We are a friendly, experienced team who love making a difference to the way our clients engage with their customers, partners and employees. The core team of Harvey, Alice and Jane are constantly reinventing what we offer to our clients because we genuinely get a kick out of meeting new people and being at the cutting edge of what’s new in our market. We collaborate with a wide range of specialist suppliers on a project by project basis. This means we are flexible, fast and responsive to our client’s exact requirements.
Harvey has been in business for over 18 years. He founded his first business venture with Tim Rodber in 1996 which he later sold to Williams Lea in 2003. Harvey Thorneycroft Limited was founded shortly after. At the heart of each business is Harvey’s ability to look after existing and new clients. Harvey is driven by a desire to understand the strategic drivers of his clients and uses his extensive network of people, unrivaled knowledge of locations and years of event experiences to help address the issues that his clients are facing. Harvey enjoys meeting new people and ‘paying forward’ the experiences and the contacts he has gained throughout his business career.
Harvey's love for events goes back to 1996, when he arranged a group of English and South African players to take part in a final one-off tour of Ghana. He organised this project to celebrate the end of the amateur era and raise money for injured rugby player Max Brito. A documentary was recently made to honour the spectacular occasion. Click below to hear the full story of the Last Great Amateur Tour.
Alice Bufton
Director
Alice has worked in the field of Consultancy for the last fifteen years and has a real passion for event and workshop design. Alice is also an accomplished event host and facilitator. She specialises in workshops on teamwork, coaching and leadership, which she has delivered for companies such as L.E.K and Mars. Alice is constantly researching and working with new inspirational speakers and experts, connecting them with our clients and ensuring a tailored approach for all HTL events. Alice enjoys idea generation and has a natural creative edge which means her solutions to business challenges often have a memorable twist.
Jane Ward
Senior Consultant
Jane Ward is an internal communications and events specialist. For HTL this means listening to our client’s ambitions, understanding how they want to connect with their own customers or people and then designing strategies and event solutions which will deliver these ambitions. Jane started life at BT where she managed the internal communications strategy for a division of 25,000 people. With a number of agency and consultancy roles under her belt Jane has a breadth of experience which ranges from strategic design, planning, creative commissioning and programme delivery.
Harvey Thorneycroft
Managing Director and Founder
Harvey has been in business for over 18 years. He founded his first business venture with Tim Rodber in 1996 which he later sold to Williams Lea in 2003. Harvey Thorneycroft Limited was founded shortly after. At the heart of each business is Harvey’s ability to look after existing and new clients. Harvey is driven by a desire to understand the strategic drivers of his clients and uses his extensive network of people, unrivaled knowledge of locations and years of event experiences to help address the issues that his clients are facing. Harvey enjoys meeting new people and ‘paying forward’ the experiences and the contacts he has gained throughout his business career.
Harvey's love for events goes back to 1996, when he arranged a group of English and South African players to take part in a final one-off tour of Ghana. He organised this project to celebrate the end of the amateur era and raise money for injured rugby player Max Brito. A documentary was recently made to honour the spectacular occasion. Click below to hear the full story of the Last Great Amateur Tour.
Alice Bufton
Director
Alice has worked in the field of Consultancy for the last fifteen years and has a real passion for event and workshop design. Alice is also an accomplished event host and facilitator. She specialises in workshops on teamwork, coaching and leadership, which she has delivered for companies such as L.E.K and Mars. Alice is constantly researching and working with new inspirational speakers and experts, connecting them with our clients and ensuring a tailored approach for all HTL events. Alice enjoys idea generation and has a natural creative edge which means her solutions to business challenges often have a memorable twist.
Jane Ward
Senior Consultant
Jane Ward is an internal communications and events specialist. For HTL this means listening to our client’s ambitions, understanding how they want to connect with their own customers or people and then designing strategies and event solutions which will deliver these ambitions. Jane started life at BT where she managed the internal communications strategy for a division of 25,000 people. With a number of agency and consultancy roles under her belt Jane has a breadth of experience which ranges from strategic design, planning, creative commissioning and programme delivery.
Louise Hunt
Financial Director
With previous positions at one of the “Big Five” accountancy firms and within the entertainment industry – including Systems Analyst at Channel 4, Louise brings not only accountancy and systems knowledge, but experience of solution provision to the team. She enjoys HTL’s rich diversity of clientele, working in a dynamic environment and the continual learning experience that working with the HTL team affords.
Jacqui Terry
Events Consultant
Jacqui is a veteran of the events industry, having organised everything from Charity Fund Raisers for The Princes Trust to Million Dollar Poker Events and Celebrity Poker Nights. An accomplished poker player and teacher Jacqui also has her own exclusive list of celebrity clients. Originally coming from a Casino background Jacqui worked as a manager in London's Mayfair Casinos where she was also responsible for teaching Gaming Law and Compliance. With a keen eye for detail and an excellent communicator, Jacqui is a regular fixture in both lead and support roles for the HTL team – across our whole breadth of events.
Thanks for taking us to another level in many respects. It was a great success and we look forward to strengthening our relationship in the future.
- Steve Barnes, Chief Executive, GroceryAid
Each year I wonder how are you going to top the last year and then off you go and do just that […] thank you to you all for being such great hosts and providing such generous hospitality.
Everyone is still buzzing with excitement from the fantastic format, with a great location, fascinating guest line up and superb food and wine.
- Ian Sempers, CEO, Medium UK
It was a great day and we have been raving about how great the speakers were and how motivated we feel from hearing their stories.
- Rachel Impey, Marketing Manager, Vodafone
Pass on our thanks to everyone involved in making Monday such a success – Heston is still talking about it, he loved it!
- Val Clarke, Group Human Resources Director, The Fat Duck
Thank you for last night, I absolutely loved it. Please keep me posted on any other games coming up.
- Lewis Moody, Former England Rugby Captain
Another life changing moment for me. My clients were blown away with the variety of speakers and it was simply the best day they had ever attended.
- Brett Jesson, Head of New Market-Sales, Serco
It doesn't get a lot better than this. You guys did a brilliant job. Possibly the most entertaining event I have been to.
- Nick White, Product and Commercial Director, USwitch
I have to say this was one of the best conferences I have ever been to.
- David Peters, Managing Director, Dentsu Aegis Network Sport & Entertainment
Fantastic day. Possibly the best day of coaching / inspiration I've been on.
- Corporate Guest of Bartle Bogle Hegarty
The professionalism of team HTL was evident throughout the day. Alice your involvement as our host was first class...The guest speakers really hit the spot and I know from the immediate feedback the whole team and our sponsors got so much from the day. It really was a great event for our business.
- Simon Richmond, Managing Director, Poggenpohl Group UK Limited
Just wanted to say a big thank you for all of your efforts both today and in the preparation stage. I think the event was a great success and I was really pleased to see the audience so engaged.
Thank you so much for your help making last night’s Directors’ Dinner the success it was. Once again, you were an excellent and very professional host, and really got the best out of Steve Fletcher and James Cracknell.
- Rob Mitchell, Commercial Director, AFC Bournemouth
What is so great though, is not just the brilliant professionalism of what has been delivered, but the way in which you show up. Such a pleasure for me work with you all and I can’t wait for more as we enter 2019.
- Simon Dane, Managing Consultant at PA Consulting
A great event that exceeded my expectations of development, both personally and as a team building exercise. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.