Warden brings supply partners together to celebrate success and shared ambition

On Friday 6 February, Warden welcomed its supply chain partners to the Mercure Hotel in Haydock for a dedicated event focused on strengthening collaboration, celebrating achievements and sharing future plans.

Sponsored by Fawkes and Reece, the event began with a welcome breakfast, followed by networking and presentations covering our values, health and safety initiatives, social value activity, a discussion on mental health in the workplace.

Other topics presented covered industry regulatory and compliance updates and awareness on Building Safety Act and Modern Slavery.

An interactive demonstration on the use of defibrillators and cardiac emergency procedures was delivered by Centaur Training.

This was followed by the Warden Supplier Awards, led by our commercial director Adrian Atkinson, which recognised excellence, innovation, collaboration and commitment across our supply chain.

The awards included the Social Value Award (Readyfix Limited), Collaboration Award (C M Oxendale Ltd), Health, Safety & Environment Award (North Start Estates Limited), Sub-Contractor of the Year Award (Performance Electrical Limited) and Supplier of the Year Award (Smiths Equipment Hire Ltd).

The event reinforced our belief that strong partnerships are fundamental to delivering safe, high-quality projects. By sharing information effectively across our partner network, we can align our approach and achieve best practice, supporting safe, high-quality delivery on every site.

Ian Williams, managing director, said: “This year’s event was a great way to recognise the exceptional contribution of our supply chain partners. Bringing everyone together allowed us to celebrate what we’ve achieved, reinforce our shared values, and set out a clear direction for the year ahead.

“We are proud of the culture we are building at Warden, one that prioritises safety, quality, wellbeing and long-term partnerships. As we look ahead to 2026, the message from the day was clear: success is achieved together. A huge thank you to our supply chain partners who attended. We hope you had a good time, and we look forward to working closely together throughout the year.”