2024 has been a year of major growth and achievement for 4site – from large-scale recruitment, events and sponsorships to a new support service, with a leading-edge software launch and our annual charity days. We’ve been very busy!
Here’s some of our highlights for 2024 and the benefits to our clients, as well as celebrating our team as we move into 2025.
Technical achievement
We are proud to say that this year our technical team completed over 400 hours of training, we’ve hosted weekly CPD sessions and delivered more than 40 hours of training to external and internal teams.
We’ve been recruiting for a huge range of roles this year and have welcomed so many new faces! In fact, our team has grown by an amazing 44.8% increase!
We’ve continued to focus on celebrating diversity and ensuring an evolving balance of gender representation among our assessors. We’ve also continued with our commitment to career development, with several role changes and promotions achieved by the team this year.
Welcome to all our new employees and congratulations to those moving up through the ranks or working towards role changes!
Marketing Highlights
It’s been an exceptional year for 4site’s thought-leadership expertise with a Record-Breaking Webinar hosted by James Purdey, attracting over 400 registrants, our highest turnout yet!
The Property Institute’s Tech Talk on Fire Door Safety
Podcast Feature
Lisa Walker and Camilla Donalds shared their journeys and experiences at 4site on the “Behind Four Walls” podcast by Jodie Fraser
Social Media Successes
Our posts have achieved over 45,000 LinkedIn impressions, growing our following by over 88% since 2023.
Industry Events and Sponsorships
We sponsored, attended, participated in and presented at several major industry events this year – taking us a minute to count them all up!
We were sponsors and attendees at all The Property Institute conferences, seminars and regional events this year, as well as backing and participating in News on the Block’s leasehold events in London and Manchester.
We attended the Doyenne in Property conference in London (where one of our assessors, Lisa Walker, delivered an insightful talk on fire doors) and we delivered multiple educational webinars and thought-provoking talks for TPI and NOTB audiences.
You can expect to see our team at all of these events again in 2025 – we’ll be ready to answer your questions and provide expert guidance on building safety at each and every one.
Launch: Building Safety Case Support Service & Software
We proudly launched our Building Safety Case support service and bespoke software in 2024, receiving prestigious industry recognition -winning Proptech Solution of the Year at the ACE Awards!
Our new feature rich platform designed in-house serves both property managers and contractors, fostering collaboration through shared tools for audits, inspections, and real-time updates. Clients have the option to self-service, using the software to build their own building safety cases and publish them for submission to the BSR, or they can request consultation services for expert support.
Additionally, the solution equips contractors with collaboration features to better support their clients, enabling seamless delivery of audits, quality control, and consultation services within the same system, enhancing overall building safety standards.
For more details, visit www.safetycase.co.uk.
Client Portal Success
Our client portal continues to deliver impactful results – figures for 2024 are as follows:
- Over 26,000 report actions completed
- More than 1,000 Smart Safety QR Codes generated
- More than 250,000 actions raised through risk assessments
- On average, upwards of 160 updates are requested, developed, and released annually by our IT team
Client Engagement
Our Client Engagement team have had a very busy and productive year. They’ve held 53 client meetings, fostering strong relationships and gathering valuable feedback. They’ve attended 12 major industry events including:
- TPI Annual Event
- TPI Annual Conference
- TPI Regional Events in Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton and London
- NOTB Leasehold Conference and Networking Event
- NOTB’s ACE Awards (where we were highly commended as Health and Safety Partner of the Year)
- The Property Management Awards
We also totted up the miles covered by our fleet of 4site cars – they collectively travelled over 800,000 miles nationwide, ensuring comprehensive support for our clients.
Celebrating Together
When it comes to team spirit and giving back, we certainly fulfilled our aims this year!
The team participated in “Wear it Pink” and “Christmas Jumper Day”, raising a total of £523. for charity. We launched an internal magazine to keep the whole team informed, motivated and connected.
We’ve supported the industry by sponsoring key awards such as the PMA’s Mixed use Management Company of the Year and the ACE Award’s Property Management Company of the Year (15,000+ Units).
We captured all the memorable moments and achievements and shared them across our social channels- if you’d like to see the team dressed up and in party mode, you can see our photos on LinkedIn or take a look at our Instagram reel!
As we close out 2024, we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished and so excited for the opportunities ahead.
Thank you to our clients, partners, and team for being a part of this journey and we wish you a happy and healthy New Year!
