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Making a real difference to communities in EAST LOTHIAN A partnership that’s delivering local community benefits .... Making an Impact in East Lothian... On projects undertaken with various partners in East Lothian, £107m including East Lothian Council and NHS Lothian, we have PROJECTS COMPLETE delivered the following community benefits: Haddington & St Visits are arranged locally to best suit the needs of pupils or Mary’s Primary School students - whether it’s a Tranent Health Centre 4273 Safety Sam presentation to a local primary school or a tour of Extension a building under construction for Windygoul Primary students studying architecture - School, the visits are tailored to local needs School Extension to ensure that maximum potential Gullane Day Centre Site and is realised from having a and GP Surgery construction site in the FE visits community. In East Lothian this has Prestonpans Infant benefited 4273 young people. School Extension Prestonpans Health Centre Extension 34 Wallyford Primary Professional School 58 Employment, including East Lothian Community Hospital GRADUATES £9.6m PROJECTS IN School, CURRICULUM SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION Site & FE Gullane Primary Extension 977 500 Pupils Ross High Extension WORK PLACEMENT DAYS in East Lothian have Work placements are arranged locally so pupils benefited from activities and students can gain valuable experience in a that connect current £44.5m live site environment. Placements educational programmes PROJECTS IN are also offered within our to industry through supply chain, e.g. with designers, bespoke courses and DEVELOPMENT promoting the range of careers events, mentoring, Wallyford High Shool offered in relationcareers to advice communityand Cockenzie Health Centre infrastructure projects. STEAM events. We set ourselves ambitious targets in relation to community benefits and in East Lothian we’re exceeding these: l 18 More NEW JOBS l 100 ll l ll More WORK l PLACEMENTS 2713 More VISITS More46 new Project locations in East l Lothian. All figures in and existing this document correct APPRENTICESHIPS at February 2021. Proportion of CONSTRUCTION WORK 73% 149 packages awarded New and Existing benefited from activities to SCOTTSH SMEs educational programmes We’re keen that a local supply chain is used TRAINEES & during construction, with Meet the Buyer events held to give small businesses and APPRENTICESHIPS individuals the opportunity to get involved. 73% of construction work packages completed in East Lothian were by Scottish SMEs. Local Employment & Supply Chain Opportunities During Construction: “ I’ve got young kids so it’s great to have been “I joined Morrison Construction specifically to given a job so close to home so I can spend less work on the East Lothian Community Hospital time travelling and more time with them. The new project. It’s not often you get the opportunity Wallyford Primary looks like it’ll be a good school. to work on your own doorstep so it’s great My kids could end up going there so it’ll be good from a practical level but it’s also a job I can for them to know their Dad helped build it!” take great pride in as I know it will directly benefit my friends, family and the local Mark Sutherland - lives in Wallyford and was community.” employed as a Groundworker by GBSS Fraser Howatt Project Manager - Morrison Construction “This is certainly a little bit closer to my heart than any other project I have done. It is my home “It’s amazing to get a local job – I feel town and there is a certain legacy associated with really lucky and I’m excited for the it. I’m incredibly proud to be playing my part in future because if I try hard and do good this project, particularly as I know the benefits it work, who knows where it could lead. I’m will bring and how much it will mean to the local proud to be working on a building that will community.” benefit the local community.” Helen Wood - a local architect from Haddington who helped Jamie from Musselburgh - taken on as a design the new East Lothian Community Hospital when General Operative by Morrison Construction after a working with Keppie Design local job centre recruitment drive Supporting Community Activities Social Value: On all projects we aim to ensure local communities benefit from work being delivered in their area. This includes supporting local events and groups and can take many forms including donations of cash, equipment, expertise and time. Here are just a few examples of how WALLYFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL communities in East Lothian have benefited as our contractors were involved in: £5.8m Social Value Added Donating raffle prizes to a Scottish night and Christmas event at Windygoul Primary Carrying out repairs to the neighbouring Tennis Club near the Gullane Day Centre £5.6m spent £2.7k Charitable Donations on local supply Sponsoring East Lothian Council’s staff awards, as well as the College Development £5k in expert time for SMEs Network Awards chain (within 50 Sponsoring a new football kit for Haddington Athletic miles of site) £251k from local employment Helping build props for the children of St Mary’s Church Donating to the Gullane Sports Development Trust to help build better sports facilities in Gullane EAST LOTHIAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Running a Design a Hard Hat competition and taking part in the fashion show at Windygoul Primary £17.6m Social Value Donating to the Fraser Centre Community Trust in Tranent Establishing a partnership with East Lothian Countryside Rangers to donate timber spent on local supply chain to local community groups for reuse £32.5m (within 60 miles of site) Partnering with Loose Parts Play - donating site materials for children’s play Established a partnership with The Ridge/Action for Children/The Bridges Project/JCP.