Caption: Meet our apprentice: Rachel McSharry, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Cumbria (West Lakes) Rachel had her sights set on becoming a teacher. But a lack of opportunities led her to seek out a completely new and different career in an industry where she could apply her skills and experience. … Read more
Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service celebrates latest PPP framework award The appointment of NG Bailey and Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick to deliver the Electrical and Instrumentation framework by Programme and Project Partners has been welcomed by the Swimming with the Big Fish… Read more
Fabrication and Manufacturing framework award hailed by SME Matchmaker Service The Programme and Project Partners (PPP) have awarded Goods/Services Agreements to seven businesses for the Fabrication and Manufacturing framework at the Sellafield site – including an alliance of… Read more
Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service welcomes PPP contract award The Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service has welcomed the award of the Heating and Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) package of work by the Programme and Project Partners (PPP). … Read more
Quantity Surveying and our MSc apprenticeship ‘plus’ programme explained One thing you notice very quickly on joining Solomons Europe – we never stand still! After recruiting our first cohort of four to undertake our specially developed MSc in Quantity Surveying… Read more
Caption: Meet our apprentice: Jack Riley, Assistant Quantity Surveyor Cumbria Jack has worked in a diverse range of Government communication contract roles including pilot testing of the NHS Covid-19 Track and Trace service and the implementation of the Northern Ireland… Read more
Caption: Intrepid foursome take on tough new Quantity Surveying apprenticeship What have an ex-professional cricketer, data analyst, Government communications contract expert and a geography and geosciences graduate got in common? They have all embarked on a pioneering new… Read more
Caption: Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service makes waves in Construction Enquirer The Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service has been making waves in the construction media. The Construction Enquirer picked up on the launch of the Programme and Project Partners’… Read more
Caption: Spotlight on our People & Performance team's response to pandemic Like so many SMEs, Solomons Europe had to adapt overnight in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. And, like so many SMEs, the effectiveness and success of our response was down to… Read more
What is the Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service? The Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service aims to create partnerships between SMEs in the supply chain and like-minded companies bidding for Key Delivery Partner contracts for the… Read more
in-Cumbria profiles Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service Hot on the heels of hitting the headlines in Project Control Professional magazine, Swimming with the Big Fish and the newly launched SME Matchmaker Service has made the pages of in-Cumbria Business… Read more
Caption: Swimming with the Big Fish features in ACostE’s official publication We passionately believe SMEs are true wealth creators and deliverers of social impact that really makes a difference to the lives and prospects of people. It’s why we’ve developed the Swimming with… Read more