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McLaughlins launches UK’s first franchise scheme for

businesses surveyors amid major company rebrand as MCL

when current managing director
ness in a Box’, which
UK and will enable independent
Family owned chartered sur-
“As McLaughlins, the business
includes a marketing budget,
gained a solid footing in our birth-
Joe Miller joined last November,
surveyors or those currently work-
veyors, McLaughlins is seeking
industry professionals to become
Since then, and particularly in the
franchisees of its newly renamed the latest figure puts the company social media training and man- ing for other employers to grow place of Stoke many decades ago.
on course to reach its target of 60
agement, ongoing CPD allow-
and retain more of the income and
and rapidly expanding MCL surveyors by Christmas – making ance, help with business tenders, profit generated by their work.” last year, we’ve seen the company
business - All thanks to an Ilkeston it one of the biggest nationwide. professional indemnity insurance Joe added that he would encourage expand to many other parts of the
based entrepreneur Ilkeston-based Joe, said: “Having and investment for hiring more more people to look seriously at UK.
The firm, founded by the grown to this size from what was a employees. becoming qualified chartered sur- “The new MCL brand looks set to
McLaughlin family more than small family business, I felt it was They will benefit from being part veyors, as it is an industry that is take us towards even greater suc-
40 years ago, saw Ilkeston based time to look at the next exciting of an increasingly recognised and rarely short of work and continues cess in the future. It’s wonderful
Joe Miller take the reins as manag- phase in our journey. respected industry name, with op- to benefit hugely from the buoyant to see that our small family firm
ing director at an event last week, “This new programme will enable erations from Derby to Darlington, housing market. has not only survived for so long
and he is now inviting residen- other people in the industry to do Bognor Regis to Bristol and Man- Each new surveyor on MCL’s but is set to become one of the
tial chartered surveyors to apply the same thing as our founders did chester to Middlesbrough. In just books is allocated a specific ter- major players in the UK surveying
for its free ‘Business in a Box’ and effectively build their own the last year alone, MCL has seen ritory in the UK, typically in the sector.”
scheme and join the fast-growing family business. Our plan is to be its turnover increase tenfold. region they are already operating. To find out more about MCL’s
‘M-CLUB’. in the top 10 of chartered survey- “We’re definitely breaking the The ongoing support from MCL ‘Business in a Box’ opportunities
Nine new M-CLUB members ing firms by Christmas and maybe mould in an industry which, will provide members with the in your area, visit www.mclaugh-
signed up on the day of MCL’s in the top five by this time next although seen as one of the most backing of a national name to lins-surveyors.co.uk or contact
official launch event last week, in- year.” trustworthy in the housing sector, help them establish closer rela- 01782 390108.
creasing the number of surveyors After meeting certain minimum has also been quite old-fashioned,” tionships with estate agents and
on the firm’s books to 38 across criteria, qualified surveyors who said Joe. solicitors in their local areas.
the UK. apply to become part of the MCL “This modern franchise-style ap- MCL partner Sean McLaughlin,
With just five surveyors at MCL family will receive a free ‘Busi- proach is the first of its kind in the son of the original founders, said:
Ward expands operations to the East Coast Online Erewash Jobs Fair this month

