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Cormac they offer benefits beyond what a traditional outsourced arrangement would allow. With government funding and local priorities both shifting, the ability to vary and adapt specifications, scope and arrangements with a contractor you own is fundamentally different to trying to renegotiate a contract that might be five years into an eight-year term, with all the commercial barriers and risk that comes with it. That would make it difficult for an outsourced organisation to be as responsive. Traditionally outsourcing does not always give you that natural alignment with public service that comes from an organisation owned by the council itself,” he elaborates.
Economic development opportunity
Developing a reliable local supply chain has long been a priority for Cormac, and its collaboration with Courtney Plant Hire is a strong example of that commitment in practice. Long before social value became an industry buzzword, Cormac was already working to maximise its spend within Cornwall, particularly with SMEs, recognising early on that as the business grew, its supply chain would need to grow at the same time. Equally, Cormac has always recognised that certain niche and specialist requirements call for a national supply chain and larger organisations.“ Our groundwork supply chain in particular has seen strong development over the last few years, with a number of organisations doubling or even tripling their revenue as a result of that growth journey, Courtney Plant Hire being a great example of that,” Dominic affirms.
Among Cormac’ s current projects is the Freeport Langage Access Road, a £ 4 million, 360-metre single carriageway spine road that will unlock almost eight hectares of ccemagazine. com 63