GLASGOW—June 19, 2007

The new leaflet titled ‘Building Your Future’ challenges some of the misconceptions about the construction industry. In particular, the leaflet highlights that apprenticeships can lead to a variety of roles including site management, quantity surveying, design, structural engineering as well as the traditional joiner, plumber and electrician positions. In addition the leaflet aims to inform the minority ethnic community the construction industry can be a route to selfemployment and a career that earns in excess of £30k per annum.

Leader of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell comments: “City Building is an organisation to be admired for the diversity of its workforce. It is one of the largest employers of special needs tradespeople in the UK and it has an excellent programme for single parents leading to a route into employment. I very much welcome this initiative to ensure that apprenticeship and career opportunities in construction are open to the full range of people in Glasgow’s diverse citizenship.”

Gerry Leonard, Chairman of City Building comments: “Part of City Building’s unique ethos is its commitment towards social inclusion. This new development of ‘Construction for All’ to reach out to the city’s minority ethnic community reinforces the principals behind the develop of the organisation.”

Willie Doherty, Managing Director of City Building comments: “City Building is proud of the diversity of its workforce that is representative of the company’s commitment to ‘Construction for All’. This initiative aims to reach out to Glasgow and Scotland’s many and varied communities, and offer them a route into employment within the construction industry.”

Media Enquiries
Please contact Mel Brookes, City Building’s Marketing Manager in the first instance on +44 (0)141 1287 1956, +44 (0)7734 597296 or e-mail melanie.brookes@citybuildingglasgow.co.uk

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