Getting 'ReAdy' for responsible sourcing

Responsible Solutions Ltd is working with two of the UK’s top universities, Loughborough and Nottingham, to develop a new suite of targeted training resources aimed at SME construction businesses. The £40,000 research project is funded by emda and the ERDF through the Sustainable Construction I-Net.

The 'ReAdy' project will prepare construction SMEs for the responsible sourcing of construction products and services and aims to influence the future research and policy agenda in this area.

Further information on the 'ReAdy' project in available through our website. Please click here to view.

Become part of the 'ReAdy' project

Responsible Solutions and the 'ReAdy' project team are currently looking for SME's to take part in the pilot testing of the training resources.

If you are interested in getting a head start by becoming one of the first construction SMEs to benefit from this training, we can offer the opportunity to participate in an intensive two-day workshop in return for your feedback on the training materials’ appropriateness, accessibility and relevance.

This will feed into the next stage of development along with wider industry feedback, to ensure that the 'ReAdy' responsible sourcing training is fully fit for purpose when it is brought to market.

Please contact Responsible Solutions if you would like to be considered for the pilots.

EMCBE Awards Night 2010

Responsible Solutions are happy to promote the EMCBE Awards Night 2010. The Awards are an annual event that celebrate the best of the regional construction sector and showcase the region’s efforts and products. This years Awards Night will be held on Thursday 14th October 2010 (7pm to 11pm) at the Leicester Tigers RFC stadium, in The Caterpillar Stand.

David Walker, EMCBE Cheif Executive - 'Please help us to create a worthwhile and memorable evening for this purpose, which will also provide a forum for networking, socialising and generally shutting the world out for a few hours, by supporting the event in one or more ways:

• Dinner/Event tickets (a 2 course meal) at £55 each or £500 per table of 10;
• Headline Sponsor £5,000;
• Award Category Sponsor (there are a total of 9 Award Categories) £2,000;
• VIP Reception Sponsor £1,500;
• Raffle Prizes (the chosen charity is ‘Help for Heroes’).'

For further information please visit the EMCBE website or contact either Emma or Louise as soon as possible at 01509 225800 or info@emcbe.com.

Encephalitis Society Fund Raising Walk

Responsible Solutions are assisting our colleague Charlotte in her fund raising walk for the Encephalitis Society.

Charlotte and her partner Mark are walking 100 miles of the Coast to Coast walk and the start date of the 25th October is fast approaching.

Earlier this year Charlotte unfortunately lost her 17 month old daughter Lucie-Mai to the viral infection Encephalitis.

The Encephalitis Society has provided valuable advice and support to Charlotte and her family and the society seeks to support thousands of families every day who have been affected directly or in-directly by Encephalitis. Please click here to read more on or visit the link below.

www.justgiving.co.uk/markandcharlotte

We are moving office!

At the end of September, Responsible Solutions will be moving on from our current base within Loughborough University's Innovation Centre. We will be staying in Loughborough and moving to an office which presents plenty of scope for our future expansions.

Our current telephone number (01509 320100) will remain the same, but our fax number will be changing. This number has yet to be finalised. Our address as of the 30th September will be:

Unit 12
The Office Village
North Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 1QJ