Ian Woodland, Director of Business Services

Business Services includes Customer Administration, IT, the Laboratory, Marketing, Project Management, Finance and Business Support. Ian qualified as a Chemist and after working in the food research and power research industries, joined the Environmental Health team at Elmbridge Borough Council. It was while walking the streets of Walton-on-Thames, resolving neighbourhood complaints, licensing polluting premises, making workplaces safer and inspecting food premises to ensure they were safe and hygienic that he realised that a career as an Environmental Health Consultant would always provide the variety of interest he was looking for.

In 1995, he joined Assurity Consulting as a Consultant. Ian was recognised for his organisational skills and his focus on customer service, so he started picking up responsibility for internal projects. This eventually led to him becoming the IS Manager, followed by Business Support Manager, Head of Business Support, Head of Business Services and to his current role as Director of Business Services.

Ian has focused his efforts on raising the company’s profile in the local community and encouraging our employees to improve their wellbeing. He is a member of the Gatwick Diamond Initiative PROMOTE Group, he has been the driving force behind our award winning Corporate Responsibility programme and he pioneered our workplace strategy for managing mental health. In 2009, the Springboard Project children’s centre in Horsham presented Ian with the Special Recognition Award for Significant Individual Contribution, in 2011 he was part of a team that received the Public Service Award at the West Sussex County Times Community Awards for his involvement in the Horsham District Community Partnership and he has collected awards on behalf of our company on four occasions at the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards.  

Outside of work Ian enjoys playing golf and badminton and is a long suffering fan of Leeds United!