Being a great customer: 

At Armedan Group, it is our objective to become the customer of choice to the best suppliers. We are achieving this by increasingly concentrating our business with the best performing suppliers and supporting continuous improvement in areas important to Armedan Group. 

Our philosophy for working with suppliers is: 

  • Safety and sustainability are of paramount importance 
  • By sharing information in a constructive and open manner, we aim to motivate suppliers to improve performance 
  • We will recognize and reward high performance 
  • We think innovation, learning, and teamwork should be positively encouraged 
  • There should be a continuous measurable improvement in the service provided
  •  The partnership should seek to create an environment of trust, integrity and open communication 
  • Both parties should always strive to exceed customer expectations.

Paying our suppliers: 

As signatories to the RSA Government’s Prompt Payment Code, we comply with the principles of the Code and are committed to paying our supply chain partners on time to mutually agreed terms. 

Being a great supplier means: 

A great supply chain can be a source of competitive advantage. We want to raise the bar and help our suppliers to consistently deliver excellence. 

  • Providing a safe and competent workforce 
  • Incorporating safety and sustainability into solutions and methods of working 
  • Delivering to the agreed specification, time and cost 
  • Reducing cost and eliminating waste through continuous improvement 
  • Always displaying the right behaviors 
  • Collaborating to deliver innovative solutions. 

Sustainable supply chain – Our vision:  

We aim to improve sustainable outcomes for our business and our customers through a high performing supply chain. 

We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our work. This includes: 

  • Working to reduce the key environmental impacts of supply chain operations and ensure legal compliance. 
  • Sourcing products, materials, and services ethically through recognized standards. 
  • Minimizing waste and material use, giving preference to materials products and services with the greatest circular-economy benefits. 
  • Reducing the energy use of our projects and quantifying the embodied carbon of key materials. 
  • Protecting and enhancing the biodiversity of our sites and managing the environmental impact of the products and materials we use. 
  • Reducing impacts on air quality by controlling dust and harmful emissions. 
  • Improving our combined capability to deliver sustainable outcomes. 

Together with our supply chain, we will positively impact local communities by: 

  • Engaging positively with communities and working to avoid disruption to local people. 
  • Offering small and medium enterprises, social enterprises, and local businesses the opportunity to participate in our supply chain. 
  • Working with suppliers who actively manage diversity and inclusion in their workforce. 
  • Recruiting locally and providing opportunities for graduates, trainees, apprenticeships, and work experience placements. 
  • Implementing a proactive approach to tackling hidden labor exploitation and eliminate these practices in our wider supply chain.