QS Newsletter 40

SO WHAT’S NEW? Quiet Storm: Talbot Street, Whitwick, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 5AW Telephone 01530 510 810 Email info@quietstorm.net Web www.quietstorm.net O n e B r i e f • L e s s H a s s l e • B e t t e r R e s u l t s Sales & Marketing n Sales & Marketing n Sales Strategies n Communications On-Paper n Branding n Brochures n Direct Mail On-Line n Websites n Customer Portals n Online Tools On-Show n Videos n Presentations n Exhibitions Engage n Interactive e-Learning n Employer Engagement n 3D Visualisation If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter please email unsubscribenews@quietstorm.net Do you need a solution? If you have a challenge in your business with processes, people and performance, then why not pop in for a coffee as we have a solution! Call today on 01530 510 810 An integrated approach to procurement at Buckingham Buckingham Group Contracting is a leading construction company. Based near the iconic Silverstone race circuit, it operates across England and Wales. Established in 1955, the company has grown into a main contractor undertaking major construction and civil engineering projects. Quiet Storm has worked with Buckingham on several key projects, including creating a built project mapping tool and a resource management system. As a large company with several divisions, including construction, civils, sports & leisure and rail, it wanted to find a way of aligning its procurement activities across the whole group. This was to help it achieve economies of scale and best value when procuring across the group, and ensuring it wasn’t becoming too reliant on certain suppliers for big projects. We created a cloud-based dashboard to give its senior team a holistic view of its procurement activities to help spread its orders and mitigate the risk. Nick Smith, Buckingham’s Chief Technical Officer, said: “The system Quiet Storm built has given us full visibility of group procurement, which enables better decision- making and a more joined-up approach to procurement across all our divisions.” FREE e-learning course to help workplace return As a business owner, if you’ve not already reopened your workplace, you’re probably thinking about getting ready to return. If that’s the case, we’ve created a free e-learning action plan to help you understand and manage the risks of returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online course focuses on planning the return to work for senior managers and business owners. At the end of it, you will understand the steps needed to start your return to work process. Current guidance from Government is that businesses should work from home wherever possible, to help stave off a second spike of the virus in the autumn and winter months. If you’re ready to start planning your reopening, this course looks at the five key areas you need to focus on so you can prepare, plan and implement any changes you may need to adhere to social distancing measures and other advice from Government or health authorities. You can access the free course at www.lovebusinesseastmidlands.com/ covid-19-course