Colin Mitchell is the driving force behind CMA Ltd, and its primary resource. CMA Ltd has access to a number of similar organisations and can take on more complex commissions as a “one stop shop”.

Colin is a professional, with more than 40 years’ experience of affordable housing and senior management in the UK and abroad. Originally trained and working as a Quantity Surveyor in heavy Civil Engineering, Colin became disillusioned by a claims-oriented working culture, and in early 1977 moved to work in Kuwait, and subsequently to Iran, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, delivering best value through partnered mixed funding housing projects.

Returning to UK in mid-1981, Colin worked as a consultant to the Housing Corporation, setting up teams to deliver closure on more than 4,000 overdue Final Accounts and process changes to prevent further backlogs, all prior to personal computers. Employed directly by the Corporation in 1984, Colin eventually became Operations Manager for the LHC(S) region, responsible for setting and achieving its entire £300m investment programme and strategy.

In 1992, Colin very successfully moved to the private sector delivering affordable housing, working first with developer Wimpey Homes, then contractor/developer Lovell Partnerships, and latterly contractor Osborne Homes in 2000.  At Osborne, Colin substantially raised their profile in new build social housing, maintenance, elderly provision, and rail, health and education projects, increasing turnover tenfold to £60m in 2009, being appointed Divisional Director in 2001. Osborne became a respected force in social housing contracting, development and PFI, from its roots as a south coast based subcontractor.

In early 2009, Colin set up CMA Ltd, to provide services to the niche market he saw emerging in bid management, and business development/improvement, for providers in the construction, specialist contracting, social housing, print, IT and health services.

Now in its eighth year of trading, CMA Ltd has helped win business worth over £120m for its clients, and helped many organisations to successfully achieve change by providing a comprehensive locum management service.