Devello Group

We spent a fascinating afternoon with Nottingham Partners at the Nottingham War Rooms, who laid on a guided tour of the cold war relic which is being brought back to life. Host Craig Cameron of Hamilton Russell, the developers with a transformative vision for the War Rooms, showed us the War Rooms in their current time-warp state and told us of its exciting future, in which its history will be honoured while being utilised for the benefit of the local community through partnerships with (e.g.) BASE 51 and East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire). Attached are some photographs which give a glimpse of the life in the War Rooms planned in the event of a nuclear war, including the administration of essentials such as beds, office chairs and ash trays, fire fighting equipment such as asbestos cloths (long since removed of course), and possibly the most essential of essentials in the event of a nuclear attack - plenty of Kenyan tea ☕. Read more about the future of the War Rooms at the below link and sign up to the mailing list if you want to be kept up to date with progress: https://lnkd.in/eiVTYiKu

This week are joined by Matilda Brothers-Martinez who joins Team Devello as a legal apprentice. As many of you will have seen, we advertised for a planning paralegal or planning NQ (alongside other vacancies). An apprentice wasn’t what we were recruiting for but we were introduced to Matilda (thank you Jo Jepson and Craig Brothers) and from our first chat with us, she thoroughly impressed us. Matilda is exactly the sort of young and talented individual we want to work with at Devello. She is proactive and enthusiastic, and our interactions with her led to us changing our recruitment intention. We decided we had to have her on board. After all, when founding Devello we had said it would be about investing in the right people. We are honoured Matilda wanted to work with us (not for us!) despite having alternative options from much larger (in numbers!) practices. Welcome aboard, Matilda- we can’t wait to see you shine and be part of your journey as you progress your legal career alongside your studies. Oh, and Matilda has just aced her A levels with Grades A, A, B 👏🏽🎉so congratulations to her for that too. #teamdevello #thedevelloway #investintherightpeople #buildfromwithin #nurturetalent

While Shruti Trivedi and Lauren Lane kept the Devello wheels turning today, Iain Hibbert and Matilda Brothers-Martinez joined BASE 51 for their "Big Walk" event, walking circa 10 miles along the River Trent to and back from Beeston. The event was to raise awareness of young people's mental health, and today was chosen as it is the #InternationalDayOfCharity. After a swift coffee and bite to eat at the Canalside Heritage Centre it was back to Nottingham and a chance to rest those weary feet!

Champion! Another flawless weekend saw Ben Timmons take the Caterham 270R title with one round to spare! It's been an amazing season from a very talented driver and being taken out in the very first round feels a long time ago. Huge congratulations to Ben, and we'll see you at the final round at Donington Park on the weekend of 19-20 October. Devello x Ben Timmons #SimplyDeliveringResults

This weekend sees the penultimate round of the Caterham motorsport series taking place at Brands Hatch, and after an amazing sequence of results the Devello Group sponsored driver Ben Timmons is in with a chance of taking the title this weekend! As always, the racing can be viewed on YouTube but with two races on the Saturday this weekend. Timetable is in the attached photos. Saturday: https://lnkd.in/eiW6QRGy Sunday: https://lnkd.in/ewhYty5t Good luck Ben, no doubt there will be more silverware this weekend, hopefully including the big Championship prize! Ben Timmons x Devello #simplydeliveringresults

We were treated to lunch yesterday at what must be one of the best venues in #Leicester on a sunny day - the rooftop terrace at Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre, with fantastic food and drink prepared by their expert F&B team, followed by a tour of their new facilities. Thank you to Mark Platt for the invite, we expect to return very soon to take advantage of the spaces. We also heard glowing reports of the work Willmott Dixon are doing to help redevelop and regenerate the building while working with Phoenix to minimise disruption to the business!

Not a bad spot for a Devello strategy meeting! We were determined when we set up that we would ensure we made time to regularly review where we are and where we are headed- a means to ensure we stayed aligned with the reason for creating Devello. It’s easy to get “too busy” and forget to do those parts of keeping the business under constant review. This was our pledge to ensure improvement at all stages and achieve growth in the real sense- not just solely focussing on financials but looking at the ethos and guiding principles for the business. That’s our morning today as we take stock over the past months for we are about to add to our tribe (watch this space!) and have some more exciting projects to get stuck into. More to come from us so do stick around with us! #thedevelloway #strategyplanning #lookingahead #teamwork #legal #strategic

While we've been busy achieving results for our clients this week, Ben Timmons has been making the long trek north of the border for the next round of the Caterham motorsport series. This round is at Knockhill, which is as much like a rollercoaster as you can experience in a race car! Will Ben keep his winning streak going? Will the podium celebrations replace champagne with Irn Bru? Tune in to find out - times below per our friends at Quantum Electrical Distribution Saturday: https://lnkd.in/e5-ma69q Sunday: https://lnkd.in/ex-Hjp4i #simplydeliveringresults

The new draft #planning #NPPF has been in the headlines after being published earlier this week; our planning expert Shruti Trivedi has spent some time digesting and picking out the salient points so that you don’t have to (don’t feel sorry for Shruti, she enjoys this kind of thing…) #Devello #Smartadvicesimplydelivered

It's a delight to be working with fantastic companies such as Quantum Electrical. #collaborationnotcompetition