At Company Watch, we help organisations make confident, well-informed decisions by giving them the tools to understand and manage financial risk with clarity. One of our recent success stories comes from KM Group, where Company Watch is now embedded into the heart of strategic decision-making.
KM Group is a multi award-winning, multidisciplinary infrastructure and utilities services provider based in the UK. The Group covers a diverse commercial trading base including Construction, Civil Engineering and Utilities Infrastructure. It also has interests in a range of commercial areas, including Security, Recruitment, and Hospitality. With a strong emphasis on innovation, governance, and sustainable operations, the Group is focused on delivering excellence in infrastructure and asset management.
Murray Ambler-Shattock leads Strategic Operations, Research, Development and Innovation at KM Group. With extensive cross-functional expertise and a proven track record in cost control, procurement, and commercial operations, Murray plays a key role in driving the Group’s strategic direction and operational resilience.
KM Group operates in a high-stakes environment where commercial decisions carry significant financial exposure. Murray and the senior team are tasked with staying ahead of that risk, maintaining compliance, and ensuring that strategic decisions are grounded in accurate, high-quality financial intelligence.
With increasing pressure across procurement, investment, and acquisition planning, KM Group needed a single platform that could consolidate insight, improve efficiency, and provide reliable forward-looking indicators. The organisation had previously used a suite of providers, some for many years, but they failed to deliver the real-world results the business needed. The tools were often inflexible, with little room to adapt or cancel, even when performance didn’t match expectations.
“We reviewed the market over a three-year period and shortlisted three potential providers. Company Watch stood out in terms of data quality, innovation, and their willingness to support our long-term objectives.”
Murray Ambler-Shattock, Group Strategic Operations, Research, Development & Innovation Manager – KM Group
After a detailed review process, KM Group chose Company Watch and has since upgraded to the highest available package. Company Watch is now fully integrated into the Group’s Strategic Management Suite and has become an essential tool across the organisation.
From due diligence and credit assessments to procurement strategy and investment planning, Company Watch supports commercial decision-making across every department. It also plays a key role in compliance and AML activities, helping the business meet regulatory expectations with confidence.
The platform’s intuitive reporting tools have been especially useful at senior levels. Murray and his team use Company Watch to provide concise, data-led summaries for the Group Managing Director, supporting swift, evidence-based decisions at board level.
“Company Watch delivers market-leading insight that's transparent, and incredibly effective. It’s allowed us to replace multiple legacy tools, and the platform now underpins some of our most critical commercial decisions.”
Murray Ambler-Shattock, Group Strategic Operations, Research, Development & Innovation Manager – KM Group
Since implementing Company Watch solutions, KM Group has seen clear improvements in efficiency, confidence, and visibility across its commercial operations. Workflows have been streamlined, legacy systems consolidated, and manual assessments replaced by real-time alerts and predictive modelling.
The Group has won a number of quality awards and steadily grown even during turbulent economic times.
A key feature for the team is the platform’s ‘at a glance’ graphics and risk indicators. These allow complex risk assessments to be quickly understood at senior level, making it easier to identify both red flags and new opportunities.
One standout tool for KM Group has been Company Watch’s predictive modelling capabilities. This has enabled the team to take proactive steps long before financial stress becomes visible in more traditional reporting formats. The platform also helps reduce duplication of effort by automating data gathering and providing early warnings for portfolio changes.
“The accuracy, versatility and predictive power of Company Watch is unmatched. It’s become our go-to source for financial insight and risk intelligence, and we rely on it to steer our most sensitive commercial relationships.”
Murray Ambler-Shattock, Group Strategic Operations, Research, Development & Innovation Manager – KM Group
Company Watch has helped KM Group transform its approach to risk. What started as a search for better data has become a long-term strategic partnership. Today, Company Watch supports not just operational decisions, but long-range planning and governance as well.
KM Group continues to re-audit their tools annually to ensure they’re working with the best provider available. Since implementing the top-tier Company Watch service, the value has been clear, making the decision to renew an easy one.
“There’s nothing we would change about the Company Watch experience. The platform is incredibly reliable, the support team is first-class, and the insights speak for themselves.”
Murray Ambler-Shattock, Group Strategic Operations, Research, Development & Innovation Manager – KM Group
“At Company Watch, we’re proud to support leaders like Murray, whose commitment to cautious, sustainable growth is matched by a demand for accuracy, integrity, and strategic insight. Murray and his team have maximised the value of our platform; using our intelligence not just to mitigate risk, but to underpin a thoughtful, forward-looking strategy. For enterprise, financial services, and public sector organisations alike, our insights go beyond data—they become a vital part of building resilience and enabling confident, sustainable progress.”
Craig Evans, CEO - Company Watch