The IPIA: Connecting businesses to ensure survival
In this current Covid 19 pandemic, businesses are looking at how they manage the need to reduce costs as work decreases, while supporting their staff and customers in a safe and sensible way. Many are mothballing their entire production and pushing work out to trade suppliers, while others are closing departments or reducing numbers in each department to ensure they survive.
Where to find that vital connection
We have been approached by many who are looking at sourcing suitable trade suppliers or partners to help them through and we have been recommending and linking them up with appropriate members – after all the IPIA was originally set up to connect buyers and suppliers so we have been happy to help.
We have decided to expand, formalise and develop this scheme and promote our partner sourcing service during this unparalleled business situation.
How the Sourcing Bridge will work
Email us if you need to source anything from a partner to work with you on a regular basis, support for a one off job or even need a members of staff to replace someone in a department for a single job.
We will contact you to discuss your specific needs and then post the request on our portal, advising appropriate members there is an opportunity and then connecting them with you.
All requests can be kept discreet and confidential if required or can be posted to our wider membership – you decide. Anything from a long term merger to single members of staff – if you need help we will endeavor to find it for you.
We connect you and hopefully watch a productive relationship develop.
Who can use the scheme?
Anyone can email us for help, both members and non-members, however, we will only recommend our members as suppliers for this service.
