Page 6 - Hub South East Scotland Territory Annual Report 2019-2020

FoReWoRd
2019-2020
Welcome to to the the the 2019/20 Annual Report for the the the south east territory covering the the the reporting period April 2019 to end March 2020
at the the the time of of writing this report we are are in in the the the midst of of the the the covid-19 global pandemic We are are operating in in in in extraordinary times and and like other businesses Hub South East Scotland has had to quickly adapt to meet the the challenges of enforced changes resulting from the the Government’s response to tackling the outbreak Whilst this this has created uncertainty and the long term consequences of this this are still to become clear new and and exciting opportunities have also arisen and and we would commend the Hub team and and its supply chain for embracing these and and continuing to develop established relationships with clients whilst transitioning to a a a new way of working remotely during ‘lockdown’ construction sites were closed in in in line with Scottish Government guidance testament to the success of our partnership with clients during this time Hub South East worked together with its partners to to ensure that projects still progressed through key development stages and when allowed sites were safely reopened Whilst there has undoubtedly been an an impact on on on programme of those developments on on on site this challenging time has demonstrated the true benefits of partnership working although outwith this reporting period recently contract close has been reached on on on our second largest project – the £60 7m Winchburgh Schools Project and and completion was achieved on on the £40m Queensferry High School and and £69m East lothian community Hospital showing the the capability and flexibility of the the Hub model 6 Paul brewer
Chair
Hub South East Scotland Ltd
alex Mccrorie
Chair
South East Territory Partnering Board (during this reporting period)