Community & social value
We like to get involved in our local community.
We actively promote social inclusion and try to involve every group in the community a project might affect.
Local money, kept local
£1 with PLP is £2.84 in the local economy.
We're committed to employing our team directly from the local community, so the money clients spend with us is redistributed almost entirely locally. For every construction £1 spent with PLP, £2.84 is spent within the local community and businesses (CBI report).
When we were Highly Commended for Delivering Social Value at the NFB Awards 2016, the judges said:
“When SMEs work in their own communities the results can be spectacular, PLP Construction should be commended for the extra mile they went and continue to go as recent patrons of the Wigan Youth Zone.”
around this much is spent in the local community and businesses
£7,100,000
£1 spent with PLP£2.84 in the local economy
*Based on the CBI figure PLP quotes: every construction £1 spent with PLP generates £2.84 within the local community and businesses. Illustrative only.
Schools & careers
Finding the construction workers of the future
Wherever we work in or near a school, we give talks on health and safety and careers in construction. Director Joanne James leads most of it, and she's spoken in classrooms all over the borough.
St Luke's Primary School
Site visits throughout a seven-classroom build, a Year 6 careers event, VR with the NFB, and the school football team's kit.
Newlands Primary School, Middleton
A special site visit for pupils at this special needs primary school to see their new extension taking shape.
St Michael's C of E Primary, Middleton
A careers event for Years 4, 5 and 6 on opportunities in construction.
Holy Family RC High School, Heywood
Practice interviews for the Year 10 Mock Interview Day.
Redwood Special School, Rochdale
Sixth-form mock interviews to prepare students for internships and work.
St Cuthbert's High School, Rochdale
A Year 10 careers taster day, including a programme-of-works challenge and spaghetti towers.
Matthew Moss High School, Heywood
An introduction to construction for Year 7 girls during National Apprenticeship Week.
St Joseph's RC Primary, Heywood
A 360° VR walkthrough of a BIM model with Oculus Rift, showing how technology is changing construction careers.
Wigan Youth Zone & Skills Centre
Site visits for joinery students and an employability course on careers on and off site.
Giving back
Fundraising & sponsorship
raised by ten of Team PLP on a 100km charity bike ride in 2026, for Springhill Hospice and The Christie
raised at the 2025 HBL Football Tournament, where Team PLP finished runners-up
raised winning the 2024 HBL tournament for The Together Trust and John Shaw Foundation
We're proud members of the Springhill Hospice Business Buddies scheme. We've refreshed the garden at The Craven Café for the hospice, sponsored Rochdale Rugby Union Club's Under 12s and Great Moor junior football, and donated to local charities.
