Social Value

Demonstrating how social, economic and environmental value can benefit communities

We regularly contribute to maximising social value for our public sector project work. “Value” is seen as:

Social: learning and development opportunities

Economic: supporting local employment and helping the most vulnerable get back into work Environmental: benefits usually linked to a public sector client’s carbon reduction commitments

For example, through our comprehensive repair and refurbishment of Manchester Town Hall, we have made a significant contribution to social value. This has included considerable voluntary time given by Purcell and the wider Design Team in numerous community initiatives resulting in 8 jobs created, 31 schoolwork placements, 12 adult work placements, numerous school and college career development forums, University postgraduate research and 1225 students supported by the Design Team.