Let’s get physical! Solomons' regional teams pick up the charity fundraising baton Solomons has a long and proud history of supporting the communities in which we’re based. Since 2016 we’ve supported scores of local charities nominated each quarter by our team members, making… Read more
Feeling hot, hot, hot! Solomons delighted to be listed among top 100 businesses in Cumbria The temperature outside may have been unseasonably cold for April, but it was hot, hot, hot in Solomons’ Cumbria offices! We were thrilled to be placed 42nd in in-Cumbria business magazine’s Hot 100… Read more
Programme and Project Partners Quarterly Procurement Plan (April 2023) Please find the latest quarterly edition of the Programme and Project Partners (PPP) Procurement Plan available to download below. The purpose of the Procurement Plan is to give current and future… Read more
Go-getting Principal sought to head up Solomons’ ground-breaking Future Skills Academy In 2021 we launched the ground-breaking Future Skills Academy, designed to harness the knowledge, skills, and fresh perspectives of our people to support the development of our teams based across the… Read more
Caption: Team Insights: Why SMEs will truly deliver a game changing Eden Project North There’s a lot of talk about Levelling Up and what that means. In this blog, our Strategic Director Kerry Doig homes in on Eden Project North and explores the significant social and economic impact it… Read more
Team Insights: Over 50 doesn't mean over the hill - why mid-lifers are in fact gold dust Solomons rounded off National Apprentice Week 2023 in the best way possible when our very own Carl Wright brought home the Postgraduate Apprentice of the Year Award from the University College of… Read more
National Apprentice Week 2023: Carl on cloud nine after lifting prestigious award Solomons apprentice Carl Wright is on cloud nine after scooping the hotly contested Postgraduate Apprentice of the Year Award from the University College of Estate Management. Carl picked up the… Read more
National Apprenticeship Week 2023: Building skills for life and a brighter future for construction I have to admit that when I learned the theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week was ‘Skills for Life’ I smiled to myself. I’ve written a lot lately about how, regardless of age, we’re all… Read more
Winners of Programme and Project Partners’ £250m steelwork framework revealed Severfield Nuclear and Infrastructure and William Hare have been unveiled as the winners of the KDP2 Steelwork framework worth £249m over the next 17 years. The framework scope includes structural… Read more
Building strong foundations: Matchmaker Service supporting SMEs to access £1bn framework Our Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service is helping to build strong foundations for the future by supporting the Key Delivery Partner awarded the biggest package of work from Programme… Read more
Caption: Team Insights: ‘Mind over matter’ – Dom on why age isn’t an issue in today’s workplace “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain. I love this quote – and not just because (unbelievably!) I’m now firmly in the over 50s category. And it… Read more
Team Insights: Kerry Doig on why we should KISS more to reach infinity and beyond! I’ve been reading a lot lately about being a ‘busy fool’ - a slave to the ping-ping-ping of smartphone notifications and the world of ‘always on’ distraction. It’s struck a chord - a very loud but… Read more