Solaglas Contracting North wins Shepherd Construction’s prestigious “Supply-Chain Partner of the Year” award. 

Shepherd presented Contracting North with a prestigious supply-Chain Partner award at their Star Awards, held at York Racecourse on Friday 10th October.

Richard Alport, Procurement Director at Shepherd praised Contracting North; “the business was chosen for its exceptional commitment to developing relationships with Shepherd. The team continually seeks ways of improving the service they provide and measures this by benchmarking their performance by using Shepherd’s feedback to drive through changes. They understand lean techniques and show interest in Shepherd as a business. They have been very proactive in assisting new contractors on the building envelope and always find ways to keep the programme moving.“

John Lawrenson (Business Manager, pictured centre) comments “I am delighted that we have won this fantastic award. It is very special to be recognised for excellent service by your customers and everyone at Solaglas Contracting North can be proud of their own contribution to this success. Shepherd Construction has led the way in challenging itself and its supply chain to deliver better value for its customers so it is very satisfying to have developed such a successful working partnership with them. We can look forward to working with them on even more improvements in the future.”