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CIF Bidding for 2018/9 opens


The Education and Skills Funding Agency have this week opened CIF bidding for the 2018/9 round for academies and sixth-form colleges. As with previous years, the bidding window will close in mid-December, this year on the 14th. The now-familiar portal will be central to all CIF bidding activities; and will follow the same format. Whilst the Condition Improvement Fund remains focused on the condition of buildings, there are a number of changes within this round: Healthy Pupils Capital Fund Following an announcement by the ESFA in February; funding from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (commonly known as the Sugary Drinks […]

CIF Bidding for 2018/9 has now been opened by the Education and Skills Funding Agency

M+C gain Diocese of Westminster Approval


Munday + Cramer have this week been notified that they will be joining the Diocese of Westminster’s approved consultants panel. This seal of approval follows a raft of new instructions; particularly with academies and Multi-Academy Trusts across London and the South-East. The multi-disciplinary building surveying and architectural practice have worked with a number of Diocesan schools in recent years. Most notably St. Anne’s Catholic Primary School, where Munday + Cramer have successfully delivered a range of schemes in the past 15 years. In addition to largely re-modelling the school over the years, specific projects completed include: A new entrance and […]

Diocese of Westminster Crest

M+C Supports Macmillan Coffee Morning


Munday + Cramer joined Macmillan to be part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 29 September. As well as inviting contractors and colleagues for coffee and cakes; the multi-disciplinary architectural, building surveying and property management practice asked staff to leave their CAD desks and laser levels aside to take part in a ‘Bake Off’ competition. The combined coffee morning and bake off was the brainchild of Munday + Cramer’s Office Manager; Karen Lilley. Karen said “Macmillan is an amazing charity; those who sadly have had cancer touch their lives and were fortunate to see their loved ones and […]

Munday + Cramer are supporting Macmillan's 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning' on Friday 29th September

Gas Safety Week


Munday + Cramer have again pledged their support for Gas Safety Week (18-24 September 2017) which aims to raise awareness of gas safety and urge the public to keep themselves safe from dangerous appliances. The seventh annual Gas Safety Week will see organisations from across the UK work together, to encourage all gas consumers to make sure they have their gas appliances are checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer and protect against the dangers of unsafe appliances, such as fires, leaks, explosions and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. With 21 deaths and over 800 gas-related injuries in the last three […]

Gas Safe Week 2017

M+C sponsor Orsett Show


Munday + Cramer are pleased to again support this year’s Orsett Show as a Gold Sponsor. The Orsett Show is one of the UK’s oldest one-day agricultural shows. 2017 sees the 111th edition take place on Saturday 2nd September. Last year, over 11,000 visitors attended the show. A pleasant weather forecast, and a packed schedule suggest attendance will be equally high this year. The show dates back to 1841 initially. Following a break of a number of years, the ‘modern’ show has run successively from 1895 with the exception of breaks during the two world wars. At 110 years, it is now one of the UK’s longest-running […]

Munday + Cramer are proud to once again sponsor the Orsett Show for 2017

New Chartered Building Surveyor Apprenticeship


Munday + Cramer have taken a bold step in their recruitment and development; offering the company’s first Degree Apprenticeship to a local Sixth Form student. Michael Smith; who studied at the William de Ferrers School, just a few hundred metres from M+C’s offices in South Woodham Ferrers has already joined the company. Joining the busy multi-disciplinary Building Surveying and Architectural Practice; Michael has already dived in at the deep end, supporting the building surveying team to deliver the busy summer workload. Michael’s range of experience will then quickly grow as the practice enters the annual CIF application period. Degree Apprenticeship […]

Michael Smith, Munday + Cramer's new Chartered Surveying Degree Apprentice attending his first site visit.

CIF Appeal Success


Munday + Cramer have achieved further success for Academy clients today within the 2017/8 CIF round. The announcement of the successful CIF appeal applications across the UK increased M+C’s haul by a further six projects. With just 75 successful applicants within the CIF appeal process; this reinforces the high success levels M+C consistently achieves within the Condition Improvement Fund. The successful CIF appeals provide an additional £2.6m of funding, for the six academies located across Essex, Thurrock and Kent. This brings Munday + Cramer’s total haul for Condition Improvement Fund work to £22.6M in 2017/8. This means that M+C secured […]

CIF Appeal Process Success

Fresh talent joins Munday + Cramer


To support the practice’s continued growth as well as the major recent CIF successes, Munday + Cramer has again added to its growing team with three new appointments. We wish all of our new colleagues the best of luck with their new careers at Munday + Cramer. Karen Lilley – Practice Manager Karen Lilley joins Munday + Cramer as Practice Manager; a new role designed to support the continued fast-track growth of the business. Karen joins from the regional office of a National building contractor; having taken responsibility for quality management and business management systems. With additional experience in HR, Karen brings […]

House Price Index – May 2017


For the second consecutive month, the annual house price growth in the UK remained at 3.8%, the same level reported in March. The Halifax House Price Index today identified a slowdown in the market; further confirmed by the first quarterly decline in over four years. In the three months to April, prices were 0.2% below those of the previous quarter. This is the first quarterly decline since November 2012. On a month-by-month basis, house prices fell by 0.1%, with the average cost of a property now £219,649. Supply The number of new properties coming on to the market continues to pose […]

House price decrease in Halifax House Price Index

Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) – 2017 Successes


Munday + Cramer has again seen extraordinary growth in work secured under the Condition Improvement Fund from the EFA. For the fourth successive year, the Essex building surveying and architectural practice has outpaced the market. Projects with a total value exceeding £20.0M have been secured; representing a 63% increased in workload secured compared to 2016. The Condition Improvement Fund is organised by the Education Funding Agency annually. The fund is competed for by academy and free schools across the UK, to support condition-related projects. Over 3800 bid applications were made in the most recent round for the available £466.0M. Projects that […]

Munday + Cramer achieved huge success in the EFA's Condition Improvement Fund for Academies for the fourth successive year securing over £20.0M in funding