Case studies

An LGA commercial expert was commissioned to carry out a review of potential opportunities for either introducing or increasing charges for discretionary service provision in Surrey County Council's Highways, Transport and Environment (HTE) directorate.

Great Yarmouth has sought to reinvigorate and modernise its long-standing joint venture with Norse.  The joint venture was established in 2003 and delivers all the council’s environmental / ‘clean and green’ services including waste collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance. 

North Devon is a primarily rural area, peripheral in geography and with an ageing population. The council recognises that a more ambitious and interlinked approach to growth is required to sustain North Devon into the future. This project looked to develop and pursue North Devon Council’s corporate objective to grow North Devon, as part of our Productivity Experts programme.

Having secured the LGA Productivity Experts programme funding the council commissioned a review of the Community Link Service. This case study forms part of our productivity experts resource.

Led by a bid writing expert, this project reviewed Warwick District Council's approach to how it identifies and applies for external funding. This case study forms part of our productivity experts resource.

The primary aim was to create a strategy that would enable Epsom and Ewell Borough Council to have an improved approach to commercialism in services it currently provides This case study forms part of our productivity experts resource.

Lichfield District Council faced significant financial and services challenges and decided to address these through the creation of an innovative transformation programme with a commercial core. Using a variety of specialist advisors, the programme introduced a range of solutions to; increase income, optimise investment, innovate to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. This case study forms part of our productivity experts resource.

The programme helped Harrow through a learning curve around commercial property investment that would have taken much longer without the LGA Productivity Experts Programme.

A project which commenced over three years ago with initial support from the LGA’s Productivity Experts Programme and phase one will launch in June 2019.

A comprehensive efficiency review of waste services in North Lincolnshire.