive workplace that realises the true potential of its people.

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Our Values

We understand that managing difficult and complex workplace issues can be sensitive, costly and resource intensive. At Ashfold Consulting, we pride ourselves in offering a distinct client centric service underpinned by our core values:

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Integrity

We are open, honest and transparent in all that we do and with whomever we engage. As a founding belief it is a value we regard highly in our customers and partners.

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Customer Focus

We offer a personal, friendly and client-centred service in a responsive, flexible and professional manner to help customers achieve long-term and sustainable outcomes

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Empowering

We empower individuals and organisations to adopt different approaches to workplace conflict; employee relations; human resources and management development

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Excellence

We strive to deliver excellence in everything we do and prize customer feedback as part of our drive for continuous improvement.

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Collaboration

We seek opportunities to develop new working relationships and attach importance to sharing ideas and promoting partnerships in pursuit of common goals.

Our Partners and Associates

We have a network of alliances, partnerships and associates of like-minded and skilled individuals or organisations to provide a broader range of skills and experience and to allow mutual support when the occasion demands. This also provides for a structured approach to Continued Professional Development, practise review and joint product development in relation to courses.

If you feel that we could be a good fit please do not hesitate to contact us.