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CHIP welcomes two new Local Employment Groups! CHIP is pleased to announce that we have started working with two new Local Employment Groups where they have joined the charity’s employment sponsorship scheme. The two organisations are Construction Youth Trust and Building Heroes. Construction Youth Trust Construction Youth Trust is a social mobility charity that works […]

The CHIC team and supply chain partners took to the golf course on Wednesday 1st July 2026 for the annual fundraising golf day. 26 teams made up of 104 golfers teed off at the Macdonald Portal Hotel Golf Resort to play a round of 18 holes. The day concluded with a raffle fundraiser which had some amazing prizes up for grabs.  We are pleased to announce the final total raised for CHIP exceeded £9,000!  The money raised will be

We are pleased to announce that CHIP is now on Instagram. Give us a follow to see behind the scenes content that offers insight into our day to day activities and the dedicated individuals who contribute to our work. We will also highlight the various charities we collaborate with, showcasing their important work, sharing their

In this interview, Lucy Taylor from Lovell talks about her experience of completing an apprenticeship and what it was like to win the CHIP Award. We chat about why she chose the apprenticeship routes, what she’s learned during the apprenticeship, and how it felt to be recognised with the CHIP award. If you’re thinking about

We are excited to share this year’s Annual Social Value Report, which reflects the significant achievements delivered by CHIC, CHIP and our partners across 2024/25. Once again, the results show the power of collaboration in creating opportunities, improving lives and strengthening communities. Every contract procured through CHIC is required to reinvest at least 1% of

We are delighted to share the CHIC Social Value Annual Report for 2023/24, which highlights the impact of our contractual commitments and the value created through our partnerships. All CHIC’s procured contracts are required to deliver social value outcomes, contributing a minimum of 1% of their annual turnover. This report showcases how these expectations have

I started my journey after becoming an economics graduate with an accountancy internship and then working as a customer service representative. What I didn’t anticipate was that the next step of my professional career would be at CHIC as a Graduate Apprentice – which I applied for so I can learn more varied professional skills.

We invite you to read our first Social Value Annual Report, a testament to the positive progress we’ve made in partnership with our aligned not for profit procurement consortium, CHIC. As we reflect on the past year, you’ll see the achievements and initiatives that have delivered social value outcomes for local communities. In 2022/23, CHIC’s

CHIC and CHIP published their first Social Value Annual Report, which was launched at this September event. CHIP was keen to ask stakeholders to look back over the last year to see if the agreed objectives had been achieved, but primarily to look forward to ensure that the outcomes of CHIP’s activities will achieve the maximum

As part of our Added Value the CHIC team have been engaging in a wide variety of volunteering initiatives across the country. This year, the team have given 108 hours of their time to local community groups and projects, from gardening and local ‘clean-up’ events, to supporting food banks and engaging in charity runs. We