Since 2007 we have provided consultancy services which inspire people, impart knowledge, encourage innovation and improve our client’s businesses.
Our professional team delivers high quality services in cost management, contract partnering advisor and support, people development and much more.
We deliver our services with integrity, offering a bespoke provision which fits your strategy and your needs.

Managing Director

Nick Joslyn BSc FRICS

Nick is the Managing Director of 4i Solutions which he set up in 2007, previously working for Local Authorities, Housing Associations and a Contractor. Qualifying in 1992 as a Chartered Building Surveyor, Nick has also undertaken Post Graduate studies in Asset Management and benefitted from professional training in facilitation, mentoring, coaching and management development. Nick has extensive experience as both a Partnering Advisor & Facilitator, having delivered in excess of 200 participative workshops covering Decent Homes, responsive repairs, voids, major works, regeneration and development activity. As a Board Member of an ALMO, Nick was allocated specific responsibility for procurement and value for money for their £180m Decent Homes programme and has also been the Chair of both the ALMO’s Scrutiny and DLO Committees.

Director

Steve Welch BSc

Steve is an experienced Building Surveyor and Management Consultant, he operated at a senior level in local authorities, Registered Social Landlords and the private sector before moving into the world of consultancy. As a founding Director of 4i Solutions, Steve uses his experience to help our Clients and their Partners as a skilled facilitator with project management, procurement and service development and delivery, especially with regard to strategic cost management, open book relationships, contract development and performance management frameworks. Steve’s calm, methodical and inclusive approach is regularly used to good effect, especially during the development, review and mobilisation phases of a project where good facilitation, innovation and strong focused drive are required to develop new relationships and quality services.

Director Commercial Services

James O’Donnell BSc MRICS

James is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), with over 30 years of experience working at senior levels in social housing. Having held board level positions with P&L responsibility for organisations with a range of turnover from £75M to £2.5Billion per annum, James has extensive commercial executive experience. These organisations have included privately run, family owned companies to FTSE 250 listed organisations; experience he uses to provide strategic commercial management for Local Authorities, RSL’s and Contractors including ‘open-book’ audits, review of alternative cost models to improve efficiencies and general commercial advice to organisations in the social housing arena.

Partnerships Director

Becky Leonard

Becky has over 25 years experience of leading a wide range of maintenance, planned investment and compliance areas both in Housing Associations and Local Authority environments.

She has led on sector leading procurement for large scale 20 year partnering contracts and been at the forefront of embedding new partnerships which create an environment for alliance working. She is committed to driving collaborative procurement and collaborative partnerships to ensure outputs for residents remains focused on quality.

Becky wants to share with the housing sector how dynamic partnerships deliver in an ever-challenging environment and the innovation that can be gained from long term arrangements.

Commercial Director

Jason Mount BSc FCIOB MRICS

Jason has extensive experience within the contracting sector, mainly working for developers and main contractors with a short time working for a groundwork subcontractor. He works with clients on various forms of contracts to provide effective financial controls throughout the life of the project.

Jason has wide-ranging knowledge of refurbishment and new build developments for private investors, private landlords and Local Authorities; he has completed numerous multimillion pound new build and refurbishment developments.

Outside of work, other interests include golf, rugby and fishing. although most free time is taken up by his family

Director of Culture & Partnerships

Emma Quansah LLB (French) CMgr AgilePM MAC

Emma has delivered a first-class service in the public and private sector for over a decade, with expertise in strategic and operational delivery; corporate social responsibility, customer experience; people management and recruitment.

Bringing together her professional knowledge with her passion for helping people find balance and connection, most recently she has qualified as a coach, achieving a coaching Diploma in Wellness and Resilience with Wellness Professionals At Work.

Associate Director

Terry Holland

Terry has worked in a variety of operational & strategic roles from small Registered Providers up to the largest in the UK. At Clarion Housing Group Terry ensured collaboration with the tier one partners provided Value for Money throughout the £100m annual spends, using the Target Cost Model.

Terry strongly believes opportunities arise from life-long learning, his degree in Building Surveying and post graduate CIOB qualification as a Chartered Builder have supported his long and varied career in the construction and housing sectors. To further equip him he studied Leadership in Action with the Institute of Leadership & Management and holds the Prince2 qualification at Practitioner level.

In his spare time he advises an e-commerce company and is a qualified guide with the City of London Corporation.

Associate Director Strategic Communications

Claire Boxall MCIPR

Claire has over 15 years’ experience in senior communications and public relations role, including ten with a south-east based housing association. She is as adept at corporate branding and strategic communications as she is at customer engagement and award submissions. She has considerable experience in not-for-profit organisations as an employee, trustee and volunteer; through this she is passionate about good governance. Claire works with 4i Solutions as an Associate, helping facilitate conferences, deliver workshops, design strategic communication plans and generally brings creativity and inclusivity to all she does.