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10.05.2021 by Paul Dawson

Let the public sector lead the way

Paul Dawson, group technical manager at LHC, looks at the runaway demand for the latest Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund grants and explains why public-sector led programmes to transform the energy performance of our buildings are the quickest route on the road to net zero.

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22.03.2021 by Tim Oakley

How post-COVID procurement can help to boost MMC

The first Covid-19 lockdown marked a sudden and radical change for public sector housing and construction procurement. Fast forward to lockdown number three and it appears that the changes of the last year could be beneficial for new MMC contracts in the public sector.

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03.03.2021 by Tim Oakley

Post BREXIT approach to hiring from non-UK countries

The UK construction workforce has long included workers from outside UK, most recently from Eastern European countries, including EU accession states.  In 2017, a CITB research paper revealed that while the UK construction workforce was still largely home-grown, migrants played a critical role, particularly in London, where they make up half the workforce, and in the South East.

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09.02.2021 by Tim Oakley

A post-COVID picture of public sector procurement

The first Covid-19 lockdown marked a sudden and radical change for public sector housing and construction procurement.

The closure of offices and sites initially left local authority and housing association schedules in tatters, with public bodies unable to plan the completion of existing projects or to launch new projects. The preparedness of procurement staff, both on the supplier and buyer side, to carry out their respective duties was placed under significant stress.

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06.11.2020 by Tim Oakley

Supply Chain Resilience & Diversity info for Public Sector Bodies

Although Cabinet Office has not, as yet, issued a procurement note for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, LHC believes that public bodies in the rest of the UK should take heed of the guidance published by the Scottish Government.

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06.11.2020 by Tim Oakley

Supply Chain Resilience and Diversity for Appointed Companies

In line with the guidance and to ensure our Clients are confident with our approach, we are seeking to pro-actively inform LHC Appointed Companies to encourage them to identify and address the following vulnerable areas.  By doing so and in anticipation of governments ‘Build, Build, Build’ agenda LHC and our Clients can be confident to expect positive responses from Appointed Companies to effectively meet call-off requirements, post EU withdrawal.

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