The Reimagining the Harris project will be ongoing into 2025. At the date of this submission, we are approximately halfway through the project and have already delivered the following ESG metrics:-
- 320 local people employed within 30 miles;
- local supply chain spend within 30 miles of £5.2m;
- 10 local school and higher education visits;
- 19 organised site tours for local councillors, college lecturers, twin-towns, local businesses etc.
- heritage skills ‘Have a Go’ event;
- 120 apprentice weeks delivered;
- occupational health checks for staff and operatives;
- 105 trees planted in Winckley Square;
- AED donation;
- Preston 10k fundraiser for local hospice;
- £1,000 Preston Pride sponsorship;
- supporting Unseen – modern slavery charity;
- £250 donation towards English Martyrs Prayer Garden;
- £2,500 Men in Sheds donation for Age Concern- new shed;
- 2 ex-offenders employed on site;
- £500 towards new roof for Gregson Lane Junior Football Club.
The Harris project is at the heart of Preston where our business has been based for 62-years, which has given us an extra incentive to excel at ESG delivery and support the Preston Model which implements the principles of Community Wealth Building within Preston and the wider Lancashire area.
Three Winning Facts:
- To date we have delivered in excess of £8m worth of Local Economic Value, approximately 75% of the overall contract value.
- Local Employment – We have placed orders in excess of £5.2m with local suppliers, generating the employment of 320 people, which has had a significant impact on the local economy.
- Repeat Business – The Harris project is our third Preston city centre project in the past 5 years. Overall, we estimate to have reinvested approximately £21m of the original capital expenditure of these 3 projects back into the local economy.
