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City Building delivers repairs, maintenance, manufacturing, construction, and refurbishment services for Glasgow City Council, Wheatley Housing Group, and other public, private, and third sector clients.
Services include gas safety, fire and smoke detector testing, fire doors, asbestos and legionella checks, Portable Appliance Testing, emergency and planned repairs, major refurbishments, new builds, specialist services, manufacturing, training, and carbon reduction retrofits.
With 1,800 staff, City Building is one of Scotland’s largest apprentice employers, hosting around 200 apprentices.
Our Manufacturing Division, RSBi, is Europe’s largest supported business and a leading UK social enterprise. Based in Springburn, over half of RSBi’s 200 employees have a disability. The award-winning training college is Scotland’s top apprentice provider, with a 94% pass rate (vs. 75% industry average) and the highest number of female craft apprentices.
City Building is the first Scottish construction firm to earn Investor in Young People (IYP) Platinum accreditation twice, recognising excellence in mental health, financial wellbeing, fair work, and meta skills.
We hold the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021: Promoting Opportunity, our third such honour after Sustainable Development wins in 2018 and 2012, making us one of just 18 UK companies recognised in 2021.
Our residents, customers and partners will recognise us as delivering outstanding levels of customer focus, quality and value.
We will deliver for the citizens of Glasgow through high quality, fair paying jobs, and training opportunities which build the skills to support a more sustainable city. We will play a key role in reducing inequalities and improving the quality of life for the people and communities of Glasgow.
To deliver quality in everything we do.
To be open, honest and transparent with all stakeholders, promoting partnership and sustainability.
To be trusted by our employees, clients and partners.
We are a welcoming, diverse and supportive organisation, that support all to reach their full potential by building trust.
To play an important role in the communities of Glasgow we serve. Providing a first-class services together with jobs and training opportunities for local people.
To build a culture of excellence, through continuous improvement to deliver outstanding services for all our customers, All whilst being an employer of choice within the city providing high quality and skilled jobs.
City Building is proud to operate one of the largest apprenticeship programmes in Scotland, with more than 200 apprentices currently training across the business.
Our four-year programme provides a unique opportunity to experience a variety of trades, enabling apprentices to explore their strengths before choosing a specialism.
Each year we welcome around 60 new apprentices, aged 16–25, with applications opening in March.
Alongside hands-on training, apprentices gain valuable insights into the industry and contribute to meaningful projects.
To learn more, apply for upcoming roles, or hear directly from our apprentices, please visit our dedicated Careers and Apprenticeship page.
Our apprentices have transformed the interiors of FAREPlay Stepford, home of Easterhouse Football Academy, as part of our community benefits programme. Painter and decorator apprentices refreshed changing rooms, bathrooms, corridors and communal areas, creating a welcoming space for more than 400 young players. Supported by our supplier GAP, this project highlights our commitment to social value while giving apprentices valuable, hands-on experience. As Scotland’s largest construction services business, with the country’s biggest apprenticeship programme, we are proud to deliver initiatives that not only improve local facilities but also help us address the construction skills gap and invest in future talent.
