Social Value

Bentley bags WMS Jug Of Sweets at North Devon Homes Summer Fayre!

Nine-year-old Bentley was proud as punch having taken home a full jug full of 217 packets of sweets at this year's North Devon Homes Summer Fayre!

Guessing the number correctly Bentley faced stiff competition with over 100 entries in the draw on the WMS stand.

WMS Contracts Manager Matt Kempster said " this competition is taken very seriously every year and continues get more popular, I've always wanted to enter myself!"

Unlucky Matt but well-done Bentley who on accepting the prize said his Mom was having first choice!

A great day at the North Devon Homes Summer Fayre was rounded off perfectly with Paisley the winner of our WMS “name the sloth” competition!

Pictured here with her brother Marley, Paisley visited our WMS stand and correctly chose “Gary” as the name, but don’t tell her Dad Gary mind as he may get a little teasy! ;)

Well done Paisley!

Summer isn't summer without the North Devon Homes Summer Fayre!

We have proudly supported this event for as long as we can remember and have seen it grow year on year, which is testament to the time and effort Martyn and his team put in to delivering such a fantastic and popular community based initiative that is so obviously well received by their customers.

Games, exhibitions, competitions, bouncy castles, face painting, music, line dancing, complimentary lunch, refreshments and supplier stalls are just part of the fun, add to the mix 27 degrees heat and sunshine and you're on to a winner!

Social value is definitively up front and centre for the organisational team, they left no stone unturned in delivering yet another brilliant day with hundreds of customers taking time out to enjoy this outstanding event.

Watch this space over the next few weeks for details of our competition winners - and thank you once again for the invite!

We were thrilled to be invited to the South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) Social Value and Annual General Conference last week to share our social value initiatives at our project at the Treneere Estate!

Thank you to Penny and the team at SWPA, we are proud of the project at Treneere and look forward to supporting our community and clients - promoting and delivering effective social value wherever we can!

WMS sponsored Georgia Oakley went the extra mile, (literally) yesterday covering all 26.2 miles of the London Marathon on behalf of Birmingham Hospice!!!

 A cause close to her heart Birmingham Hospice looked after Georgias Grandpa and by successfully raising over £2000 she’s made a significant contribution towards them continuing their fantastic work for others!
Well done George and thank you WMS!

Scoped by Michael and Anthea to look at social value and local causes you don't have to look too much further than the Harbour at Bideford.

The work these people do is truly inspiring and to be allowed to make them a contribution on behalf of our business - that is so obviously well received is fantastic!

It has obviously made a difference...

Thank you for the letter Sarah! 

Received by wms on 31/01/24

Thank you to our client Chris for dropping us a note of thanks this morning following successful completion of his charity walk in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

“We just wanted to reach out to say a massive thank you for your incredibly generous contribution for our charity walk. The route between Bristol and Bath was full of amazing street art and relics from its days as a functioning railway so while there were definitely a few blisters and achy legs at the end it was worth it. We’re very proud to say that we raised £2,125.00 for Great Ormond Street Hospital which wouldn’t have been possible without your help so thank you.

Mark, Richard and Chris

WMS apprentice’s Ben Hatton and Archie James have really stolen the show at WMS Bideford branch recently – by successfully securing their Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 qualifications!!!

Ben and Archie have both worked really hard to get to this point, and everyone at WMS is proud of them.

WMS Operations Director Matt Westaway said “ apprentices are the future of our business and to see these two lads come through the course and ready to move on to the next stage of their career is fantastic!”

WMS continue to invest in apprenticeships which offer a real grounding for a rewarding career in construction, and WMS in particular!.

Here’s to more posts like this!