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Here you can find out about the latest news from Barratt Commercial Support.
Construction Best Practice Guide
The Guide is designed to be used predominately by Construction Teams, but will also benefit Technical and Commercial Teams as well as all Contractors. It is designed to highlight and clarify mandatory requirements, and also offer further options for those wanting to deliver above and beyond the standard requirements. Where something is a mandatory requirement we have highlighted it with an M in the...
Posted: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:00
Drug and Alcohol Testing
As part of our continuing strategy to identify and manage risks associated with our business, we have identified the potential misuse of alcohol and illegal drugs whilst at work, as an area which requires our further consideration.
We have issued an Alert to our site teams to provide them with some guidance on the Group's policy and that random testing for drugs and alcohol will be undertaken. We will...
Posted: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00
Our new National Drawing Portal
Introducing our new national drawing portal, a single platform offering access to drawings and documents across all functions.
The new drawing portal is one of a number of initiatives that has been developed by the Commercial Business Process Review, in conjunction with the provider Conject.
The aim of the Business Process Review is to improve the way each function carries out its core activities, to...
Posted: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:05
The Barratt Innovation Challenge!
What is the Barratt Innovation Challenge?
To face the challenges in housebuilding, Barratt Developments is starting to embrace new and innovative methods of onsite and offsite construction. We are working with our supply chain to deliver efficiencies that can assist with continually improving quality, raise environmental standards, and further improve the safety of our people. Engaging with our supply...
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:11
Bogus purchase orders
We have been alerted that some companies with whom we have no trading relationships are receiving alleged purchase orders or e-mail communications allegedly ordering goods. They purport to have been issued by BDW Trading Limited and Barratt Homes and authorised by its directors. Any such order should be disregarded. They are not genuine. Any such communications should be forwarded to internalaudit@barrattplc.co.uk...
Posted: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:11
Suppliers - Cautionary Note
We are aware that a number of attempts have been made to persuade European based suppliers to deliver goods on credit purportedly on our behalf.
Please note that we have no employee or Managing Director named John Milton and all our purchasing is conducted on our standard terms on orders placed from our UK trading divisions.
If you are in any doubt as to the authenticity of any purchase request, please...
Posted: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 15:00
Building Careers Together - Our Recruitment Website
We built our first home in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1958. Since then, we have built over 350,000 more, becoming one of Britain's largest and best known homebuilders in the process.
Today, we are stronger than ever and include some of the sector's most successful brands: Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, Barratt London and Wilson Bowden Developments.
Every year, these businesses build and sell thousands...
Posted: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:00