About Us

Minc has been supporting organisations with strategic workforce planning, recruitment and human resource needs since 2014. Our CEO, Neil Franklin, specialises in workforce planning using data and insights to create long-term solutions for sectors, companies or projects alike. Neil is one of the UK’s foremost leaders in workforce analytics and forecasting applying his skills to many sectors and international economies.

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Neil leads Workforce Planning at NSAR Ltd and has extensive experience supporting clients and organisations in analysing skills and workforce trends across the rail, transport, infrastructure, Off and Onshore Wind, Water and other sectors in the UK and internationally. A recognised expert in strategic workforce planning, he produces data-driven insights that inform productivity and economic assessments of workforce needs and evolving skills requirements.

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He is responsible for forecasting future workforce demands within the rail industry, ensuring the sector has the right number of skilled professionals in the right locations to meet industry needs and government investment commitments. Neil is also the author of the rail sector’s and Offshore and Onshore Wind sector’s Annual Workforce Survey Reports.

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To support industry-wide skills planning, Neil developed a pioneering web-based tool, the SIM, which forecasts labour requirements by work type, asset type, region, skill level, and occupational classification. The tool integrates industry investment plans and has been instrumental in workforce forecasting for key organisations. The SIM is a unique workforce planning solution, adopted by government bodies, Network Rail, HS2, Heathrow Expansion, Transport for London, Crossrail 2, Transpennine Route Upgrade programme and the Off and Onshore wind sector.