Social Value

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!

Bradley smashes it! WMS apprentice painter Bradley Jacka has successfully completed his level 2 painting and decorating course at Truro and Penwith College

Bradley attended college on a regular basis over these last 2 years complimenting his extensive on site experience gleaned across a range of WMS painting contracts with his practical and theoretical studies in higher education.

WMS Cornwall Painting Manager James Gibbon said “Bradley has knuckled down and worked steadily through his apprenticeship and earnt the right to be recognised as a qualified painter, hats off, well done mate!”

Bradley is pictured here on his way to yet another painting job in Cornwall!

Sometimes you have a day at work and you think you have the best job in the world!

Manning the WMS stand under the social value banner at a client’s resident fun day recently WMS ran a number of competitions for residents, the most popular being the “name the seal” and “guess the sweets.”

Pictured here are two happy chappies,  Thomas with “Stephen” the seal and Leo with his jar containing 92 packets of sweets!

It was a pleasure handing these prizes over, lovely families!

Brilliant!