In February 2001, John Stodart via his investment vehicle Azure Investment Group (later to become Positus Capital) acquires New Horizons Computer Learning Edinburgh, Scotland. This began a 6-year journey that would see Stodart own 6 learning centres across the UK and be the number one global revenue earner for New Horizons Computer Learning Centres.
T.J. Stodart through Azure Investment group (later to become Positus Capital) opens Glasgow New Horizons centres and boosts staffing levels to 35 accredited trainers educating 2000 students per year (June 2002).
Stodart with Azure Investment group (later to become Positus Capital) operates the first Walk In Technical training centres outside of Rotterdam in June 2003. This methodology would be adopted by 2200 learning centres globally after John Stodart gives it credibility after rolling it out across all 6 UK centres.
In October 2004, T.J. Stodart via Azure Investment group (later to become Positus Capital) owns the New Horizons Franchise businesses in both Leeds and Manchester. Boosting student numbers to 3500 per annum and 68 accredited trainers and 120 staff in total.
After 7 years of investments, John Stodart with Azure Investment group (later to become Positus Capital) acquires the largest New Horizons CLC in Europe in the cities of Birmingham and London (May 2007). Student numbers exceed 8800 per year, accredited trainers exceed 220 and total staff numbers exceed 400.