News/Media Announcements: January 2024
Local butcher delivers Christmas cheer
At the heart of our community, the importance of fostering local connections and supporting small businesses is very important. As the festive season approached, BHP Mt Arthur Coal sought a local supplier to contribute to the festivities. Their … Discover more >
BHP celebrates exciting new emerging artist
Leon Namai, a local Indigenous artist, has registered with the Local Buying Program with the support of the Trading Tracks team. His aim is to enrich people with life principles through different mediums of art form, through story telling and … Discover more >
BMA staff vouchers bridge business and community
Many small, local and Indigenous businesses which operate within the BMA footprint do not provide goods and services that are in usual demand for coal production and coal terminal sites.
The BMA Local Buying Program Voucher Initiative, designed … Discover more >
Indigenous Business a priority at Mt Arthur
The BHP Mt Arthur site is looking to include more engagement and opportunities for small, local and Indigenous businesses. As part of this, BHP and C-Res (representing the Local Buying Program) attended the largest Indigenous Business trade show in … Discover more >
BHP ‘enchanted’ by small, local business
BHP Buyer Kira Lacey took social value a step further by engaging a local small business to assist with decorating the venue with rainbow balloons in celebration of Pride Week for BHP. Acknowledging celebrations such as Pride Week creates an … Discover more >
LBP provides access to new heights
The challenge is often very real for BHP Buyers in Leinster to source goods and services in a short turnaround time. Identifying reliable suppliers and ensuring compliance with stringent site procedures and standards demand time-consuming efforts … Discover more >
C-Res returns to site at Olympic Dam
Recently, C-Res have been unable to provide targeted education sessions regularly onsite at Olympic Dam to support buyers with Local Buying Program portal queries and training.
C-Res Business Development Advisor, Jessica Hart, is now visiting … Discover more >
NEW SOUTH WALES NEWS | 2023 NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (NSWICC) Infrastructure and Construction Forum
C-Res and our BHP business partners were out and about in the Hunter Valley connecting with local and Indigenous businesses at the … Discover more >
Meet the Buyer events creating connections in the Pilbara
It was the Pilbara's turn to play host to the Local Buying Program's signature event - Meet the Buyer. Reaching capacity for both venues, it was an opportunity for small, local and Indigenous businesses to discuss their capabilities with BHP Buyers … Discover more >
Connecting community and local businesses for fun!
The Port and Rail Family Day is a big annual event in Port Hedland. Recently BHP Buyers used the Local Buying Program to raise Work Instructions to engage a number of small, local businesses. The BHP organisers worked closely with the C-Res Business … Discover more >
