Local Employment
Strengthening the regions we source from
Our supply network runs through specific quarries, mines and processing sites — and the communities around them. We prioritise partners who invest in local employment and skills, because a stable local workforce is also what keeps our supply consistent. A workforce with no local ties to a mine or quarry tends to turn over faster, and turnover is one of the quieter causes of quality inconsistency.
Our Commitments
Local hiring preference
We favour supplier partners who prioritise hiring and training from their local communities. It's a factor we weigh alongside price and capacity, not an afterthought. It's also, practically, good business — a local workforce with a stake in the operation's future tends to produce more consistent output.
Skills development
Where possible, we support partner initiatives that build technical skills locally. A more skilled local workforce also means fewer quality issues downstream. Some of our longest-standing partners started as smaller operations we watched grow alongside a more skilled local team.
Long-term partnerships
Multi-year supplier relationships give local operations the stability to plan and invest — in equipment, in training, and in their own workforce. That stability compounds — a supplier confident in next year's demand invests differently than one negotiating contract to contract.
Stable local employment and stable supply tend to go together — we look for both. Neither is something we can mandate directly, but both are something we can consistently favour.