CLPM to Project Manage Major Home Refurbishment We are happy to report that we will be working with new clients in Edmonton to support them in their major home refurbishment project. The 1930’s mid terrace house will be extended, remodelled and refurbished. There is also to be a loft conversion. The work will include…
CLPM Project Manage a New Build Chipping Norton We have been supporting our clients, who are building a new home near Chipping Norton, from the very early stages of their project two years ago. Our role has included helping prepare a budget, as well as managing the tender process and the subsequent tender review.…
CLPM to Project Manage Major Home Refurbishment in Marlow, Buckinghamshire We are excited to have been instructed by new clients to help appoint the contractors and carry out the role of Contract Administrator. The project is for the significant refurbishment and remodel of this substantial home near Marlow, in Buckinghamshire. The Project The project…
CLPM New Year, New Name, New Website Exciting news from Charlie Laing! We’re changing our name! In January 2017 we will launch our NEW website at the NEW website address of www.cl-pm.com. The NEW website will replace our original founding company websites of www.charlielaing.com and www.clearplanpm.co.uk. This will officially launch our NEW company name…
Construction Site Safety in the Christmas Shutdown Building sites can be dangerous places and are especially vulnerable over the Christmas shutdown. Good project managers will make sure your builders manage the risks if your site is unoccupied this December, here are a few or our safety tips. 1) Check for any potential risks on your…
Stay sane while enjoying your build. Nicky Bryden, CLPM Director, has seen all manner of building excitements during the past seven years. Being at the helm of ClearPlan project management with her husband, James and now as part of CLPM. In this blog, Nicky offers some sage advice for those who are about to embark…
CLPM are finalists for FSB Hertfordshire Green Award Great news! We’ve made it through the selection process to be a finalist for the 2016 Federation of Small Businesses Hertfordshire Business Awards, in the Green Award category. The FSB Hertfordshire Business Awards are a very much sought-after accolade of achievement in the local area, and are see…
CLPM Podcast – Creating your dream home! Undertaking a building project is exciting but for most of us, not something we regularly do. In this Podcast Business Development Director Nicky Bryden talks about the time scales that you should allow in transforming your initial ideas into your dream home. Podcast A podcast…
Tythe Barn Eco-Restoration Project is a Winner! Congratulations to our clients, Jamie and Anna Rankin of Micklefield Hall. Their grade 2 listed Great Barn at Micklefield Hall was the overall winner for Restoration at the Chilterns Buildings Design Awards this summer. It took Anna and Jamie, the owners of Micklefield, near Rickmansworth and their…
How To Choose The Right Builder To choose the right builder you need to know how to avoid the ‘cowboys’ and, although regulations have improved, public experience hasn’t! Unfortunately more often than not something negative like “dodgy” or “cowboy” are words used when someone has had a bad experience with a builder. We get quite…