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28 August 2012
WINNER Best contribution to corporate responsibility/
Best purchasing initiative by a smaller organisation Fusion 21
An innovative group is tackling repairs, skills shortages and long-term unemployment in local communities
The twin success of Fusion 21, a procurement partnership between Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council on Merseyside and seven housing associations in the region to buy goods and services, is based on its direct impact on the homes of about two million people.
The associations manage about 85,000 ex-council homes. When stock moves to the housing associations –...