Celebrating over 20 years of the South West Wales Best Practice Club
At the end of November the South West Wales Best Practice Club celebrated over 20 years with a winter social. It was a great way to recognise the hard work of some of the long standing committee members, and get together to share stories and memories of some of the highlights from the club over the last 20 years.
We also used the opportunity to reflect on wider industry highlights and positive changes over the last 20 years, and opportunities that perhaps have still not quite been realised, despite great efforts. We’ve picked a few highlights from this exercise below, which as a club we will look at in 2025 to see how we can work with CEWales members to continue striving for positive change through collaboration with our members and industry colleagues. Have a look and see if you agree with some of the points raised, feel free to send in your positive highlights or areas you still think need change, and we can see if we can look at creating an event or facilitate a discussion.
Christmas Positivity:
- The opportunity to deliver more Community Benefits and Social Value across Wales
- Friendships and opportunities to meet new people
- Long term employment
- Strong Welsh Frameworks, providing real opportunities for partnering and collaboration
- Increased diversity….although still more to be done!
Future Opportunities and Areas for more Change:
- Commercial transparency
- Procurement
- Contractor risk
- Commercial aggression
Send your thoughts and suggestions to info@cewales.org.uk