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Supplier of the month: Novus Property Solutions Grown from family beginnings with the Seddon brothers George and John, Novus Property Solutions has spent 128 years building a national reputation as an award-winning, leading specialist in the construction and maintenance industry — all while staying firmly rooted in the family values of integrity, respect, loyalty for […]

“One mother had to use a shopping trolley to take her child to a medical appointment.” In January 2024, Birmingham PlayCare Network launched its Safe Sleep Scheme with Thrive Together Birmingham, Spurgeons and Barnardo’s to give families cots and Moses baskets. While working on that project, their Business Development Manager, Emma Martin, realised the need […]

At the start of November, Oxford City Council welcomed more than 30 local organisations at Oxford Town Hall for a Match My Project networking event designed to strengthen connections between businesses and community groups for Social Value collaboration. Setting the Scene: Why Match My Project Matters The event opened with Oxford City Council’s Head of Economy, City Centre […]

In mid-November, the Match My Project team headed down to South London to take part in Croydon Council’s Procurement Act and Social Value event and to celebrate the official launch of their Match My Project platform — another win for connecting communities. The session spotlighted the Procurement Act 2023 — which gave a greater share of public sector […]

Supplier of the month: McConnell Established in 1929, McConnell provides refurbishment, planned maintenance, retrofit, energy efficiency, cladding, and fire remediation services for public and private sector clients across the UK. As an accredited and quality-assured Principal Contractor, McConnell takes overall control of the construction phase of complex, multi-contractor projects, bringing experience, confidence, and commitment to […]

Thirteen Group Launch: Our first initiative in the North East Thirteen Group is a housing association that provides around 100,000 people in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber region with homes, support and opportunities to grow. In mid-October, we attended the Thirteen Group launch event in Middlesbrough, alongside Julie Hollins and Cheryl Hodds from Thirteen, as well as […]

Our October Supplier of the Month, Greenmount Projects, is an award-winning, turnkey design, construction and maintenance company based in the North West. That means they take full responsibility from concept and design through to construction, finishing and handover – making them a comprehensive end-to-end partner. Sounds impressive, right? But look a little closer and you’ll […]

The sky was blue on the day we visited Nottingham, and the outlook for cross-sector collaboration across the East Midlands was equally bright. We were delighted to attend the official launch of the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) Match My Project site in early September. The launch marked an important milestone for both the […]

This year the Product team has been beavering away turning your feedback into features – and in June we shared a list of recently completed updates to Match My Project. There’s more to come, so stay tuned! Here’s a round-up to let you know what’s live now and what’s on the way, to make it […]