Supply Chain Partnerships

As a direct extension of our workforce, we expect our Supply Chain to adhere to the same exceptional standards that we do.

Year on year we spend around 75% of our total supply chain spend with the top 10% of our partners proving the respect and trust we have for and in them to deliver.

It is recognising the importance of these relationships, and nurturing them for the benefit of all of our stakeholders, that helps us to ensure our values and working practices are upheld, not only in terms of performance and quality, but just as importantly in terms of sustainability, environmental awareness and cultural impact within the communities we operate.

In line with our Management Procedures all sub-contractors must complete our Sub-Contractor Assessment prior to working with us. This is reviewed annually, with a full renewal required every 3 years.

All sub-contractors are continually monitored while working on our sites to ensure exceptional standards of quality, health & safety, cost control and adherence to programme are achieved. Our bi-monthly reporting allows us to address any potential problems quickly and enables us to work with our partners to address and rectify them before they impact performance.

Building and maintaining any relationship takes time and commitment from both sides. We work hard to facilitate a non-confrontational working partnership where mutual respect is expected, and constructive ideas are welcomed, to achieve project success.

Our annual Supply Chain Conference provides us with a critical platform to engage with our most strategic partners allowing us to discuss performance objectives, new initiatives, policy changes and future workload, along with facilitating the honest and free flow of ideas and best practice.

If you are interested in joining our supply chain please email our Supply Chain Liaison Team

subcon.details@derry-bs.co.uk

The first DBS Supply Chain Awards was held in 2014 designed to celebrate those who had gone the extra mile to deliver excellence across four award categories, Health & Safety, Quality, Best Supplier and Best Sub-Contractor.

It has become a highly sort after accolade within our Supply Chain and we are proud to celebrate all of our award winners.