Supply Chain Collaboration Excellence

AR, The Enabling Partner

We forged a strong relationship not only with our direct client, but with the entire supply chain. Our early involvement has built a continuing relationship with the previous landowner Honda, a testament to our effort over the three year lead in period and also involving them throughout the construction process. Together we innovated, managed risk and delivered sustainable demolition solutions. This project is supply chain excellence.

Balfour Beatty
Supervisor passport scheme

Through effective collaboration with our direct and supply chain supervisor community we developed and delivered an industry-leading 12-module health, safety and environment upskilling Passport. Five modules are completed before undertaking a Supervisory role on a Balfour Beatty site and the remainder with three months.Benefits include savings on time, costs and training resources, and consistent competency standards and zero harm leadership across our projects from day one resulting in industry-leading safety performance (a lost time injury rate of 0.11, an over 7-day lost time injury rate of 0.06, and a major injury rate of 0.02).

Canary Wharf Group
Eden Dock

CWG’s Eden Dock project builds on three decades of exploring ways to integrate the principles of sustainability. Eden Dock showcases exemplary supply chain collaboration, transforming a concrete area into a lush green oasis. By leveraging Greengage's ecological insights, Howells' architectural precision, and Biomatrix’s water solutions, the project enhanced biodiversity and community wellbeing Raised terraces, floating islands, and community spaces showcase sustainable urban regeneration. This project sets a new benchmark, demonstrating how collaboration among specialists can create vibrant, sustainable communities and turn urban spaces into thriving ecosystems.

City Building
Safer Drugs Consumption Facility

The construction of the first UK’s Safer Drugs Consumption facility by City Building in Glasgow brought many challenges but through experience, collaboration, and trust, fostering relationships and being able to bring our expertise and practical knowledge, alongside our supply chain at design stage, gave us an opportunity to bring not only value engineering but also be confident in bringing success to this project despite being under intense scrutiny.By introducing digital project management tools, providing real-time updates on deliveries, subcontractor performance, and project progress allowed for swift issue resolution and enhanced collaboration between all supply chain members.

Eave and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
Beckton depot Eaveolution

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, working with TfL (client) and Eave (specialist contractor), delivered the Beckton Depot upgrade by harnessing collaborative digital solutions that improved health, safety, and sustainability. Real-time data captured by advanced monitoring technologies reduced noise exposure incidents by 30%, streamlined project planning, and ensured consistent alignment with the Zero Harm initiative. Transparent communication and fair payment practices fostered trust across the supply chain, while early contractor involvement led to innovative risk management strategies. The result was an on-schedule, safer, and more sustainable project that exemplifies outstanding supply chain collaboration and sets a new standard in construction excellence.

Galliford Try
Exmouth Long Sea Outfall

The pioneering nature of this project is nothing short of extraordinary. By setting a new industry standard with the longest forward ream utilised, the project achieved a remarkable feat securing its place as one of the world's most impressive schemes of this kind. Despite the challenge of delivering 15,000 working hours in just 13 weeks, the project exemplifies the power of supply chain collaboration excellence. By prioritising safety, sustainability, and operational excellence, the team achieved its goals ahead of schedule, within budget and without any harm to individuals, marking a truly remarkable achievement in the realm of infrastructure development.

M Group Highways (previously known as Milestone infrastructure)
SME supply chain development programme

As a UK first, M Group Highways, previously known as Milestone Infrastructure, have delivered on their commitment to support local SME Supply Chain with a focus on local economic growth in line with our Local Authority Clients’ social value strategic priorities. Working in conjunction with McLellan Ferguson, M Group have developed and implemented an SME Development Programme across multiple highway contracts, delivering meaningful and tangible improvements to local SME partners. The Programme supports, upskills and grows existing businesses operating in a competitive market with an aspiration of creating lasting additional local employment, ultimately leaving a legacy within local communities in which the SME Development Programme operates

National Highways and Kier Transportation
A417 missing link

The success of the A417 Missing Link, is a direct reflection of the open communication, collective problem solving and mutual respect across the project teams and the supply chain. This has been achieved by embedding regular collaborative sessions into BAU activities, making collaboration the norm and a core part of operations. National Highways, Kier and the supply chain demonstrate exceptional team work and a collaborative culture across the integrated project team working together towards common goals. This nomination recognises the teams ability to work together harmoniously, facing challenges and delivering outstanding results as an integrated project team.

Radius Group
Pioneering supply chain innovation

Radius Group goes far beyond traditional tower crane hire, delivering innovation, sustainability, and safety through a multi-supply chain collaboration. At Winvic’s Lancaster Street project, we introduced the UK’s first Skyline Cockpit ground control system, transforming crane operator wellbeing, inclusivity, and efficiency. Our AMPD Enertainer ESS slashed CO₂ emissions, aligning with net-zero goals. Partnering with Intervention Rescue and The Soteria Group, we provided specialist safety & construction trauma training. With zero major crane-related incidents and 100% workforce upskilling, we proved that Radius Group isn’t just a crane provider—we are redefining construction supply chain excellence.

SMP Alliance comprising: National Highways; Fluor; Jacobs; WSP; Balfour Beatty; BAM / Morgan Sindall Joint Venture; Costain
NEAR programme

The £390m National Emergency Area Retrofit (NEAR) programme to install 150 additional emergency areas on all lane running motorways by March 2025 has been entrusted to SMP Alliance, a progressive enterprise of seven organisations with 100+ integrated suppliers.By establishing a best-in-class dedicated multi-disciplinary collaborative team, SMP Alliance has overcome the immense challenges of delivering a difficult national retrofit programme to a tight deadline within a fixed budget.Just 18months after instruction, construction started in June 2023 on the first M1 scheme in South Yorkshire. This completed in October 2024, closely followed by four more NEAR schemes before Christmas 2024.

Tarmac
HS2 concrete driver ride along's

Our project allowed multiple businesses to collaborate together to improve the overall safety and efficiency of concrete deliveries throughout the principle contractors Section of work on HS2. From the feedback we gathered, opportunities for improvements have been made across the project and also the sharing of best practices between a number of teams. The initiative also allowed participants to spend time on site enabling people to obtain experience outside of their typical day-to-day activities improving 'Boots On' and Visible Leadership Tours between the principal contractor and their supply chain.

Vision Consulting
WINEP5 collaboration

The WINEP5 programme showcases how a high-performing, integrated supply chain can transform capital project delivery through collaboration, trust, and Commitment-Based Management™ (CbM). By uniting MWHT, Stantec and Severn Trent, via VISION’s CbM practices, this initiative has accelerated project timelines by 37%, achieving construction approvals eight months ahead of schedule, an unprecedented milestone. Structured engagement, proactive problem-solving, and a commitment-driven culture have fostered seamless teamwork, setting a new benchmark for industry efficiency. With tangible cost savings and faster infrastructure upgrades, this collaboration redefines best practices, proving that making and keeping commitments is a game-changer in construction project delivery.