First PPP Fabrication and Manufacturing goods and services agreement contract awarded Ansaldo Nuclear has been awarded the first contract under the Programme and Project Partners (PPP) Fabrication and Manufacturing goods and services agreement (GSA1). The company will develop the key ‘… Read more
Our new way of thinking: Solomons unveils fresh and bold approach to stay ahead of the curve We are now firmly in a new world of work. And the construction industry is changing at a rapid rate due to a whole host of economic factors. Developments over the last few years led owners Dominic… Read more
Caption: SME Matchmaker Service primed to support Seddon on PPP’s £175m building fit-out framework The Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service is swinging into action to support Seddon Construction Ltd on Programme and Project Partners’ building fit-out package. Seddon will deliver the… Read more
Solomons hosts US Small Modular Reactor developer during first trip to West Cumbria Solomons Europe played host to USA-headquartered nuclear Small Modular Reactor developer Last Energy during a familiarisation visit to West Cumbria. A spin-off from the Energy Impact Center (a… Read more
SME Matchmaker Service to support PPP’s £182m scaffolding, insulation and painting framework The Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service will yet again kick into action to support SMEs looking to secure work on Programme and Project Partners’ latest £182m framework. PPP launched… Read more
Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service shortlisted for prestigious award Hot on the heels of the Small Business of the Year win at the NEPIC Industry Awards 2022 last week – we’re in the running for another high-profile accolade. A joint entry from us and Programme and… Read more
Caption: Solomons scoops Small Business of the Year accolade at NEPIC Industry Awards 2022 Well, all we can say at Team Solomons is “oh, what a night!”. Our Managing Director Dominic Doig was bursting with pride to receive the Small Business of the Year Award at the NEPIC Annual Industry… Read more
More SMEs set to invest and grow following PPP’s mechanical and pipework framework award Yet more high performing SMEs are set to realise their growth ambitions in West Cumbria following the award of the third long-term Programme and Project Partners (PPP) framework. Balfour Beatty… Read more
National Careers Week 2022: Ewan Peacock, Contract Executive, on making an impact Variety and the fact every day brings a different challenge, are the two big reasons Ewan loves being a Quantity Surveyor. Having made the move from a multi-national to an SME practice, he’s looking… 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
Team Insights: Now's the time for one giant leap from the construction industry In 1962, President John F Kennedy visited NASA headquarters and introduced himself to a janitor with a broom by asking him “What are you doing?”, with the (now infamous) reply “I’m helping put a man… 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