Peter Dickinson MBA, MSc(Eng), CITP, CEng, MIOD

Peter Dickinson is the founder and managing director of KUB. He is responsible for strategy, finance, project management, coaching and technical support.

KUB currently has 4 members of the team covering, web development, content writing, social media, video, email marketing, LinkedIn lead generation, SEO/PPC and digital marketing project management including analysis and reporting.

Peter has worked with a wide range of companies. Also worked on government programmes such as GrowthAccelerator & now BOOST for Lancashire based businesses. These companies included web retailers, software houses, specialist construction sub-contractors, telecoms, veterinary surgery, fuel forecourt services company, metal fabricator, manufacturers, law firms, legal tech, temporary swimming pool provider, specialist PR company to name but a few.

Designed2Eat supplied healthy treats both on-line and through retail. It had its own products as well selling related products by others.

The on-line system used Shopify and bought in apps to provide sophisticated system where the trade and consumers could place orders. 

Member of the board of Governors at Great Sankey High School to bring business experience to help them on the journey to becoming a Multi-Academy Trust so that they can build on their reputation as an outstanding school (OFSTED 2010).  

Government sponsored programme Peter was a registered and approved Growth Coach for a Government back programme called GrowthAccelerator. 

Peter, through coaching helped business owners with leadership development, strategy, marketing including social media and digital, sales, product/service innovation and development, customer service, operational excellence, technology and organisational structure.

E4A provided team building and group problem solving by providing enterprise challenge days to 11-19 year olds. Used a network of self-employed professional mentors. Products included an innovative Enterprise Jigsaw, Posters, a range of easy to understand Business Basics books. Peter is a co-author on all 5 books. Government funding was withdrawn and so the project was concluded.

Provided business advice, coaching and specialist IT and digital marketing to over 250 businesses in East Lancashire. These businesses were in a wide range of sectors including engineering, manufacturing, technology, the care industry and farming.

Facilitated two large networks of companies. The Digital Alliance was a network of about 85 digital companies in the North West. The Advanced Manufacturing Group was a network of about 80 manufacturing companies in the North West. 

The Effluents Services Group supplied waste management solutions to industrial customers and had 3 divisions: Transorganics, Industrial Waste Management and Marine. Budgeted turnover was £4.5m, £2m and £230k respectively and the Group employed 90 people in total. Called the receiver as a direct result of the major loss in turnover caused by the Foot and Mouth crisis. Worked with the Group as an independent consultant from 1994. In July 1999 drastic action was required after the departure of the Managing Director and then General and Sales Managers for Transorganics. Appointed General Manager for Transorganics in the July and then Group Managing Director in October 1999.

Transorganics was the leading land spreading contractor in the UK recycling industrial waste to agricultural land for the benefit of the environment. I was Interim General Manager as the permanent Sales Manager, General Manager and Managing Director were no longer with the company

ADSOFT provided consultancy services to local businesses. Initially helping businesses implement technology, it developed into providing business consultancy. 

Project managed bespoke software development. Product manager for two of the companies own software products and IT consultant.

Systems Designer included developing a network of Sun workstations and co-ordinated a self-help group of scientists. Developed scientific models and systems and provided post implementation support.