wates & social enterprise finditinbirmingham – 4 th november 2010
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Wates & Social Enterprise Finditinbirmingham – 4 th November 2010. Introduction. Regional Social Enterprise Co-ordinators Barry Fitzpatrick - Supply Chain Manager (Wates Living Space) Robert Chittock – Project Surveyor (Wates Construction). Introduction. Today’s presentation: About Wates - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Wates & Social Enterprise
Finditinbirmingham – 4th November 2010
Introduction
• Regional Social Enterprise Co-ordinators
– Barry Fitzpatrick - Supply Chain Manager (Wates Living Space)
– Robert Chittock – Project Surveyor (Wates Construction)
Introduction
Today’s presentation:
– About Wates– Wates Social Enterprise ambition – What’s next ?
About Wates…
•Main Contractor •Family owned – established 113 years•Annual turnover approaching £1bn•Four operating divisions:
– Construction– Living Space – Retail – Interiors
•Predominantly Government related projects
About Wates…
• 14 Regional offices across England, Scotland & Wales• Sectors in which we work
– Government• Education• HM Prisons• Defence• Leisure• Health – care centres
– Housing• New build affordable• Retrofit• Extra care
– Retail (new build and refurbishment)• Department Stores • Supermarkets • Banks and Building Societies
• New projects per annum - 340 (approx)• Project based procurement – regional business overview
About Wates…
Wates Supply Chain -
STRATEGIC
PREFERRED
APPROVEDACTIVE
PENDING
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STRATEGIC
PREFERRED
APPROVEDACTIVE
PENDING
176
2
2000
3000
About Wates…
• The Wates Group vision :
‘Delivering our commitments to our customers and making a lasting difference
to the environment and the wider community in which we work’
Wates Group Annual Report and Summary Financial Statement 2009
About Wates…
• The Wates Group values :
– Performance– Respect for people and communities– Intelligence– Teamwork– Integrity
Wates Corporate Responsibility
Areas of focus:»Improving employability and skills»Building a low carbon future»Waste reduction
About Wates…
About Wates…
• As part of our boosting skills focus we are currently working in in 4 key areas:
– Social Enterprises– Apprenticeships – raising opportunities for
employability– Building Futures -vocational training
programmes aimed at unemployed adults & NEET’s
– Princes Trust –support to the ‘Get into Construction Programme’ aimed at people within deprived communities across the UK
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
• As part of our CR objective to boost skills and to make a lasting difference in the community, Wates have set two group goals:
– Short term – 2010• Take on 50 SE’s to deliver services, skills or goods.
– Long term• One SE on every project we complete• Work with a range of SE’s• Engage with SE’s as strategic partners or preferred or
approved suppliers.
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
• Strategy in place to deliver group goals:
– Full Exco board support – Paul Dreschler
– Regional SE co-ordinators in place
– Toolkit in place – guidance (selection and appointment)
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
•So where are we now ?
– 30 SE’s take on across the group
– £250k total orders– Regional
appointments:• Brumcam• Jericho Foundation• Shelforce
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
NEW PROJECTS (PA)
National Midlands
Construction 33 8
Living Space 24 11
Retail 75 3
Interiors 18 0
150 22
National and Local Opportunity:
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
Who are we looking for ?
• Subcontractors
– Landscaping
– Labour supply
– Carpentry & joinery
– Cleaning
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
Who are we looking for ?
• Support Services
–Site furniture
–Courier
–Recycling
–Cleaning
–Catering
–Events venues (Business meetings/training)
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
Who are we looking for ?• Materials/Goods
–Windows–Consolidation – e.g. kitchen units–Joinery–Shelving–Signage–Fire fighting equipment–Ironmongery including bathroom fittings
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
Our regional aspirations !– To develop a robust, competitive, reliable
Social Enterprise regional supply chain– To raise awareness within Wates of preferred
Social Enterprises– Make the employment of SE’s on our projects
‘the norm’– Seamless engagement of SE’s – Development of lasting business relationships
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
SE Entry Requirements:
– Clearly defined social purpose– Re-investment of profits– Earning 25% of income through trading– Meet Wates definition of a Social Enterprise
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
SE Entry Requirements:– Compliance with Wates Group Health and
Safety policy– Provide site specific risk assessments and
method statements– CSCS and SSTS compliance as appropriate– Pass Wates Group pre-qualification
questionnaire (Exor)– Demonstrate value for money – market tested– Insured – PL £3m, EL £5m
Wates Social Enterprise Ambition
What’s next ?
– Spread the word !!– Come and speak to us…
Thank You