Reds10 Social Value Report 2024

Foreword

What does Social Value mean to you? Social Value has taken many different names and headings over the years and for many businesses has been an opportunity to boost their marketing and public relations. However, if businesses, and especially those in our sector, consider the impact they have on society and the environment and commit to being a force of good wholeheartedly and with purpose, it can be life changing. What has been your highlight or stand out initiative of the year? We’ve done some stellar work this last year: from launching the Dual Career Pathway with Hull City Ladies and fundraising for CRASH, to our T Level programme and the community work across our projects. But for me, personally,

What does Social Value mean to you? Social Value is an intrinsic part of our purpose ‘to help everyone live, learn and thrive in amazing spaces’ and our belief that we can positively impact our people, our business, our clients, their customers and the communities that we live and work in by the way that we go about our work. On a personal level I believe that we can and should do more to help those who haven’t had a fair or good start in life, have fallen on hard times, or made mistakes along the way by providing meaningful opportunities for them. This is particularly important in construction because as an industry we face an existential skills shortage and need to find ways of inspiring people from all walks of life into rewarding and sustainable careers.

Paul Ruddick, Chairman

Matt Bennion, CEO

What has been your highlight or stand out initiative of the year? I have loved seeing the diversity of work that so many of our team have instigated and the passion that they have shown when giving their time, sharing their knowledge or pushing themselves physically to help others. This year we have focussed on creating meaningful pathways into our industry for people from very diverse backgrounds, this has included school leavers, young female football players, Veterans and people with convictions to name a few. I particularly enjoyed seeing the joy that Greg and Orla felt when they came back from a careers advice session with Year 11 students hosted by the Construction Youth Trust, and like the students that they spoke to, they were literally buzzing. This just goes to show the mutual benefits of wider social engagement.

gaining the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award was a real highlight. Supporting the Armed Forces is profoundly significant for Reds10 and deeply ingrained in our DNA. This commitment extends across our projects, where the Armed Forces are a valued client and partner, and it is woven into the very fabric of our company, with an increasing number of our team members being proud Armed Forces Veterans and Reservists. It was a proud moment to demonstrate our commitment to their support in this way. What would like to see Reds10 achieve in the future? Our successes last year serve as proof of the tangible impact that can be made when we all work towards a common goal. We have left a positive mark on the communities in which we’ve worked, provided meaningful career pathways into the industry we love, and brought our team together through a sense of unity and shared purpose. I would love to see our efforts inspire others within our industry to join us in creating a future where people can live, learn and thrive for generations to come.

What would like to see Reds10 achieve in the future? I am determined that Reds10 will lead the way in the creation and delivery of transformational pathways into construction that reshape the workforce.

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