Creating impact that goes beyond a simple hello and a handshake.
In 2023, we hosted the first ever Constructing Links event in partnership with our Sales and Marketing partner, Just Williams. It was a sell-out success and gave an incredible platform to our Preferred Partners network, encouraging businesses to think differently and to help reap the benefits of working collaboratively with new contacts.
At Lynas Engineers, we talk a lot about bringing people together, about working in partnership and ultimately how we prefer to work with our clients in a more holistic approach than traditional models have historically allowed.
It’s the core of our business and we are passionate about being a truthfully and authentically honest partner on the projects we work on. But this way of working doesn’t always resonate with others as we challenge the norm and push innovation; but when it works – it works incredibly well.
Constructing Links has now brought together dozens of businesses from across the region, given a voice to challenge embedded and often outdated practices, and it has given people the opportunity to know that their frustrations are often shared by others in the sector too. At our most recent event, we held a panel discussion dedicated to discussing supply chain and procurement concerns, sustainability throughout business, the teams we hire, our environment and how industry has shifted focus in various ways over recent years. Joined by Beverley Park from the Evolve Network, Tamma Carel from iCOR Systems, John Cartwright from Hartlepool College of Further Education and our own non-executive Director, Derek Smith, we were able to facilitate a frank and open conversation about the challenges and opportunities we are all facing.
The feedback on the day and since the event has been fantastic. Delegates all appreciated that everyone in the room were ‘on the same page’, were aiming to work together in any way they can and essentially champion each other’s growth and development through collaborative working. An incredible result and whilst Constructing Links will return again in the future, it’s the impact of events like these, and networks like ours, that will have far reaching value.
For us, and our team, we know that putting on events can be rewarding. They can look great, be held in impressive locations and have great food – but really, what is their value? Do you get what you need to out of them? Do you know what the return on the investment of your time really was? If not, we always advocate to rethink why you attend them in the first place. But knowing that this network is growing, the value of the contracts that are being drawn between partners is increasing, and that truly sustainable relationships are developing is incredibly positive for Lynas Engineers and the Built Environment as a whole. We are seeing major changes in legislation, the ambitions of a new parliament will soon be seen and rolled out, and we know our communities are changing rapidly too. So, we know we have to move with the times – not only hosting great events but ensuring that our colleagues, associates and our own supply chain have a place where they feel they’re valued and championed too.
The team we have built at Lynas Engineers are all deeply embedded in this way of thinking and our ambitions for the future are using it as the foundation of the way we go to work. We can provide impact and value in numerous different ways to our clients – but what we hope will be the company’s longest lasting impact will be helping shape a new way of working across sectors.
All we can say is “watch this space…”
If you’re interested to learn more about Preferred Partners or Constructing Links, please visit our website at www.lynasengineers.com or connect with me on LinkedIn.
