Social value on the right track

A construction contractor has delivered on a project helping local residents through Wigan Council's commitment to community wealth building.

The Leader of Wigan Council, Councillor David Molyneux MBE, recently visited Catherine Terrace, Scholes where carriageway surface repair works have been carried out.

Bethell Group has recently completed the project outside St Catharine's Junior and Infant School, and St Catharine's Church.

Coun Molyneux said: "Delivering social value is a high priority for us at the council and our community wealth building aspirations; ensuring that the money we spend with our contractors delivers the most benefit for our borough.

"Thank you to Bethell Group, who completed these works on this unadopted road at their own costs. They also did these works during the week of school half-term, keeping disruption at a minimum for the school and for Sunday services."

Wigan Council's social value work and community wealth building agreements with contractors, delivers millions of pounds of value for the borough.

This social value can include work experience placements or apprenticeships, donations to local charities, or works like this to repair a local unadopted road.

Posted on Tuesday 21st March 2023

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