30 April 2021 
Ashley Shelbrooke, HEPA and Project Specialist
Those who joined us for our Time to Talk with Social Enterprise UK will remember one of our guest speakers – Davie Parks of the Skill Mill.
We are absolutely delighted to share the news that Davie and the team at the Skill Mill have just been awarded not one, but two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise!
The Skill Mill, which delivers an intensive six-month work programme to get 16 to 18-year-olds back into employment and away from crime, was one of only five organisations across the UK to win a double prize, claiming recognition in the ‘Sustainable Development’ and ‘Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility)’ categories.
The Skill Mill are a Newcastle-upon-Tyne based social enterprise who have recently extended their operations into Surrey, Croydon, Nottingham, Birmingham, Rochdale, Leeds and Durham.
This means that over 250 more young offenders will be offered training and employment opportunities with businesses, local authorities or Universities, working predominantly on projects and contracts that have an environmental or social impact.
Davie is looking to build on the recent geographic expansion and is urging colleagues to come forward to partner on projects:
“They’ll be in good company, joining the likes of Balfour Beatty, Commercial Estates Group, The Environment Agency, Royal HaskoningDHV and United Utilities,”
You can pick up with Davie direct by dropping him an email.
Don’t forget that you can also catch up on yesterdays Mills & Reeve 'Making the most of Social Value in Public Procurement' webinar by re-watching the session and downloading the slides here.
