While for many reasons 2020 was a write off, Calvermont has spent the January dry season attempting to remember the good parts. So, before 2021 gets fully into swing, here are the moments we would like to remember from the last 12 months:
In January we launched a new website for our client Turkey Mill, showcasing its heritage and beauty with a modern twist. This was part of a wider brand campaign which is ongoing and aimed at raising profile of the business oasis, as the best place to work in East Kent. The new website is live here
In March we worked with Studio 44 to launch the corporate website for Greymoor Homes, an exciting homebuilder in Sussex & Surrey which builds semi-rural communities for families of all sizes. At the time of go live, the company had one development launched and a few more in the pipeline. Today the company has 12 sites at various stages. We remain super excited to see where this lovely business goes. The website can be found here
In May we project managed the first totally virtual public exhibition for our client Elysian Residences, who were seeking to obtain permission for a luxury 100 apartment later living development in Berkhamsted, Herts. The exhibition included a fully immersive virtual room, with boards, a model and an online chat facility. The feedback was excellent and we learned that we had received full consent in autumn 2020. You can still see the exhibition online here
In June and July, we started seeing more and more interest in local commuters wanting to take flexible office space nearer to home and our creative brains started getting excited about the campaigns we could embark on come Autumn. We began considering new office space for Calvermont around this time too and the lovely OfficeTribe on Mt Pleasant became a temporary home on occasion. We also quietly made the most of the summer weather with our growing tribe of Gibsons and Thornhill’s - despite being in various phases of social distancing. Check out OfficeTribe's space here - they are soon to be launching new offices on The High St/London Road.
In August and September, we launched a new firm to market called Triadic Labs, an innovative tech company that was focussing on delivering supercharged property viewings through its fully immersive platform that can be whitelabelled per development and experienced by prospective purchasers from the comfort of their own home. Working with the likes of Berkeley Group, the technology has received rave reviews with its real-time customisable feature and has elevated the sales strategy for off-plan property. Check out the showreel here - we predict big things for this company in 2021 and can't wait to support them on their mission to become the go to tech for house builders and architects.
In October we project managed a new film for Turkey Mill to showcase its beauty and to maximise the trend of small businesses and big corporates looking for smaller space outside of London. We had such fun filming and directing the showreel with one of our creative partners Zoomfilms. See what you think of the final version here This was also the month we re-welcomed Olivia back from maternity leave with the youngest Calvermont mascot Rex Marlo.
November was perhaps our favourite month of the year as we took our first proper office space at Town Court Farm, just off Bayham Road. We are delighted to share the business area with other talented local creatives, such as Jo Harris of Art by The Yard and Lucy Ames artist and marketing consultant. We also had several new projects on and kicked-off production of the new online Christmas shopping guide for Tunbridge Wells Together (the BID). The final version is available to view here , produced in partnership with fellow local creatives Studio 44, Ro&Co and David Hodgkinson. The website still includes links to buy online for all retailers, which has remained key in lockdown 2, 3, 4…(!)
In December, we supported the BID’s bigger-than-ever Christmas light switch-on and launched an important #TWWorks campaign to bring big corporates to Tunbridge Wells; alluring developers to create more office space, supporting local businesses, creating a wider talent pool of TW’s workers and driving footfall to the high street. Working in partnership with William Benson, chief executive of TWBC and Locate in Kent, we were lucky to have access to a number of brilliant local businesses such as Cripps Pemberton Greenish, Thomas Snell & Passmore, Southpaw, Logistics UK (formerly Freight Transport Association) to name a few. We also enjoyed more time with established friends Dandara, Childrensalon and Markerstudy. This campaign is still at its beginning and will run through 2021, but if you want to get involved, have a story to tell, or can take our survey visit www.tunbridgewells.works or get it touch.
Despite the pandemic gloom and an unusually quiet Christmas (bar the kids…), December did bring us some positive new client instructions which we are already busy working on. We look forward to telling you more soon…
Happy new year everyone x
