Partnering
SPI have embraced partnership working from the premise that it will underpin the Board’s long-term ambition to become the best and most successful contractor within our field of business. To this end we are keen to work with adventurous clients who have the vision to know what they want to achieve and are prepared to work towards that end.
We, like you, consider that partnering agreements should never be considered a ‘quick fix’ as it will rely upon courage and sustained commitment from partners to truly realise best value from the process. We believe that the significant best value benefits can be achieved from a solid foundation of trust and would see some of these partnering benefits being as follows:
To our Clients
Improved efficiency of service delivery leading to higher levels of customer satisfaction and reduced construction time
- Reducing capital and whole life costs
- Reducing defects with the aim of achieving zero defects
- Faster response to customer requirements and improved key performance indicators
- More confidence in the certainty that customers are achieving better value for money from an open relationship
- Increased resources in knowledge and experience for problem solving due to joint working
- Better information systems thereby reducing risk of breaching statutory landlord obligations
- Improved planning, monitoring and completion of jobs on time due to shared information
- Less risk of peripheral costs due to long term forecasting of resources
- Better public relations due to joint management approach
- Improved work environment for the partnering team
- Making improvements to processes that can benefit other contractual relationships
- The establishment of credibility as a first-class social housing provider
To our Company
- Certainty of cost and margins allowing better opportunity for long-term investment
- A reduction in operating costs due to more predictable service and less risk of disruption
- Better purchasing arrangements due to longer term supplier relationships
- Reduced supply and construction times
- Continuity of workload to improve productivity and maintain stable resources on the contract
- A reliable flow of information allowing more efficient longer term planning and continuous improvement
- Improved quality and work environment for the team and workforce leading to less accidents
- Making improvements to processes that can benefit other clients
- Establishing a strong reputation for excellent service delivery within the Gas industry
To our Supplier Partners
- More predictable margins and certainty of cost allowing better opportunity to build relationships with others in the supply chain
- More stable business platform to ensure continuity of improving services
- Better understanding of end user needs allowing products or services to be improved
- Making improvements to processes that can benefit other contractual relationships
