Shropshire Star covers Spend Small.
‘According to the report, just 20 large companies earned £9.9bn from English and Welsh councils in three years, while 78,128 small firms shared an £11.1bn pot over the same period.
However, Telford & Wrekin Council spokesman Russell Griffin said the council was working to ensure that it was opening out its contracts to businesses of all sizes, and that capital projects meant that big companies would make use of smaller businesses and sub-contractors.’
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