Fusion21

Fusion 21

Fusion21 is a social economy business which promotes collaboration to save money and create jobs.

We improve lives and communities through our approach to procurement, training and employment. Working nationally, the Fusion21 supply chain helps to deliver our clients’ capital and cyclical procurement works programmes, create sustainable jobs for local people, bring increased efficiency to Local Authority procurement and generate cashable savings.

Since 2002 when Fusion21 began, we have gained national recognition for our collaborative approach to procurement, training and employment including the following achievements:

• Delivering c£45m of cashable efficiency savings in addition to many non-cashable benefits
• Creating 866 permanent jobs in construction
• Generating an estimated financial benefit to Merseyside boroughs in excess of £30m, through regular paid work and reductions in benefit claims
• Winning the first ever Housing Corporation Gold Award for 'Innovation In Procurement’ 2006
• Winner of Women in Construction Awards 2008 'Best Training Scheme'
• Winner of Women in Construction Awards 2009 'Lifetime Achievement Award'
• Winner of the HCA Awards 2010 'Investing in Skills'
• Winner of the Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2011 ' Boosting A Local Economy'

Our aim is to help create the conditions where it is easier to deliver efficiency savings, to control costs, to create jobs, to train people and to share best practice.

We work by collaborating with clients, residents, contractors and suppliers to deliver a wide range of planned maintenance programmes, skills training courses and commissioned consultancy projects.

Resources

Annual Report 2010-2011