11 November 2009


Lambert Smith Hampton present cheque
to CLIC Sargent children’s charity


AFTER raising £3,355 for children and young people’s charity CLIC Sargent by participating in a 60-mile London to Cambridge cycle ride, members of the Cambridge office of commercial property firm Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) visited Ward C2 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital to present the cheque to representatives of the charity.


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Ward C2 is one of the largest specialist children’s oncology wards in the country, with 17 beds in addition to a day centre. The patients range in age from three to 16 years. and come from all over East Anglia and the South East.

Ward C2 benefits from CLIC Sargent’s support by way of seven CLIC Sargent funded staff, including social workers, youth workers and play specialists.

Andrew McGahey, Head of LSH’s Cambridge Office commented: “When we saw the bravery of the children and the commitment of the staff at Ward C2 our efforts were put into perspective. This is our third year supporting CLIC Sargent, and we are already planning our fundraising activities for next year!”

For more information on CLIC Sargent’s work visit www.clicsargent.co.uk

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH)

LSH is a leading commercial property consultancy with an unrivalled national network focused on the UK and Ireland property markets. Its expert teams deliver a full spectrum of transactional and consultancy services and business-driven solutions for clients. LSH is the ‘UK’s most active national agent’ and ‘Top National Office and Industrial Agent’ (Estates Gazette’s ‘EGi Deals Competition’).

Lambert Smith Hampton’s (LSH) Cambridge office is a commercial property consultancy providing property services and advice in Cambridge, the surrounding area and nationally. With LSH clients have the added advantage of each office being backed by the strength of a national office network. For clients, this means 10 key divisions and over 850 professional staff working together to address the commercial property difficulties you may face, anywhere in the UK.

Lambert Smith Hampton is a founder member of the Elite Cambridge Business Circle.

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For more information contact:
Andrew McGahey
Director, Head of Cambridge Office
Lambert Smith Hampton

Tel: 01223 276336
Email: amcgahey@lsh.co.uk

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Cambridge firm wins funding for cutting edge idea

A small business from Cambridge has won a share of £400,000 to help test the commercial potential of a truly cutting-edge new business idea – a diamond-edged band saw which can cut through just about anything.


The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has announced today that 29 companies across the region will receive Proof of Concept funding to hone all sorts of ideas for innovative new products and processes. Projects include new techniques for art restoration, a pioneering new smoke alarm and a tracking system for missing persons at sea.

Cambridge–based C4 Carbides received over £15,000 to test the commercial potential of their saw.

C4 Carbides chairman Pete Nicolson said: “We’re developing a cutting-edge solution that’s just looking for a problem – a saw that could cut through anything from carbon fibre to ceramics, and one that’s 3 or 4 times more durable than its alternatives. EEDA’s grant will really help us to identify lucrative gaps in the market, the low-hanging fruit which can kick-start this products growth.”

EEDA’s business finance manager Trevor Conway said: “Despite the recession, there are still ambitious entrepreneurs out there trying to bring new products to the market. EEDA’s Proof of Concept funding is there to give these people a head-start; to really identify gaps in the market and how they could adapt their projects to fill those gaps.”

“We have actually seen a distinct rise in applications for EEDA Proof of Concept funding in this latest round – a real testament to the ambition and resilient nature of businesses across the East of England, the UK’s ‘ideas region’.

EEDA are now accepting proposals for the next round of Proof of Market funding (new name for the Proof of Concept fund), with the deadline for applications at 5pm on Friday 8 January 2010.

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