Supply Chain meet the buyer events

Overview

Last year, our Supply Chain attended eight meet the buyer events which reached over 2000 people. The purpose of these events is to allow sub-contractors and suppliers to speak to large contractors face to face and demonstrate their offerings, network, and to understand the buyers’ requirements. In attendance at these events are buyers, supply chain managers and quantity surveyors from all sides of the business who can advocate for their individual needs. These events are particularly good at reaching potential supply chain in areas we have had no previous work, continuously expanding our network and services.

One success story from these events is meeting Total Demolition, a demolition contractor offering expert services across the UK at one of our events. During the event, we were able to develop and build a relationship with them, subsequently leading to our team offering Total Demolition the opportunity to bid to carry out demolition services at a college in Manchester. Following the success of their bid, they were appointed as the Demolition contractor, displaying their capability with precision and professionalism on site. They have now completed this work, and have continued to maintain and develop our relationship since. In the words of Neil Critchely, Estimating Manager, formerly Lead QS on the project, was extremely pleased with the services and the communication that Total Demolition provided, “I would definitely work with Total Demolition again, they did a great job on Xaverian so would be considered for future projects.”