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CLM win Theo Paphitis Award!

December 3, 2019/in Uncategorised/by iDC

Ketton based land rights company, CLM have recently been awarded the prestigious Theo Paphitis’ Small Business Sunday award.

The Twitter campaign launched by former Dragon’s Den Theo Paphitis, featured CLM as a success by promoting the business to his half a million followers.

Directors, Laura and Hamish Wilson, will be attending the SBS 2020 Event in February, meeting Theo and attending a variety of talks discussing innovation, brand alignment and marketing projection as well as a Q&A session with Theo Paphitis himself.

CLM director, Laura Wilson said, “We are thrilled to join the engaging #SBS community, who have made us feel so welcome. We all support each other via various social media and the weekly #SBSwinnershour so the #SBSevent2020 will be a terrific opportunity to meet other business owner over lunch and strengthen those relationships.”

Hamish Wilson, director of CLM added: “There is real value in events such as these, whereby likeminded businesses leaders can take time out of their organisations to share successful strategies with each other.

“At CLM we help our clients by taking the stress out of land rights and our aim for 2020 is to help even more clients by delivering an efficient, reliable and seamless service.”

Mercury Business Awards 2019

September 20, 2019/in Uncategorised/by iDC

The winners of the 14th annual Mercury Business Awards were crowned at a glittering awards ceremony on September 20^th 2019 at Greetham Valley.

After months of anticipation, the finalists, main partners, category and associate sponsors, judges and guests gathered at Greetham Valley to celebrate all that is great about business in the Stamford and Rutland area.

Hosted by Rutland Radio’s Rob Persani, CLM were delighted to be finalists in both Small Business of the Year and Businessperson of the Year for our director, Laura Wilson.

See what Laura & Hamish Wilson had to say about being finalists here:

Small Business of the Year

Businessperson of the Year

Addressing the audience of more than 260 guests, Rutland and Stamford Mercury editor Kerry Coupe said the evening was “about celebrating the best of our community” and said the standard of entries had once again been incredibly high.

The evening began with a drinks reception, kindly sponsored by Moore Thompson, and canapes, giving guests an early opportunity to network.

Mercury editor Kerry Coupe said afterwards: “Once again the Mercury Business Awards were a tremendous success and we were delighted to share the amazing achievements of our winners and finalists, all of whom should be congratulated.

CLM Apprenticeships

September 14, 2019/in Uncategorised/by iDC

When CLM embarked on the apprenticeship search with Rutland Apprenticeships, it was with one objective in mind; investment.

Investing in an individual’s training and development
Investing in shaping a career in land rights
Investing the CLM pool of knowledge and experience to assist an individual who was keen to learn
Investing in a future, permanent team member for CLM

Having met with Charlotte Law (Rutland Adult Learning and Skills Service in partnership with Peterborough Regional College), we felt confident that she would shortlist suitable candidates who would thrive at CLM, and that she did. Within the month, Charlotte had sent over several brilliant CVs one of which was Ella Bryant’s. We set up an interview with Ella and were highly impressed with her mature attitude and capabilities, leading to us offering her an apprenticeship at CLM.

From Ella’s start date at CLM, she and we have been supported by Rutland Apprentices, with regards to communication and support. Ella has settled in well and is already much very much part of our team. Our structure has lent itself well to introducing an apprentice and we would be keen to appoint another. Ella is enjoying both the Business Administration aspect of her learning as well as the ad hoc and design elements we are involving her in. We have a weekly meeting where we set out the following week with hints, tips and successes.

We have been thoroughly impressed with the professionalism, organisation and communication shown from Rutland Apprenticeships and would not hesitate to urge other businesses to consider embarking on the apprenticeship programme. There is no better way to make a difference than to invest in the employees of our future.

CLM turns 5!

August 20, 2019/in Uncategorised/by iDC

August 20th 2019 saw CLM turn 5 and what an exceptional journey it has been! Specialising in the consenting of electric and gas connections to developments of all sizes, CLM has already grown the team to 13 people.

Director, Laura Wilson, started our niche business in 2014 from her home and CLM’s growth has seen the company expand from the Grey House and Willoughby House in Stamford to the prestigious Ketton Design House, where we host a contemporary space within the historic Grain Store.

CLM has a lot to celebrate as we have achieved some tremendous milestones over the last 5 years and set process precedents which others now measure themselves against. The team, including project co-ordinators and a CAD technician, are proud to have worked on some of the most prestigious and valuable sites in the UK including; the redevelopment of Wembley Park, Olympic Park as well as the largest commercial, industrial and new residential developments in the UK.

It is no wonder that CLM is such a desirable place to work. Passionate about investing in people, we have introduced an abundance of wellbeing initiatives such as a Golden Ticket, entitling each team member an extra day away from the office to celebrate their birthday in style, optional standing desks and a replenished fruit hamper each week.

CLM is acknowledged for ground-breaking ethics as Laura has been nominated for Business Woman of the Year and shortlisted for UKCW Role Models of 2019, for her outstanding work within the construction industry. The accolades don’t stop there as CLM has been nominated for Small Business of the Year at the Mercury Business Awards as well as Employer of the Year at the Peterborough Excellence Awards.

Such worthy recognition of CLM is demonstrated in the company ethos, ‘the only way to do great work is to love what you do’!

Golden Ticket

April 1, 2019/in Uncategorised/by iDC

April Fool’s Golden Ticket is no joke!

April Fool’s Day certainly was a day to remember at CLM this year! Our directors, Laura and Hamish, launched a fantastic initiative in the form of the Golden Ticket, awarding each CLM team member their birthdays off work, to enjoy the day at leisure. In return the team send us a photo of the fun they are having on their wonderful treat day. To see what the CLM team get up to on their birthdays (ranging from walks on the beach to glasses of fizz and lots of cake!) follow us on Instagram and Twitter @clmltd

Happy CLM Anniversary

March 29, 2019/in Uncategorised/by iDC

What a 2 years it has been for Sahdia Sarwat!

Today Sahdia celebrates 2 years with CLM and what an amazing 24 months she has had. Joining us as a Technical Administrator and learning everything from carrying out Land Registry and Highways searches, preparing legal instructions and negotiating Heads of Terms, she soon found herself being promoted to Project Co-ordinator.

A highly regarded member of the CLM team, Sahdia applied her experience in the industry to gain even more knowledge and understanding of Land Rights, assisting with client training and meetings nationwide and more recently completing a management and leadership course. It is little wonder that Sahdia is now leading her own team at CLM, as a Senior Project Co-ordinator. A consummate professional, Sahdia leads her team in a collaborative style; supporting and motivating whilst trusting their judgement and abilities.

Mike Beckwith, Project Co-ordinator said, ‘Sahdia is a great line manager. She is really approachable with any sort of query and always takes the time to consider the issue properly before responding’.

Mike is not alone in his praise of Sahdia’s management style, Diane Stevenson, Project Co-ordinator adds, ‘Sahdia is always willing to help, no matter how busy she is herself. If she is unsure of an answer we need, she will do what is required to get the answer for us. She is kind, approachable, unassuming and an absolute pleasure to work with, possessing the sweetest of natures and quite a cheeky sense of humour!’

It was a pleasure arranging this wonderful bespoke hamper for Sahdia to enjoy. The Little Hamper Company sourced items to Sahdia’s tastes and included tea, chocolates and a candle all from local suppliers.

Thank you for all you do Sahdia…how time flies!