St Andrews Management Centre

11/08/2025

Another great opportunity for West Lothian based businesses!!

West Lothian businesses are being offered the opportunity to enrol their management team in our fully funded, CMI-recognised ‘Leadership Bootcamp’.

08/08/2025

A great opportunity for fully-funded training for businesses based in West Lothian.

📢 Just added: our brand new Intro to Lean Management and Six Sigma workshop! 📢

Join us on Wednesday, the 27th of August, for this exciting new workshop that will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to Lean Six Sigma principles, tools, and methodologies.

Topics covered by our fantastic host Jeff Lockhart (St Andrews Management Centre) will include:
✔️ An overview of Lean Six Sigma
✔️ Identifying Value and Waste
✔️ Mapping and Analysing Processes
✔️ The DMAIC Improvement Cycle
✔️ Measurement Systems and Variation
✔️ Quality and Root Cause Analysis Tools

It is taking place from 9:30am - 3:30pm at the VSGWL office in Bathgate, and is free for West Lothian businesses.

It's going to be a really valuable session that you don't want to miss! Book your space below ⬇️
https://www.investinwestlothian.com/news-events/events/posts/2025/august/intro-to-lean-management-and-six-sigma/

02/08/2025

STAMC Director Jeff has just completed delivery of the "Certified Auditing Financial Statements" programme, held in Lami Bay, Suva on the wonderful island of Fiji!

Jeff assures us that, despite the exotic surroundings, the workshop was very productive !!

17/07/2025

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Tom Bishop as Associate Director at St Andrews Management Centre!

Learn more about Tom and our work: stamc.co.uk
Tom is a highly skilled consultant, facilitator, and coach with extensive experience across private, public, and voluntary sectors.

He is adept at tailoring projects to meet client needs and organisational cultures. His expertise includes:
• ILM-accredited programme delivery – designing and facilitating executive coaching, management training, team development, recruitment, and retention programmes
• Psychometric assessment proficiency – trainer-certified in Hogan and other instruments for executive recruitment and development
• Major event and project leadership – returning in April 2025 after managing roads contracts for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland, coordinating operational partners, local authorities, and historic venue stakeholders

Tom’s interpersonal skills, strategic mindset, and passion for high-impact initiatives make him an invaluable addition to our senior team.

Jeff Lockhart, Director at St Andrews Management Centre, commented:
“Tom’s ability to adapt his facilitation and coaching to diverse organisational contexts is truly impressive. His analytical agility and skill in deploying psychometrics elevate our executive development offering.”

Rick Bond, Director at St Andrews Management Centre, added:
“With Tom’s track record—from bespoke ILM programme delivery to managing logistics at a world-class sporting event—he brings an extraordinary breadth of experience. We’re excited for him to shape our strategic direction as Associate Director.”

Please join us in congratulating Tom on this next stage of his journey with St Andrews Management Centre!

27/06/2025

It takes an energetic and dedicated team to look after the sites we manage. Keep an eye on this page for opportunities to work with us.

27/06/2025

Our West Lothian businesses are so lucky to have the great support of Business Gateway West Lothian !!!

We are thrilled to have helped Bathgate-based business Spring Solutions create high value jobs in the local area 🎉

Established in 2016, the award winning supply chain management expert specialises in the provision of hardware, chemicals, and consumables for the aerospace sector.

To support the growth of the Spring Solutions team, we provided funding through a Growth Assistance Project. This fund supports the development of West Lothian-based businesses by improving competitiveness and creating high-value jobs in a sustainable and inclusive way. With this funding, they were able to create 7 new jobs.

The management team also took part in our fully-funded CMI recognised Leadership Bootcamp, delivered by Jeff Lockhart from the St Andrews Management Centre, to ensure they were equipped to support the continued growth of the business.

It's been a pleasure to work with this exciting local firm!

To learn more about Spring Solutions and the support they have received, read the case study below ⬇️
https://www.investinwestlothian.com/news-events/case-studies/posts/2025/june/spring-solutions/

19/05/2025

We are delighted to welcome Suneel Gopal to the St Andrews Management Centre team. Suneel will be taking on the role of Associate Consultant, bringing with him over 30 years of experience in Marketing, Sales and Commercial experience working in Hospitality, Franchise, Grocery, Print, Consumer Data and Marketing Agency sectors. Most recently, Suneel worked with Experian Marketing Services as an Account Director looking after Enterprise Clients.

Suneel’s initial focus at STAMC will be developing new business but he is also keen to use his experience in marketing, consumer data and consultative selling to develop new training courses to complement STAMC’s existing portfolio. He is especially excited about the opportunities to develop bespoke training programs for STAMC clients: “Having watched the growth and success of St Andrews Management Centre for several years, I'm delighted to now be part of a highly talented team bringing first class training programs to not only Scottish Companies but also International Organisations. I'd love to discuss how we can make your Company more efficient, successful and profitable.”

Company Director Jeff Lockhart is pleased to welcome a long-standing friend to the team: “I would like to welcome Suneel as the "new guy" on the team, although our friendship goes back over 50 years - first as friends at High School and then studying together at Stirling University. Not only is his approach and personal qualities a great fit with St Andrews Management Centre, but he also brings a much-needed skill set to our organisation. I am sure that he will make a big impact here and we are all looking forward to working with him."

Welcome to the team Suneel!

15/04/2025

Thank you CuparNow for the post!!

On St Catherine Street, you'll find St Andrews Management Centre - a training provider delivering accredited and non-accredited training. They've signed-up to CuparNow's ongoing support and we're delighted to have them on board.

You can read a blog profile on this link - https://www.cuparnow.blog/2024/06/ten-years-of-training/ - marking their 10th anniversary - and also tune in to the CuparNow podcast to hear an episode we recorded with the company's founders, Jeff Lockhart & Rick Bond, via this Spotify link - https://bit.ly/CuparNowSpotify

Not signed up yet?

Read more on our support packages - starting at just £100 + VAT for the year - and subscribe now via https://bit.ly/SubscribeToCuparNow or the link in our Bio.

17/01/2025

It's been an exciting week! 🎉

As we shared previously, the second session of our Women in Entrepreneurship Programme took place on Tuesday. We then had a brilliant group of local business owners taking part in our 'Finance for the Non-Financial' workshop on Wednesday at the SPA (Scottish Procurement Alliance) Hub.

This workshop was delivered by the great Jeff Lockhart from St Andrews Management Centre. During the workshop, Jeff did an excellent job breaking down and simplifying a variety of complicated financial topics. Thank you to everyone who joined us, we hope you found it helpful!

If you're interested in attending one of our upcoming events, you can view our full calendar here ⬇️
https://www.investinwestlothian.com/news-events/events/categories/expert-help/

17/01/2025

STAMC Director Jeff was in West Lothian again this week with another group of local businesses. This time, the topic was "Managerial Finance" - and a very engaging and participative session it was too!!

08/01/2025

Big shout out to our newest top fan! 💎 Mairi Fergusson

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community, fans

06/01/2025

The decorations are down, the coffee is brewed and our doors are open once more! We're back in the office after a lovely festive break, ready to tackle 2025.

Is developing your management & leadership skills one of your New Year's resolutions? Or are you interested in honing your Project Management skills? Or perhaps you're eager to expand your team's international trade skills? Give us a call and let's get 2025 started!