Year in Review 2019

Acquisition International - Year in Review 2019 15 Oct19259 Company: Activate Compliance Contact: Jayne Sutton Website: www.activatecompliance.com n the wake of the Grenfell tragedy in June 2017, social housing has been heavily scrutinised for its levels of compliance and safety. Ensuring that properties are safe to live in is vitally important, and making that promise a reality is Activate Compliance. Founded in 2017 by Jayne Sutton, the firm has quickly risen and grown to become a beacon for social housing compliance across the south of the United Kingdom. With years of health and safety experience gained from across the world, the firm offers a wide range of risk and safety management services to both private and public sector organisations in a myriad of areas. As corporations and organisations all over the United Kingdom prepare for the legislative changes to the social housing sector, Activate Compliance are preparing also. Following Grenfell, there has been a sharp increase in the need for consultancies like Jayne’s, offering top-quality, professional advice and support to organisations facing potentially overwhelming changes. Ultimately, it is work like Activate Compliance’s that keeps residents safe in their homes, and there are few greater services than that. Each client and social housing institution are approached with a clean slate, ensuring that Jayne and her team deliver a bespoke service that addresses specific needs. Thanks to this boutique approach, clients can experience the benefits of a product that is future-proofed and fit for any residential or commercial purpose in full compliance of new legislative changes. As a consultancy, it is Activate Compliance’s job to ensure that clients receive such a good product service that they never have to call back for the same service. This year has also seen the expansion of Jayne’s team, bringing more industry-leading talent on board to help secure the social housing sector’s future against further tragedy. Without the team, there would be no Activate Compliance. Each member plays an integral role in the continued success of the business, and Jayne invests in each staff member’s personal development through mentoring and training. Jayne’s most recent hire is Aaron Edgeworth, an accredited mediator and legal advisor, who brings with him an unparalleled level of legal and commercial knowledge. Aaron also helps with the delivery of the firm’s new corporate manslaughter training sessions alongside Jayne. Helping navigate the legalities of compliance and the commerciality of the social housing sector, Aaron’s work has been invaluable in making 2019 the best year yet for Activate Compliance. Looking to the future, Activate Compliance remains squarely focused on caring for the social housing sector amidst all the changes and Acquisition International are taking a closer look at those firms that have had an outstanding year, ahead of a new decade. Having been crowned the Leading Risk and Safety Change Management Consultancy of the Year for the south of the United Kingdom, we profile Activate Compliance to uncover the secrets to its success and how it plans to build on it heading into 2020 and beyond. Securing Safety and Success I fallout from Grenfell. With all the upcoming legislation, housing associations and councils will require support to reach the far higher standards that will be expected of them. However, for Jayne and the team it is about more than simply health and safety. Drawing on knowledge from legal arenas courtesy of Aaron, and a myriad of experience from the rest of the team, the firm are also proficient in data management, communications, procurement, and asset management, all with a commercial understanding and approach. Historically, health and safety might have been considered a standalone subject matter area. Yet, this approach has to change moving forward in order to meet the new legislative changes and requirements that are coming. Organisations are going to require a firm who understands how safety requirements are intrinsically linked and woven through all functional disciplines, and how this holistically links into the entire building life cycle. Having worked to implement these services throughout the company in 2019, Activate Compliance are primed to meet these new challenges head on in 2020 and beyond. For Jayne, Aaron, and the entire team at Activate Compliance, 2019 has been a year of monumental success and great accomplishment. Seeing more housing associations, councils, and organisations recognise the need for compliance in social housing does not just mean safer places to live; it means no more lives lost needlessly, and that is perhaps why Activate Compliance are one of the most crucial firms at work in the United Kingdom today.