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Supplier of the month: Fortem Solutions Ltd — If we can do it, we do it
Delivering over 1,300 volunteer hours and £38,000+ in materials and money across multiple local authorities. Founded in 2002 with a singular focus, Fortem Solutions Ltd has never drifted from its lane. Social housing is all they do and this intentionality shows in how they show up for communities. With contracts spanning Birmingham City Council, Birmingham […]
There will be lots of very happy children: How Birmingham Playcare Network and John Sisk & Son got play packs to Birmingham Children’s Hospital
How Birmingham City Council’s Match My Project site connected a construction firm with a children’s charity to get 40 bespoke activity packs to long-term hospitalised children the same month they were made Why play matters to Birmingham Playcare Network Birmingham Playcare Network has been championing children’s right to play in Birmingham for years. As the […]
From match to march: how Essity supported 25 young people to join Birmingham Pride
Helping 25 young people take their place at Pride A connection made through Birmingham City Council’s platform brought YMCA Sutton Coldfield and Essity together to support young people with learning disabilities and young carers taking part in Birmingham Pride. Pride is a celebration. It’s a reminder that inclusion and diversity are values everyone should actively […]
More than a garden: how one business helped 13 young parents step outside
How Match My Project connected AD Construction Group Ltd with a Young Parents Service in Guildford and helped 13 young families step outside There is a garden at a Young Parents Service on Stoke Road in Guildford. For a while, it was not really a garden anyone used. The fencing had deteriorated and the planters […]
Same-day offer: TW Drainage, Community Sparks Change and Lambeth’s Social Value priorities in action
How Lambeth’s Match My Project site connected a local drainage company with an Easter holiday programme – in a day On 24 March 2026, Community Sparks Change posted a project on London Borough of Lambeth’s Match My Project site. By the end of that same day, TW Drainage had made an offer to support it. […]
Supplier of the month: Pinnacle Group – rooted in real local need
64 projects completed, another 30 in progress. Meet our supplier of the month: Pinnacle Group Ltd. We spoke to Pinnacle Group’s Social Value Delivery Manager, Lise Campbell Price, to learn more about the company’s impressive approach to Social Value. Scaling localised Social Value impact with Match My Project When Lise first came across Match My […]
100 Matches: How SNG is transforming Social Value delivery
How housing association SNG (Sovereign Network Group) and its supply chain are reshaping Social Value delivery — one connection at a time. The biggest win is time; not only saving it, but freeing it. Match My Project reduces manual admin and gives us immediate visibility of community needs.” — The Social Value Team, SNG Numbers […]
Supplier of the month: Still leading the way — Alphatrack Systems, one year on
Exactly one year ago, we featured Alphatrack Systems as our supplier of the month — sitting at the top of two leaderboards and delivering meaningful Social Value across communities from London and the South East. Twelve months later, they’ve done more than maintain that standard. They’ve raised it. Still #1 in both Hyde Housing Association […]
Strengthening communities: Our Social Value Lambeth launch
In mid-March, we celebrated our partnership with Lambeth Council with an event at Lambeth Town Hall. Bringing together local VCSEs, charities, community groups, businesses and suppliers, the event focused on building stronger local partnerships and delivering meaningful impact across the borough. What made it distinctly Lambeth, though, was a strong sense of pride, resilience and […]
