Encompass Consulting, the wholly owned subsidiary of PBI, has been awarded contracts delivering market assessment and feasibility for projects in North Wales. Working in a joint venture partnership with BIC Innovation, the projects are for the evaluation and forward development strategy for the North Wales events commission and a market development feasibility and strategy for a marine leisure project. Both pieces of work are being undertaken by Encompass marketing consultant, David Reed, and these projects utilise the specific skills that Encompass has, in particular in tourism, activity marketing and marine leisure. A PBI spokesman said that the "development of Encompass business on a Wales-wide basis is part of the PBI strategy of enhancing, developing and utilising its skills and knowledge base, joint venturing with appropriate partners and generating resource for application back in Pembrokeshire." Encompass delivers a wide range of consultancy services, including marketing, strategy development, ICT/eCommerce, management controls and human resources development via its own staff and associates, many of which attract significant client subsidies, both in Pembrokeshire and across Wales. Encompass has also recently been awarded a contract to deliver the DTI/WAG Manufacturing Advisory Services (MAS) in West Wales. PBI's part EU funded support for marketing advice and consultancy is delivered via Encompass.
