{"id":11873,"date":"2026-04-29T09:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotwork-e5h7gkdwh5fshkaz.ukwest-01.azurewebsites.net\/ie\/?post_type=meet-the-team&#038;p=11873"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:51:49","slug":"andy-archibald","status":"publish","type":"meet-the-team","link":"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/ie\/meet-our-team\/andy-archibald\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Archibald"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull author-archive has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax sec-hero\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-861 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/istockphoto-2125615621-640_adpp_is-1-3-min.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide carousel slide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"carouselExampleCaptions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide carousel-inner has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top author-img is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Andy-Archibald.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Andy-Archibald.png 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Andy-Archibald-300x300.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Andy-Archibald-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-max-48-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><strong>Andy Archibald<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-dcf67682a9443178849422433327df72\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-7db3422fb3f06daef3b07a46ddc73383\">Prior to joining Scotwork in 2021, Andy spent a decade in the heavily-regulated and competitive UK energy and utility industry with Scottish Power, SSE and Ovo Energy, along with two years at the City of Edinburgh Council. Having graduated in Marketing in 2008 and become a Chartered Marketer, Andy spent the first few years of his career in Communications and PR before moving into Commercial roles in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size\">As a senior commercial manager for these organisations, Andy regularly negotiated agreements and problem-solved conflicts with key accounts, including retailers, brokers, service providers, letting agents, social landlords, local government authorities, and more. \u200b\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-ff36448c202050af252fe83989b1449b\">For Andy, implementing a strong negotiation structure and skill set is critical to effective business performance, and he draws on his commercial and personal experiences to assist his clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-00b0a9c83496e481d39a94ec3a657dd0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-f773fc9c7c86c52c961c049e7f54a90c\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-f773fc9c7c86c52c961c049e7f54a90c\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-large-icon-size has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #2b2a34; \" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin has-base-color has-contrast-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andy-archibald-20875726\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mw-750 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-georgia-font-family has-max-36-font-size wp-elements-2fbf52af18576f101fcc70a20388e1b8\"><strong>Meet the rest of the team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center author-bio has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-e1e0fcd9a571ff1e7df0a428fe02068a\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">We come from all walks of life and all shades of business. 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