Posted 05/07/2016
Tags RICS | RICS Magazine
I made an odd decision earlier this year.
There I was, extremely busy and enjoying work during the biggest recession of our lives, well aware that this was a privileged position to be in, when it suddenly dawned on me that this was the moment to launch a new surveying business of my own.
And so despite all the advice to the contrary in the news headlines, the economic indicators and phone calls from my Mum, I started to build Earl Kendrick Associates.
At the heart of my conviction that the time was right was a belief that despite every Chartered Surveyor’s myriad of qualifications and experience, our clients value relationships above all else. They need to know, like and trust their surveyor and his or her extended team.
This meant that every part of the new business had to offer as personal a service as possible. This meant taking phone calls in the dead of night, becoming personally involved in every new project, and ensuring that every potential new client understood that theirs was a challenge we would face together.
This is, of course, easier said than done when you are running a small firm with basic resources. And with offices in London and Devon, it really isn’t possible to be everywhere at once. Fortunately, I have been able to call upon some outstanding relationships of my own. None of us can possibly have all-encompassing industry knowledge. But there is always someone who has experience and insight beyond our area of expertise.
The relationships I have developed through my own work and my involvement with matrics have become invaluable in recent months. I have developed a network of technical consultants, all committed to working on projects with me, and to providing an ongoing stream of invaluable support and advice. Ours is a close-knit profession with a real sense of community at its heart. And from my perspective, the heart-beat of surveying can be found in RICS matrics.
Such is my commitment to matrics that despite the timecommitments of the new business, I have become involved with its inter-professional sub-committee who are responsible for organising inter-professional events and raising the professional status of RICS amongst other professions. Times may remain hard but I am fortunate that with the help of some terrific people, my decision was the right one. Earl Kendrick is growing fast, but not so fast that I can’t keep my promise to remain involved in every project. I can do that thanks to the support from clients, my professional network and members of RICS matrics, for which I will remain eternally grateful.
Julian Davies
Chartered Building Surveyor
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