Testing times for 4C Associates
Executives from 4C Associates explain how they worked as a team to support the NHS Test & Trace efforts to combat COVID-19 .
When the call went out to support NHS Test & Trace in the UK ’ s hour of need as it prepared to combat COVID-19 , procurement and supply chain experts 4C Associates were the natural choice .
With more than 20 years of international experience and extensive knowledge to draw on , coupled with the latest technological innovations and processes , 4C were able to provide a transformative , sustainable solution .
“ Our focus is procurement and supply chain , that is where our deepest expertise lies ,” says 4C Managing Partner Allison Ford-Langstaff .
“ When we were first contacted by NHS Test & Trace it was a couple of months after the pandemic started and we were asked to deliver their procurement agenda and deliver to the mission – to control the spread of COVID-19 .”
“ There was no precedent , there was no infrastructure and the only thing certain is uncertainty . And this is where our knowledge of transformations really came to the fore . The ability to deal with ambiguity is something we consider to be a real strength of ours .”
Ford-Langstaff says she feels immensely proud to have been part of this mission and how the entire 4C Associates team have worked together in incredibly difficult circumstances .
“ We have to remember that we are people dealing with people in a very , very difficult time ,” says Ford-Langstaff . “ Any of us sitting in our rocking chairs , looking back on our lives and telling tales of our times , we will be able to bring out the scrapbook and show our grandchildren all the amazing things that we ’ ve achieved .”
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