City Building is proud to offer the services of one of the largest professional and skilled construction industry workforces in the UK. Employing more than 2,000 skilled workers across all construction trades and other specialist and support services of the construction industry, we are committed to excellence, delivering work on time and on budget across the nation.
We are proud of our long heritage of employing and developing local people from the areas where we deliver projects and services and also of our construction apprenticeship scheme, which is the largest in the UK. In addition, City Building has one of the largest furniture manufacturing facilities in the UK at RSBi, so we are keen to work with organisations that share our goal of providing people from all backgrounds with the opportunity to flourish and deliver the highest quality service on time, every time.
It would be our pleasure to service the needs of your clients and their communities. To this end, I would be grateful if you can take the time to read about the diverse and comprehensive range of services we offer, when either I or members of our team would be delighted to discuss in more detail how we can help deliver your objectives.
We shall look forward to working in partnership with you.
Willie Docherty MBA MCIOB
Managing Director
Apprenticeships - 31 Mar 2008
Glasgow Youths to Benefit From Commonwealth Games Apprenticeships
GLASGOW—March 31, 2008
Every school leaver in Glasgow who applies for a modern apprenticeship next year will be offered one as part of an unprecedented £30m plan to prepare for the city’s 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Up to 5,000 Glasgow youngsters leaving school in 2009 will be given the opportunity to apply for the apprenticeships in order to assist in the completion of new arenas and infrastructure ahead of the Games.
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Press Releases - 20 Aug 2008
City Building Crew Arrive Home Safely Following Sailing Experience
GLASGOW—August 20, 2008
Eight apprentices including joiners, plumbers, electricians and roofers - and two members of staff were aboard the 60ft Clyde Challenger tall ship when a pipe burst on the vessel at around 11pm on Saturday in the North Sea. All crew were rescued safely and transferred to a Norwegian coastguard ship. The team were taking part in an ongoing healthy living and citizenship project and raising money for the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow.