Our Swindon office held a supply chain event on 26 June 2024, welcoming just over 100 valued regional partners to the Delta Marriott Hotel to celebrate the great work of our supply chain & strengthen relationships.
The event was well received, with business updates from the Swindon team sharing:
- Our positive culture & how we put ourselves in a winning position by working together to find a way forward
- Our geographical spread, varied sectors & projects from £5k turnkey maintenance services to £30m state-of-the-art buildings
- How we recognise our supply chain with regular communication, monthly recognition awards & paying promptly
We were delighted to welcome our Social Value Manager, Paula Baleson, to share how we can make value beyond impact & make a difference to people & planet, as well as external speakers:
- Mark Tempest, Reading College Brickwork Tutor who highlighted the importance of training future construction talent & the vital connections colleges need with employers to co-deliver learning, offer work experience & apprenticeships
- Brian Smith, EHS Solutions shared how he's been delivering behavioural safety workshops across the business to drive consistency & challenge influences that drive our decision making - this has also branched out with a number of supply chain workshops in our drive for everyone to return home safe at the end of the working day
- Dylan Skelhorn who delivered an incredibly impactful & thought provoking talk on how his life's been affected by an accident, the vast number of people it affected & the lifelong shadow it casts - a key takeaway being that the most important piece of PPE is the human brain
Jamie Harwood, Swindon & Health & Safety Director
The morning concluded with celebrations as a number of awards were presented to recognise the hard work & commitment of our exemplary supply chain partners in the region. Congratulations to all nominees & to 2023 winners, as voted by our Swindon team:
- Best health & safety performance Abbey Scaffolding
- Best tender support Paramount Interiors UK Ltd
- Best site supervisor Alan Malone, Woodleaze
- Best social value support Roberts Brothers Ltd
- Best property services supply chain partner MI electrical
- Best special projects supply chain partner WS Swift
- Best project supply chain partner Neptune
- Best overall supply chain partner Woodleaze
Well done & thank you for your commitment to the prompt & faultless delivery of our projects!
Many thanks also to Stronghold & Alide Hire Services for joining us to showcase their products.