Waste firm Ward is setting up a cant development for our ferrous Maggie aims to build back practical event to help people get what will be on offer on the day,
deep sea depot 134 miles from its operations. Following the opening back into work and secure a better please email sd.employment-
Ilkeston home, shortly after the of our Immingham dock facility better as she launches first future for themselves and their team@dwp.gov.uk.
relaunch of a rail link. in 2018, this will further expand virtual Erewash Jobs Fair families.
The unit is in Redcar, near Mid- our capabilities to buy, process and “Residents logging onto the fair
dlesbrough, and will handle ex- export ferrous metals. Erewash MP, Maggie Throup is set will get the chance to ‘meet’
ports of metal to Turkey and Italy “It also gives us even better access to host her first virtual Jobs Fair potential new employers, as well
while creating 10 UK jobs. to new customers further away for this summer, linking up local job- as hear from the National Careers
Ward is currently working on buying and selling scrap metal, seekers with some of the region’s Service about the support available
plans to bring jobs back to the as well as helping expand the biggest employers. to either retrain or formalise ex-
former Stanton Works. services available to our existing The interactive fair, which has isting skills in the form of profes-
Detailed plans are likely to be customers in Turkey, India, Paki- been sponsored by Jobcentre Plus, sional qualifications – all from the
submitted before the end of the stan, Bangladesh and China.” will go live between 10am and comfort of their own home.
year and a busy railway line would The work will help regenerate the 1pm on Wednesday 11th August “I very much hope that as many
ease road traffic, especially around former Redcar steelworks, which 2021 and will showcase job oppor- people as possible will join us
Sandiacre and nearby villages. has attracted several firms keen to tunities at firms including Amazon, on the day and want to take this
Commercial director Thomas benefit from its port on the North UPS and Buy It Direct. opportunity to thank Jobcentre
Ward said they were pleased to be Sea. Speaking about the virtual fair and Plus for both sponsoring the event
working with Redcar Bulk Termi- Ward is a fourth generation family her mission to build back better, and securing a fantastic range of
nal for the use of the deepest dock firm which has recycling plants Maggie said: quality job opportunities.”
on the East Coast. across the Midlands as well as in “As we begin to emerge from To sign-up to the virtual Jobs Fair
He said: “This is another signifi- London and Lincolnshire. the pandemic, I wanted to hold a or for further information about
New Rules for the Fifth SEISS T Levels

Self-employed workers can now must also meet the following
claim the fifth and final gov- If you have more than one busi- criteria: From 27th May employers will be T Level students spend 80% of the
ernment grant but to be eligible ness as a sole trader, your figure · You must be a self-employed able to claim a £1,000 cash boost for course in the classroom, learning
they must demonstrate that their must include the total turnover individual or a member of a part- every T Level student they host on a the skills that employers need. The
turnover has fallen as a result of from all of your businesses includ- nership; high-quality industry placement, as other 20% is a meaningful industry
the pandemic. ing any new ventures started be- · You must have traded in 2019 to part of a new incentive scheme. placement, where they put these skills
Self-employed workers are being tween April 2020 and April 2021. 2020 and in 2020 to 2021; T Levels are a key part of the govern- into action.
invited to claim the fifth Self-Em- Claimants should not include any · You must have submitted your ment’s reforms to revolutionise skills Industry placements form a key
ployed Income Support Scheme coronavirus support payments in 2019 to 2020 tax return on or and technical education, generating component of T Level courses, with
(SEISS) grant if they “reasonably their turnover calculations, such before 2 March 2021; the skilled workforce that businesses students spending at least 45 days (or
believe there will be a significant as: · Your trading profits must be no need for the future and giving students 315 hours) with an employer. They
reduction in trading profits due to · Previous SEISS grants; more than £50,000; however, if the experience they need to progress offer local businesses an excellent
the impact of COVID-19 between · Eat Out to Help Out payments; you are not eligible based on the into well-paid jobs, further study or an chance to nurture and build a skilled
1 May 2021 and 30 September · Local authority or devolved trading profits in your 2019 to apprenticeship. talent pipeline for the future, while
2021”. administration grants. 2020 return, HMRC will look back The new technical qualifications – helping to level up opportunities as
In addition, a new turnover test Those workers whose turnover is at previous years. co-created with over 250 employers we recover from the pandemic.
means that they must also prove down 30% or more will get 80% Anyone who started trading in including Fujitsu and Amazon – are Details of how to apply for the
that their turnover has fallen dur- of three months’ average trading 2019/20 and did not have any equivalent to three A Levels and scheme can be found on the .gov
ing the pandemic. The new rules profits to a maximum of £7,500. self-employment or partnership in- uniquely combine classroom study website.
mean that claimants will need to Those whose turnover has fallen come in any of the previous three with industry placements.
work out two different turnover by less than 30% will get 30% tax years does not need to take a
figures: April 2020 to April 2021 of three months’ average trading turnover test and will be eligible
and either 2019 to 2020 or 2018 to profits to a maximum of £2,850. for the higher grant. Do you have a story about yourself, a family member,
2019. HMRC will compare these HMRC’s online service to claim friend, pet, or a club or organisation you’re involved with?
figures to work out how much the fifth grant will be available Let us know and we’ll try to include it in the paper.
claimants will get. from late July. SEISS claimants Send to news@ilkestonlife.com