Latest News

Richard joins the Housing Ombudsman's bank of adjudicators!

We're delighted to announce that our Managing Director, Richard Walker, has recently passed his assessment to be accepted into the Housing Ombudsman's bank of adjudicators!

The Housing Ombudsman Service is set up by law to look at complaints about the housing organisations that are registered with them.

They resolve disputes involving tenants and leaseholders of social landlords in an independent and impartial way

Naturally this means that Richard wouldn't be able to adjudicate over a case that he, or Callidus have been involved in. However, it does mean that we can expand our consultancy offer to confidentally help organisations resolve disputres before they reach the Ombudsman!

A fully trained and acredited mediator has also joined our associate team, so we can offer a full end to end service, from helping you investigate a complainat and receommend actions (including your overall complaints process/policy) through to helping you resolve the dispute through mediation if required. Please get in touch if you'd like to know more.

If you're a housing provider in need of some help, or a housing consultant interesting in joining our elite team, get in touch by emailing enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk 

or by phone/text/whatsap 078 333 62 663 and we'll get something set up.

October 2019

Callidus marks it place in history

Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed stately home located in our home county of South Yorkshire. It boasts the longest facade of any country house in England and was built circa 1735.

Now in the ownership of the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust, the house is being returned to it's former glory and we're delighted to have made a donation to the trust to help the restortaion and preservation work. 

As part of our donation, we were able to have our Callidus Management Consulting logo and our "SMART Solutions in Housing Management" strapline engraved on a roof slate which will form part of the restoration work.

Our Managing Director, Richard Walker (pictured above with the engraved slate) said:-

"We're proud to be supporting the restoration of such an important landmark in England's housing history. Wentworth Woodhouse is a sleeping giant that is awakening and will provide many great opportunities for local community members to work and prosper in the local area over the coming years. So this is not just about housing, but also the local community, tourism, local businesses and families".

The house has recently been used as part of the set for the Downton Abbey film, but has also been used for Darkest Hour and a number of series for television such as Victoria, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Charles III and Billionaire Boy.

Below are some snapshots of the house, as well as a close up of the slate itself.

Service Offer Update

We've recently added some great people to our associate team, including a former housing Chief Executive, Director of Housing, Ombudsman Adjudicator and a couple of Lean Masters.

This enhances our service offer enabling us to offer more lean service reviews/training, strategic board/governance support, complaints resolution/training and housing operations.

All of this in addition to our usual fantastic service offer - what's not to love! If you're a housing provider in need of some help, or a housing consultant interesting in joining our elite team, get in touch by emailing enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk 

or by phone/text/whatsap 078 333 62 663 and we'll get something set up.

July 2019

In Depth Assessment Support

One of our clients are due an In Depth Assessment (IDA) later this year. In preparation for this they've asked us to provide them with some support in reviewing their evidence bundle and providing critical friend support in fine tuning the evidence to meet the scope of teh assessment focus. 

This is just a short piece of work, so we still have some availability for undertaking pieces of consultancy, so if you require some help, please contact us by emailing enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk

or by phone/text/whatsap 078 333 62 663.

Please check out the rest of our website for more details of the services we offer.

June 2019

Associate Vacancies

If you've got interim management, consultancy or business analyis skills and are looking for an opportunity to use your skills in a housing or other public sector environment, we'd be intereted in hearing from you.

We are particularly keen on working with consultants who can demonstrate experience in lean reviews, systems thinking, performance & service improvement, customer services and training.

We're planning on expanding our service offer over the coming months, and are loking for associates to work alongside us. If this is something you'd like to know more about, then please send us you CV by emailing it to enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk

If you'd like to know more about what we do, please check out the rest of our website for more details of the services we offer.

May 2019

Compliance Review

We're delighted to have been asked by one of our existing clients to undertake a review on their health and safety compliance.

This will be a short piece of work, helping them understand where additional assurance around compliance measures are needed and providing practical solutions going forward.

We still have some availability for undertaking pieces of consultancy, so if you require some help, please contact us by emailing enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk

or by phone/text/whatsap 078 333 62 663.

Please check out the rest of our website for more details of the services we offer.

April 2019

Associate Vacancies

If you've got interim management, consultancy or business analyis skills and are looking for an opportunity to use your skills in a housing or other public sector environment, we'd be intereted in hearing from you.

We're planning on expanding our service offer over the coming months, and are loking for associates to work alongside us. If this is something you'd like to know more about, then please send us you CV by emailing it to enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk

If you'd like to know more about what we do, please check out the rest of our website for more details of the services we offer.

March 2019

We're 4 Years Old

On the 19th of February we'll be celebrating delivering high quality consultancy services to the sector for 4 years! These 4 years have taken us to some great places and we've worked with some great people, helping improve performance, services and business efficiency!

We still have some availability for undertaking pieces of consultancy, so if you require some help, please contact us by emailing enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk

or by phone/text/whatsap 078 333 62 663.

Please check out the rest of our website for more details of the services we offer.

February 2019

We've had a busy start to 2019

We've started 2019 similar to how we ended 2018, very busy......almost too busy to write our blog.

However, today we've produced a short blog, focussing on a more personal matter for Richard. In the blog, he reflects upon his experience of being made redundant.

We still have some availability for undertaking pieces of consultancy, so if you require some help, please contact us by emailing enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk

or by phone/text/whatsap 078 333 62 663.

Please check out the rest of our website for more details of the services we offer.

February 2019

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all of our clients, associates and suppliers for 2019!

What's your New Year Resolution for 2019, improving performance, customer service or optimising efficiency?

The Housing Green Paper of 2018 referred to the possibility of housing league tables linked to future funding regimes. This would mean that Key Performance Indicators, Customer Satisfaction levels and the Resource Efficiency of your organisation could impact upon your future growth plans.

We can help with all of this and much more. Bookmark us and use us in 2019!

We still have some availability for undertaking pieces of consultancy, so if you require some help, please contact us by emailing enquiry@callidus-mc.co.uk

or by phone/text/whatsap 078 333 62 663.

Please check out the rest of our website for more details of the services we offer.

January 2019

Happy New Year!