July 16, 2013 Issue 152 update business At the University of South Wales we oer professional qualications at a range oflevels, so you can invest in your future with our exible study options. Many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies such as ACCA, giving your qualication an added distinction. We also oer professional qualications in marketing, counselling and more. Our nex t Open Eve nin gs areThurs day 29 Aug ust andWednesday 4 September . Book your pla ce: www.southwales.ac.uk/opendays 08 45 5 7677 78 Boost yo ur pr ospects wit h our career -fo cus ed courses The University of South Wales is a registered charity . Registration No. 1140312. The launc h ofa newprocur ement str ateg y for the constru ctio n industr y in Wale s has been welc omedby Fina nce Min iste r Jane Hutt andlocal constructionfirms. Foll owi ng publ icat ion of the Con str ucting Exce llen ce in Wale s’ No Turnin g Back rep ortin lat e 2010,the Fina nce Mini ste r est abli she d the Constr uction Procurem ent Steering Gr oup to respondto the recommendationscontained within the repo rt. The newStrateg y has been dev elop ed by the Stee ringGroup. JaneHutt sai d: “Investing in cons tru ction pro vide s a grea t oppo rtun ity to deli vermuch more thannew buil ding s androads. By app lyin g inte llig ent and innovati ve procurem ent strateg y and polic y,we canuse thi s inv estmentto help prov ide jobs , trai ningand cont ract oppo rtunities whic h is key to our agen da to supportjobsand gr owth in Wal es. Adrian Lewis, companychairman, of Lewis and Lewis Ltd,Interna tion al Con str ucti on Consult ants , which is based in Newport , sai d: “In times of econ omi c str inge ncyprocure menton the lowest pric e bas is open s up a grea ter expo sur e to clie ntsfor conf ront atio nal and adv ers aria l scheme deli ver y which only add s to the exp ens e of theproj ectand lead s to an unpl easa nt sch emedeliver y expe rien ce for all. “Us ing bestpracti ce to iden tifyand inform proc urement deli ver y str ateg y is abs olut ely the wayforwar d and the methodof proc urement must giv e contractorsthe free domto inno vateand findmore effi cien t way s of wor king , to achieving outcome s rath er thanmeeting a detailedand prescriptive specification. “Collaborative and performance related procurem ent proc edur es thatare str uctu red to the deli ver y of qual ity and continuance imp roveme nt are essenti al to an effi cien t and imp roved deli ver y experien ce for a 21st century economy .” Jan e Hutt said:“Thanksto the Constr uction Procurem ent Steering Gro up the new str ateg y has been prod ucedby theconstructionindust ry, for the cons truc tionindustr y. Turnto pa ge4 By Jo Ba rn es ‘Procurement s t r a t eg y w ill h e lp u s r e c o v er’ Gar y ParkerandRosieSwale-Pope(lef t andsecondleft)celebra tethe openi ngof Par kerandCo’snewofficesin Newport.for mor e pi ctu res fro mtheevent tur n topage7 A d ventu r er h e l ps b us i ness mar k o f f i ce open i n g Consummate adventurer Rosie Swale-Pope trekked her way to Newport to open the new offices of mountaineer accountant Gary Parker. Rosie, an author, sailor and marathon runner who completed a five-year solo journey on foot around the world to raise £250,000 for charity, opened the new Parker & Co offices in Crindau. Global expedition leader Gary Parker said he could think of no one better to do the honours for them than Rosie who was the epitome of adventure – a key part of being in business. Gary, who also spends a great deal of time raising money for charity, particularly St David’s Hospice Care, said: “Rosie is an inspiration and a true adventurer. What she has achieved and continues to achieve is simply phenomenal. We were delighted that she could come to open our new offices here on the banks of the River Usk in Newport. “Business is an adventure and that is how we treat it at Parker & Co. “Everythi ng we believe in and offer to our clients, is perfectly encapsulated in Rosie’s attitude to life. We simply couldn’t have had a better person to start us off on our new journey in business back in Newport.” Rosie, who lives in Llangorse, officially open the 2,500 sq ft of office space, now called Summit House, at Waterside Court, Newport. Rosie told the gathering, which was so large it had to be accommodated in the vacant next door office, said: “There really is nothing special about me it’s just that I set myself a goal, a target and then make pretty sure I go all out to achieve it, Turnto page6 Coping wi th this hot weather See page 7 Adrian Lewis
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