Constructing Excellence - Social Value

Constructing Excellence Autumn Series #ceyh2015 Wednesday 28th October 2015 Addleshaw Goddard LLP

Tom Oulton Chair of Constructing Excellence in Yorkshire & Humber

Rob Wolfe Executive Director Renew

Who we are..

What we did..

What we do now..

The Social Strategy • • • • • •

Procurement of the Main Contractor Procurement of the Supply Chain Social Impact Plan SME Supply Chain Engagement Plan Targeted Recruitment and Training Plan Social Return on Investment

This delivers, monitors and measures Social Impact

Procurement • Embed Social Value in process • Support the development of realistic KPIs • Negotiate and agree Social Impact Plan KPIs • Support throughout the mobilisation • Ensure promises are kept

Monitor

Measure

Measure

Mentor

What are the difficulties?

What are the successes?

What we can do next..

Constructing Excellence Social Value Group

Aim • Indicate, scrutinise and share best practice • Offer practical advice, guidance and tips on social value to both client and contractor

Constructing Excellence Social Value Group

Objectives • • • • •

Promote Indicate and influence Share best and worst practice Demonstrate and evidence the case Offer and broker support

Next Steps

• Promote CE Social Value group and adopt members • Set out and agree Terms of Reference • Identify 3 specific tasks to tackle

Rob Wolfe Rob.wolfe@renew-leeds.co.uk @RobWolfeRenew 07817 284 445 Renew – Construction & Housing @Renew_leeds 0113 881 4810

Ian Chapman Regional/Contract Manager Britcon

Britcon UK Ltd • Construction, civils and structural contractor • Part of the Hunt Group of Companies • Founded 1990 • Head office in Scunthorpe • Wakefield office established in March 2014

Management Contractors • Don’t often directly employ tradesmen • Trades apprentices employed via supply chain (mechanical, electrical, bricklayer, decorator etc) • Limited to office based/admin apprentices • Sometimes employed trainee quantity surveyors, site engineers, site admin • Social value often influenced through Considerate Constructor Schemes

Britcon UK Ltd • 2 time served admin apprentices – document controller and business administrator • 1 apprentice assisting commercial team • Construction apprentice – yard and site based • Trainee site engineer • Work experience from local schools

YORBuild • Increased involvement with YORBuild heightened awareness of social responsibility requirements • Employment Skills Plan and Method Statement • Method of capturing and documenting what we do • Engagement with Re’New • More focus on local community engagement and support, businesses, educational facilities, youth and community centres

Tropical World • Our first YORBuild scheme • Work with Re’New with intent on bettering targets • Worked collaboratively with supply chain – ensure from the outset that they understand their requirements and allocate resource. 113% of target achieved • Bespoke work experience – 12 weeks achieved = 400% target • Local operative and joiner employed – 100% of target • Schools/college visits – 150% achieved

Current Schemes • Currently engaged in 3 YORBuild schemes • Use of lessons learned and continual improvement • Within 7 weeks – 4 direct employments created, 3 work experience placements, 1 school visit • Involved in community forum meetings • In process of arranging college visit to timber frame factory, graffiti art to site hoarding, work experience with Youth Centre, University project/case study, school H&S workshop

Going Forward • Membership of Re’New’s Construction and Housing Yorkshire who provide advice, support and bespoke consultancy to businesses and organisations.

• Use the YORBuild principles on other, traditionally procured schemes • Work closely with supply chain to assist in finding apprentices, through YORBuild partner, Futureworks • Encourage site teams to buy into social responsibility

Questions?

Thank you Our next breakfast seminar 12th November 2015 at Gosschalks Solicitors in Hull