We are IM Properties, a market-leading property company, specialising in innovative, sustainable construction, and insightful investment, with a portfolio of award-winning projects. As investors, we’re armed with local market knowledge, and pride ourselves on a deep understanding of our customers’ needs. As developers, we have a strong track record of delivering real human benefits, improving environments and forging meaningful, collaborative relationships with the communities in which we operate.

It’s important to us to always do business in the right way, and as one of the UK’s largest privately owned property companies, we acknowledge that we have a significant role to play in helping to decarbonise our economy and create a cleaner, greener, more responsible future. Sustainability is at the heart of how we work. We want to deliver better value, build stronger relationships with our stakeholders and, crucially, leave a beneficial legacy in the communities where we work.

Supporting Education & Skills is essential within our sustainability strategy, and we want to inspire a new generation of professionals, practitioners or trades people in the world of the built environment. We have set ourselves a target to support the life prospects of children through a robust education programme and want to work with schools, colleges and universities to deliver a range of meaningful interactions to inspire and enthuse young people. We also want to empower our colleagues to support communities and offer their time and expertise to create positive change and impact for individuals, organisations and communities. Our partnership with Solutions for the Planet enables us to work towards fulfilling these targets, through their brilliant engagement with schools, alongside giving our teams the opportunity to volunteer their time and skills to be business mentors and judges through the programme.

IM Properties’ Project Manager Rebecca Maughan, who was a guest judge for the Regional Final of the Big Ideas Programme last year, said:

“I think it’s important to encourage young people to think outside the box and with a business outlook from a young age, to prepare them for the world of work. It’s great that IM Properties encourages us to volunteer and share our skills in order to give something back. The ideas presented by the groups were big and bold and really got you thinking about what we can do to help protect the environment and our planet.”

We are excited to be working with Solutions for the Planet and look forward to continue working in partnership to inspire young people.