EIGHT BUYERS CONFIRMED

Stevenage Borough Council has recently partnered with Sustainable X to deliver a fully funded Sustainable Support Programme for local businesses to support key learning of Sustainable practices and opportunities for businesses. The programme includes skills and training support on sustainable supply chain management and wider stakeholder engagement. 

The programme launches on 28 September with the Sustainable Meet the Buyer event, providing unique collaboration opportunities for both Buyers and Suppliers. The Sustainable Meet the Buyer will be held at the Business Technology Centre, Bessemer Drive, Stevenage on Thursday 28 September 2023.

The event is a great opportunity to find out more about key innovative sustainable programmes and practices to encourage wider learning. It also offers participants the chance to grow their network with potential supply chain connections too.

We have now eight confirmed organisations including:

• Morgan Sindall Construction
• Lovells
• Conamar
• Mulalley
• Wates
• West Herts NHS Trust
• Everyone Active
• Stevenage Borough Council

What are the benefits for my business?

Participating businesses will:

• have first-hand knowledge of tender opportunities amongst larger businesses
• receive help to develop and strengthen local supply chains through the council and other local Buyers
• gain valuable insights into Buyers’ sustainable needs and requirements in forthcoming tenders
• learn of specialised initiatives and support specifically targeting micro and SME’s.

The event will also assist attendees with:

• training and development in risk and opportunity management, carbon footprint analysis, and sustainability reporting and communication to help them grow and increase their resilience to the constantly changing economic climate
• wider contract readiness support to ensure overall competitiveness and attractiveness to a broader group of buyers in a range of sectors
• lots of opportunities to network with key Buyers and like-minded peers

The Sustainable Meet the Buyer event is aimed at all business, small, medium or large companies in Stevenage to take up the prospect to meet with key decision makers and access the unique opportunities open to their business, to ensure economic growth and success of the wider community.

Businesses in Stevenage can register for FREE. For further information and register your place by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stevenage-sustainable-meet-the-buyer-event-tickets-705930596417

Buyers

Conamar Building Services

Established in 1984, Conamar Building Services are a family-owned Stevenage construction company, specialising in new build, design and build, refurbishment, fit out, or a mix, in a variety of sectors.  We are the contractor who understands your project, can offer best value and quality and above all will give you a successful outcome – a building fit for purpose.

Morgan Sindall Construction

Morgan Sindall Construction is a UK business with a network of local offices. Project capabilities cover the entire range of construction activities, from special works and repair and maintenance to major landmark schemes delivered as standalone projects or as part of larger multiple project frameworks. The company operates across the public and private sectors to deliver the social infrastructure around us – from schools, universities and hospitals to retail, office and leisure environments.

Morgan Sindall Group plc is a leading UK Construction & Regeneration group with annual revenue of £3.6bn, employing around 7,200 employees and operating in the public, regulated and private sectors.  It reports through six divisions of Construction, Infrastructure, Fit Out, Property Services, Partnership Housing and Urban Regeneration.

Wates

Established in 1897, and celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2022, the Wates Group is one of the leading privately-owned construction, residential development, and property services businesses in the UK. Our commitment to sustainability is to create and retrofit buildings for the future, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. As one of the largest privately owned construction companies, we therefore need play our part in limiting our adverse impacts on the environment and become a regenerative business whilst benefitting wider society. By working together, we can provide a cleaner, greener and safer world for future generations.

Lovell

Lovell is a partnership housing expert and a leading provider of innovative residential construction and regeneration developments across England, Scotland and Wales. In 1971, we built the first ever affordable partnership homes. Over 50 years later, this pioneering spirit sustains our commitment to working with communities as they transform themselves. We build homes for sale and rent, sourcing land and investing in communities alongside, local authorities, housing associations and other partners. Our partnerships are characterised by innovation, ambition and vision.

Lovell is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Morgan Sindall Group, which provides enormous strength and stability and cross-sector expertise, as well as offering us a level of financial resilience that enables us to find solutions where others see only problems.

Mulalley

Mulalley is a private (family) owned business and part of the Sherrygreen Group of Companies, with a turnover in excess of £150 million per annum.

Mulalley commenced trading in 1972 and was set up by the O’Malley family. Our primary business is construction and construction related activities including:

• New Housing and Development
• New Social and Education projects
• Major Refurbishment
• Estate and Area Regeneration
• Decent Homes/Planned Maintenance
• Reactive Maintenance

The majority of these projects are delivered under Partnering arrangements with our Partner Clients who include RSL’s, Councils, ALMOs, educational and health authorities.

Our Company is structured with a number of operational divisions supported by specialist departments including Resident Liaison, Procurement, Quality, Safety and Training, Design Coordination, M-Architecture, M&C Environmental Services (mechanical and electrical services), Plant, Transport and Stores.

Stevenage Borough Council

Stevenage Borough Council are firmly committed to Social Value and Ethical Procurement and recognise the need to address the social, economic, and environmental benefits to the wider community in all contracts commissioned. The council has recently embedded the Social Value Portal to measure social value in tendered procurements above £75K where the Council have the opportunity to do so. We understand social value benefits in procurement will bring together positive sustainable and economic solutions to drive down our own carbon usage.  

Everyone Active

Part of Sports and Leisure Management Ltd, we are the longest-established leisure contractor in the UK, having been founded in 1987.

We are called Everyone Active for a reason: we have made it our mission to encourage everyone we come into contact with to participate in at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, either in one of our centres or via online training, five times per week.

To help us achieve this mission, we manage over 200 leisure and cultural centres across the UK in partnership with more than 60 different local authorities.

Everyone Active manages the leisure contract for Stevenage Borough Council which includes The Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage Swimming Centre, Stevenage Golf & Conference Centre, Ridlins Athletics Stadium, Fairlands Aqua Play, pitches & pavillions & the Fairlands Southfield events.

Supported by

Sustainable X

Sustainable X support clients to accelerate their sustainability to address client demands, investor interest, employee pressure and cost reduction challenges. Providing a structured process they enable clients to identify and prioritise their impact areas, benchmark performance and drive improvements. They have worked with hundreds of SME businesses, identifying thousands of areas of opportunities for them collectively and driving their business forward at an accelerated pace.

Social Value Portal

“Social Value is the currency for conducting business in a responsible, sustainable way, and we are on a mission to make it go further in every organisation and every local community across the world, starting with our pledge to work with our customers to deliver £100 billion of social value by 2025. Whether you are a bidder, buyer or business, it’s our people, platform and programmes that make for an altogether more successful Social Value strategy. With our endorsed measures, validation, data analytics and continual specialist support, you’re not only in the safest hands, but also set-up to create more meaningful Social Value impact today – and for the future.”