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Well, it seemed like, kind of the big thing,
the event to come to.
I've met so many wonderful businesses who are
also like-minded when it comes
to delivering best deliverables in the industry.
Heard of Agratas, just having seen the news that obviously,
that this huge business was coming to Somerset.
My company is located in Bridgewater.
I have family here three generations, so I'm very proud
that we're getting a big investment in our local area.
I was born and raised in Bridgewater,
so it's a great pleasure to be here today
and stand in front of so many local people
and local businesses.
Agratas has a community first approach to jobs
and the supply chain.
What we hope to get today was to understand about
how the business partner's gonna work together
and ensure the local community benefits
from this great investment.
We wanted to come today to kind of network, meet people
and just see what we can get involved
in as part of the project.
The presentations are really, really informative
and it's really good that local businesses are getting
opportunity just to initially engage what's,
what's gonna happen with this project
Today. I feel like I really
got what I needed.
It was really interesting listening
to the speakers on stage.
This project is gonna expose best practices
to local ency.
That actually, you know, resonated with me a lot.
It's been fantastic so far to work
with colleagues from Sir Robert McAlpine.
They have a reputation
and a track record of delivering big construction
projects, which are really complex. We
Had such a huge, uh, response, uh, to the invitation
that went out to the whole of Somerset.
So we met people from catering to Porter cabins
to electricians, so lots of different trades
and lots of different companies.
For me, this is an amazing opportunity for Somerset.
The investment is fantastic
and I come along today to support Agratas
and Sir Robert McAlpine
because we really want
to see local businesses get an opportunity
to deliver this incredible project for Somerset.
We're looking for all kinds of suppliers.
You know, there's some groundbreaking
technology in what we're doing.
I've seen the site and the, the scale is absolutely huge.
Uh, and the work, you know, I can't even imagine the amount
of work that's going into it.
I think this event has been remarkable for us.
I think that shows the interest
that the local community have got in support in Agratas task,
and we want them to be part of the journey.
