Our continued support for the SURF Awards reflects our belief in the power of community-led regeneration and our commitment to recognising the people and projects driving meaningful, lasting change across Scotland.
Amanda spent the day volunteering at one of Wheatley’s retirement homes in Edinburgh in the company of residents and staff of the complex.
The Community Wealth Building Bill has been introduced by The Scottish Government to create jobs and drive economic growth by boosting investment in communities.
It’s been four years since Lintel Trust joined Scottish Procurement Alliance and the wider LHC Procurement Group. During this time, Lintel Trust has made a positive impact in shaping our organisation, sharing valuable insights with our partners and assisting our funded projects - widening their impact, achieving ambitions and informing their journey.
This is an article that encapsulates the highlights, achievements and milestones that we have witnessed in 2024.
As they have gotten more settled in their new role, we took the opportunity to talk to Amanda Gauld, our new Social Value Advisor who started in October.
The power of community regeneration is set to be celebrated at the upcoming SURF Awards. The event is taking place in Glasgow’s VOCO Grand Central Hotel on Thursday, December 5th. The ceremony will showcase examples of community regeneration projects across the country.
In October 2024, LHC Procurement Group successfully achieved full verification status under the Constructing Excellence’s ‘Gold Standard Verification Scheme’. They join an exclusive pool of UK framework providers who have achieved this new and highly desirable accreditation, which only a select few framework providers have managed to obtain.
As Procurex Scotland 2024 draws to a close for another year, it's time to review how it went. Like most years, the event took place at the SEC in Glasgow and was hosted by BiP Solutions.
After a full week of raising awareness about the various types of poverty, the Poverty Alliance encourages us to reflect. To reflect on how serious the poverty crisis in Scotland is, what you can do to help others and what options are out there to help yourself. Right now there are over 1.1 million people currently living in poverty, that’s 21% of our population, 1 in 5 people.
