A very warm welcome to the beginning of a new chapter for CDI-ICM. Today we take a very big leap into the 21st century and post our first blog to go alongside the creation of our new website (www.cdi-icm.co.uk). The plan is to post updates at regular intervals keeping you updated about what we are up to and what we are involved in. We also get asked some weird and wonderful questions around our products so we’ll answer some of them here as well just in case you’ve been thinking of them too but have been too afraid to ask.
But for today who are we and why are we here?

We’re a small family business, based in the north-east of England, behind building products such as FastSlab, Max4, Lacomet and of course our multi Oscar winning floor system Lewis Deck. Our philosophy is to help solve problems and offer products that enhance and improve projects from the whole spectrum of the construction industry no matter of size.

Today however I’m going to park what we do so I can introduce you us, so if you do get in touch you’ll kind of know who we are already, a handwritten ice breaker if you will.

Firstly, our Commander in Chief, our Managing Director, former army Captain (just not with the same singing ability as James Blunt) Mr Chris Holt. Chris initially joined the business back in 2007 when it was still in its old form of Ian Larnach Associates. It was Chris’s idea to move away from the consultancy side of the industry into what we are now which is why he wears a crown while sitting at his desk! Chris is a technical genius where our products are concerned so he’s your man if you have any queries regarding acoustics, loadings or any of the dark arts involved with our range.

Me, I’m Paul. I’ve only been a director at the company since the beginning of the year after being drafted in following my old man’s (Ians) retirement through ill health (in reality his golf handicap was starting to creep up so needed more time on the course to sort it out). It feels like I’ve spent my whole life being in and around the construction industry and after initially starting out as a junior QS I climbed up the ladder to eventually project manage some amazing multi-million pound projects.

Finally, the real boss in the office, our Office Manager Barbara. After being married to Ian for 40 odd years she can put up with anything thrown at her and quite often does. Grown men have been known to cry when a call is put through to them from Barbara regarding an unpaid invoice! She is the glue that holds the company together and is the happy voice at the end of the phone when you call in to us.