Strengthening Local Supply Chains: LPL Signs Up for Stansted Meet the Buyers 2025

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We’re pleased to confirm that LPL Construction Services has signed up to attend the 2025 Stansted Airport Meet the Buyers event, a key opportunity for us to connect with local suppliers, build new partnerships, and reinforce our commitment to sustainable, community-driven construction.

As one of the largest procurement events in the East of England, Meet the Buyers brings together public sector buyers, private contractors, and SME suppliers for direct, meaningful engagement. Since its launch in 2011, the event has helped generate over £30 million in contract value, supporting regional growth and encouraging closer collaboration across the supply chain.

For LPL, this isn’t just an industry calendar fixture, it’s a direct expression of our Community brand pillar and our focus on strengthening the local economy through inclusive and responsible procurement.

Promoting Sustainable Local Supply Chains

LPL has a long-standing commitment to working with SMEs that share our values of quality, safety, and innovation. In fact, 81% of our Alcumus-approved supply chain is already SME-based, and we’ve set a clear KPI to maintain at least 50% SME representation across our supplier network.

Attending events like Meet the Buyers plays a crucial role in achieving this. It allows us to:

  • Identify new regional suppliers
  • Explore upcoming project alignments
  • Strengthen existing partnerships
  • Encourage diversity and innovation in our procurement strategy

A Community-First Mindset

Participation in this event also supports our wider community engagement efforts. Over the past year, we’ve actively contributed to local growth and opportunity through initiatives such as:

  • Attending the London Stansted Job Fair, engaging with over 100 local job seekers
  • Joining the Essex Construction Alliance to support regional construction businesses and tackle industry skills gaps
  • Donating over £13,000 to local charitable causes
  • Volunteering on local projects, including forest school development at Castledon School
  • Maintaining 100% compliance with national wage standards across our pre-qualified supply chain
  • Providing free environmental training and access to accredited health & safety programmes for partners

These actions reflect our mission to create long-term, positive impact in the areas we work.

Delivering Value Through Collaboration

As specialists in high-security, live operational environments, particularly across the aviation, healthcare, and education sectors, our success is built on the strength of the partnerships we form. That’s why we place such high value on events like Stansted Meet the Buyers.

Our Aviation Director and delivery team will be attending the 2025 event to meet with SME suppliers, explore new contract opportunities, and share insights into how we work across airport infrastructure and beyond.

By continuing to invest in local businesses, we’re ensuring that the work we deliver reflects the expertise, diversity, and innovation found within our region.

Join Us in Building Locally

LPL looks forward to being part of another successful Meet the Buyers event, discovering new partners, supporting the regional economy, and contributing to a supply chain that’s as responsible as it is resilient.

If you’re an SME supplier working across aviation, civils, infrastructure, or specialist trades, we’d love to meet you.

Click the link to sign up or to find out more about Stansted Meet the Buyers https://www.stanstedmtb.co.uk/