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Having first entered the world of enforcement at the start of summer 2019, Andy Lear still considers himself to be something of a newcomer to the industry. At 56 years old, he describes himself as being \u2018long in the tooth\u2019, but \u2018green\u2019 in his new line of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At #TeamCES<\/a>, we love nothing more than shining a light on the people who work with us, and having written about Andy\u2019s son, Tom Lear, some months ago, we\u2019re giving some attention to another outstanding professional and all-around top person from the Lear family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing High Court Enforcement Agent, Andy Lear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That job title is certainly a jump from his forty plus years working in processing at food and chemical companies, but it\u2019s a new challenge that he is absolutely relishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy speaks positively and reflectively about the experiences that have led him to where he is today, both in terms of his personal and professional life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He cites such things as the breakdown of his marriage in 2010 and a period of time where he, by his own admission, \u2018went a bit off the rails\u2019, as turning points in his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A journey that took him from Stoke down to the Devon coast, back up to Stoke and then down to Essex has taught him an awful lot, Andy says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Rattling around\u2019, as he calls it, and living with friends down in Devon for a time, gave Andy the space to reevaluate his life and start to put the pieces back together. That started with forming a new relationship with his partner, including a very active social life and party lifestyle down in Essex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It sounds fun, but what\u2019s the relevance to Andy\u2019s journey into enforcement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, upon leaving the wild life behind and setting up his new life with his new partner on the Norfolk and Cambridge border, Andy\u2019s interest in enforcement was sparked into life by an unfortunate discovery\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You see, the home he was all set to move into had been trashed by the previous tenants. We know this happens far too often, and it was more than a bit of a downer for Andy and his partner to be on the receiving end of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funnily enough, Andy\u2019s son and fellow member of the #TeamCES<\/a> family, Tom Lear, was also an influence on Andy getting involved with enforcement. He needed a \u2018reinvention\u2019 after forty years working as a \u2018Pit Pony\u2019, and on the verge of becoming a \u2018bit of a dinosaur\u2019, he listened to Tom\u2019s advice and set the wheels in motion on a career change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tom and Andy are now regular sounding boards for each other, especially when things get tough, as they tend to do in this job. It\u2019s something that Andy rates as incredibly important for an enforcement officer, that they have someone to talk to, compare notes with. It\u2019s about picking each other up, sharing experiences and tackling challenges together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just his son though, who Andy can call upon when times get tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About #TeamCES<\/a>, he says\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re a really good bunch of lads. There is always someone available to speak to you and Gareth (Our CEO) is very accessible on a day-to-day basis.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Andy\u2019s eyes, the key to the success we have at #TeamCES<\/a> is all down to running a tight ship, but there is so much more to it than the high standards we keep, it\u2019s about the relationships we build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strength of those relationships has never been more important than during the pandemic and now, as we start to move beyond it, but rather than licking his own wounds from the effects of the past 18 months, Andy reflects on a lesson that he says COVID taught him \u2013 that life can be very cruel for some people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This life lesson (yes, they still come in your 50s\u2026) reinforced Andy\u2019s opinion that enforcement is about so much more than making money. He talks about how identifying vulnerability is the most important part of the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the compassionate side to enforcement that people rarely get to see, and the side that wouldn\u2019t make good television for \u2018Can\u2019t Pay We\u2019ll Take It Away\u2019 or other similar programmes, the likes of which #TeamCES<\/a> never get involved with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy says that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeamCES are nothing like big corporate companies, it\u2019s not just about the money, money, money\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026and the way he talks about his involvement in traveller evictions is testament to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re the first people to help them find access to fresh water, fill up their tanks and ask if their children need anything\u2026\u201d<\/em> he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We think this is a commitment that all of our agents understand, that the key to success lies in building relationships. What do we get out of this? Well, it\u2019s clear to Andy\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sense of satisfaction he gets from knowing he\u2019s done a job well comes from when the travellers shake his hand before they go. It\u2019s a sign of mutual respect and it\u2019s a very humbling feeling for Andy, as it is for all of us. Yes, we\u2019ve got the job done on behalf of the land owner, but we\u2019ve also built up a rapport with the communities, enabling us to keep everyone happy, and make sure that everyone is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those are Andy\u2019s words, more or less, but he\u2019s keen to include something that was said to him by one of the travellers\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat a difference it makes when people are civil. The respect comes back around\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hearing something like that, we\u2019re not surprised that Andy felt humbled, but he should be just as proud of his contribution as well. It\u2019s a #TeamCES<\/a> mission statement and way of doing things which stretches countrywide. The people who work for us are loyal to the company, something Andy attributes to Gareth Haggerty\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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He was keen to stress that he didn\u2019t want to \u2018blow any smoke\u2019, but Andy said that TeamCES Enforcement Agents are especially loyal to the company because\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGareth isn\u2019t an ivory tower type person. He\u2019s a proper leader who wouldn\u2019t ask someone to do something that he himself wouldn\u2019t be prepared to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what does this relative \u2018newbie\u2019 to the industry rate as the most important things to consider for anyone wanting to follow in his footsteps. For Andy, it has to be a commitment to learning, and not just in the traditional sense through training courses and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best training you could ever have in this industry, according to Andy, is the advice you bounce back and forth from the lads and ladies you work with. At times, you have to work on your own and use your own initiative, but the assignments you share with other agents, sometimes into the double figures of personnel, are perfect learning opportunities that you have to grab with both hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We couldn\u2019t agree more, and this was evidenced by one of Andy\u2019s \u2018favourite\u2019 jobs, an assignment in the north of England where everything went smoothly and was \u2018easier than they thought it would be\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the number of agents on the job, all qualified, all down to earth, all there for the right reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The squatters who had initially assumed they were up against a \u2018bunch of bully boys\u2019 came to realise that Andy and his colleagues were there to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt was a good few long days, but it was a great job. A lot of banter and a very good result. Just don\u2019t ask about the boat we had to move\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

We won\u2019t ask about the boat then, which is a little ironic considering Andy says that his top piece of advice for new Enforcement Agents would have to be\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to ask questions\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We want to finish this piece on Andy by talking about something he\u2019s been involved in, but that he\u2019d probably be too modest to bring up himself\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a recent difficult job, Andy attended a property, clamped and seized a vehicle, only to discover that the man he was enforcing against was an elderly gentleman who had somehow slipped through the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was registered disabled, but had no paperwork. With less than \u00a350 in the bank, and owing ten times that amount, this was one of those warrants that our HCEOAs can struggle with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throw in the fact that the man had terminal cancer and this just becomes another sad story about how vulnerability can hide in plain sight. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that our guys and girls on the ground know what they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, Andy is now helping the gentleman, in his own time might we add, to make applications to the relevant channels of support. That really is going above and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fair play, Andy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep up the good work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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