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More Than Construction: How Michael Dyson Associates Builds Lasting Social Value

Michael Dyson Associates Ltd has been shaping the built environment for over 40 years. Established in 1980 as a family-run business, the company has grown into a leading multi-disciplinary construction consultancy, offering a wide range of services from architecture and project management to structural engineering, asset management, and retrofit solutions.

What sets Michael Dyson Associates apart is their culture of transparency, innovation, and excellence. Their approach goes beyond traditional consultancy, taking time to understand client needs, aligning services with expectations, and embedding social, economic, and environmental responsibility into every project.

As proud members of the RICS, CIOB, APS, and RIBA, with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, the company ensures the highest levels of quality and sustainability in all its operations. Their dedication also extends to employee growth, providing pathways for both professional development and personal achievement.

A Strong Commitment to Social Value

Michael Dyson Associates’ impact stretches far beyond construction. With a commitment to reinvest 5% of its turnover in social responsibility initiatives, the company actively supports employment, training, mentoring, and community development projects.

Highlights of their social value work include:

Apprenticeships and accredited training for young people.

Hosting undergraduate placements that lead to graduate employment.

Offering careers advice and mentoring at schools and universities.

Supporting charities such as Worth Unlimited, alongside community projects like food bank donations, digital inclusion schemes, and youth engagement programmes.

Volunteering through hands-on activities like painting community centres and assisting with local projects.

Through their partnership with Hyde Housing Association on the Match My Project platform, Michael Dyson Associates has delivered industry-leading training. To date, they have successfully trained 67 people across various topics, including building safety, high-rise construction, HHSRS surveys, and sustainability in retrofit projects, making them the most successful supplier of training resources to local communities.

Looking Ahead

Michael Dyson Associates Ltd continues to demonstrate that construction consultancy is not just about buildings, it’s about people, places, and long-term community impact. By combining technical expertise with a genuine commitment to social value, they are helping to build not only safer and more sustainable homes but also stronger, more resilient communities.

Their work serves as a reminder that every business has the power to make a meaningful difference.

This is why we are calling on all our business users: If you can’t find a project that perfectly matches your goals, don’t let that stop you. Follow Michael Dyson Associates’ example: offer your skills, training, volunteering time, or resources to communities in need.

Now it’s your turn to step forward. Log in now and share what you can, helping to create the positive change that lasts well beyond a single project.

The data download has recently been updated! In this article you’ll find details of the latest changes. For a general overview of the download and how to navigate the tabs, see this guide.

These changes include some upgraded metrics and bring the download in line with the site as a whole, reflecting recent improvements.

1. See more detail about community and supplier users

New columns in the Users_Community and Users_Supplier tabs now include all the information from the sign-up form:

✅ How they heard about Match My Project.

✅ The information to establish any pre-existing relationships with your organisation such as a recent contract, if community organisations have recently received funding from you or recognised funders and if they are a member of the local community & voluntary sector infrastructure body.

Some other changes include:

✅ New activity data for each user showing the number of logins in the past month and average monthly logins in the past 6 months, replacing the login log tab.

✅ For clarity, Charities Commission and Companies House numbers are in separate columns.

2. Keep tabs on key project and offer data

A few important data points have been added to help you understand your matches better.

✅ The match date and completion date has been added. For community initiated projects, these dates are located in the Projects tab, columns AG-AH. For business initiated in-kind support offers, they’re shown in columns Z and AA of the Supplier resource offers tab.

✅ The supplier’s tag for whether the project counts as Social Value or CSR is now displayed in the Project offers and Supplier resource offers tabs in a column called Social value / CSR.

3. Track jobs and training data

There are new tabs help you keep track of all jobs and training opportunities created by businesses.

✅ Jobs & Training lists all opportunities posted by suppliers and

✅ The Referrals tabs list all referrals made by community organisations to jobs, training and work placement opportunities.

4. See new overview data

The aggregated data has been slightly restructured to be more useful.

✅ In the Overview tab, there’s new ‘all time’ data, additional to quarterly data for the current financial year.

5. View and navigate data with ease

We fixed the extra-wide columns.

✅ The resized, standardised columns are easier to work with, prevent too much scrolling and improve readability.

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CLM Fireproofing is our Supplier for July. We recognise their outstanding contribution to Social Value and community impact.

Impact at a Glance:

⏱ 420 volunteer hours donated

🤝 23 organisations supported

✅ 49 projects completed

🚧 6 projects currently in progress

💼 1 job filled through the partnership

Founded 36 years ago, CLM Fireproofing is a leader in the passive fire protection industry, recognised for its technical expertise, innovation, and strong commitment to social value. Through their partnership with Match My Project and clients like Hyde Housing Association, they’re delivering real, meaningful benefits to communities across the UK — from improving public spaces to creating employment opportunities. Their dedication to Social Value shines through in countless projects that support local schools, community centres, and vulnerable groups.

What community organisations say:

Hyde Housing, Sheltered & Supported Housing:

The residents and staff of Hardwick Court Erith, part of Hyde Housing Association, are eternally grateful to CLM Fireproofing for this amazing contribution. This will mean residents have a beautiful and safe place to enjoy for many years to come.

RS Property Chichester:

Very professional company and helpful with setting up the computer as we had a few issues with our wi-fi.

Henry Fawcett Primary:

CLM’s fast, clear communication and dedication helped us complete a playground upgrade just in time for summer fun!

Creating Opportunities
CLM’s commitment to social value extends to employment opportunities. One successful candidate recently shared:

I’m happy to confirm that I received a job offer from CLM Fireproofing for the fire protection labourer position. I want to express my gratitude for your assistance in connecting me with this opportunity.

Maddison Sands, Head of Marketing at CLM Fireproofing, reflects:

We are honoured to be selected as the Match My Project portal’s Supplier of the Month. Social value is deeply ingrained in our company culture, and we’re proud to be working alongside our client, Hyde Housing Association, delivering initiatives that directly reflect and respond to the needs of the local communities we serve. The MMP portal is truly game-changing and we’re incredibly grateful to have a platform that helps us connect with projects that so closely align with our company values.

We’re proud to have CLM Fireproofing as a user, a true partner dedicated to giving back and helping build safer, stronger, and more connected communities — one project at a time.

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