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April 2019
The Nation in Focus
300 million reasons to keep it local
Three-Hundred-Million.
It's a big number - and for the Local Buying Program, it is a VERY big deal!
In March 2019, the Local Buying Program reached the milestone of $300 million in approved
spend. That is $300 million in transactional business between BHP and local businesses throughout the country - in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.
It’s a lot of country to cover for an organisation which started out covering only the Central Highlands and Isaac regions in Queensland, with two people only seven years ago. But as the first C-Res employees Tracey Cuttriss-Smith and Debbie Porter would tell you, every bit of hard work has been more than worth it.
National year to date results (Click HEREfor a more comprehensive roundup!)
It's all about the right connection in community
An update from C-res CEO, Tracey Cuttriss-Smith
This quarter, BHP achieved another major milestone, with its Local Buying Program achieving $300,000,000 in approved spend to local regional businesses.
From humble beginnings in 2012, with a strategic partnership between C-Res and BMA to deliver the program to six communities in Central Queensland, the Local Buying Program – or LBP, as we call it - has grown and expanded throughout Australia.
We now have BMA and BMC in Qld, Mt Arthur Coal in NSW, Olympic Dam in SA and Iron Ore in the Pilbara.
An upgrade to the website was released in February.
This was to ensure the Local Buying Program continued to accommodate future growth and the needs of both BHP and local business engaged in the LBP across its Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia footprints.
As is so often the case with major technology upgrades, there have been some teething issues which have made their
presence known.
There is nothing like doing a job you really believe in. And it is that belief in C-Res, the Local Buying Program and Local Buying Foundation, that attracted newly-appointed
national marketing and communications manager, Meredith Papas to the role.
Meredith loves the regions. She is a strong believer in supporting local businesses and communities and has built her career on giving regional, rural and remote communities – and the people therein – a chance to be heard.
Starting in the role in March, Meredith has had the chance to work with skilled communications officer Alison Noon, Business Development Advisers, and C-Res leaders to develop strategies to strengthen the program's profile and celebrate the many successes.
Roxby rocks Flamingle networking event SA business engagement adviser Lauren Crighton stepped out to spread the word about
the Local Buying Program at the recent Flamingle networking event hosted by Yellow Cake Creative.
BHP supply principal visits Downs' local businesses When it comes to getting to know the businesses of Roxby Downs, BHP principal of supply Paula Merino, knows it's all about meeting people face to face. Program awareness on track at Olympic Dam training Local businesses able to provide their goods and services to BHP were highlighted as part of regular Local Buying Program training held at Olympic Dam's PAT Centre in January. Strategic partnership bridges skills, supply gap C-Res is proud to be in a strategic
partnership with Global Maintenance Upper Spencer Gulf (GMUSG) to provide support to our LBP suppliers based in the Upper Spencer Gulf. South Australia year to date results (Click HERE for a more comprehensive roundup!)
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