City Building Apprentices Put Finishing Touches to SSE Hydro Ahead of 2015 World Gymnastics Championships

Young apprentices from Glasgow are helping put the finishing touches to the SSE Hydro ahead of the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships €“ one of the biggest sporting events ever to be staged in the UK.

With just days till the action gets underway, around 30 apprentices and tradespeople from City Building have been hard at work constructing the field of play perimeter wall, gymnasts’ entrance tunnel and judges’ table dividers in the SSE Hydro.

SQA STAR AWARDS 2015

City Building has been shortlisted in the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) STAR (Success, Triumph, Achievement, Recognition) in the Lifelong Learning Centre category.

In being shortlisted judges looked for:

  • significant personal development for students
  • substantial future plans for employers
  • benefits of qualifications and training to the local community
  • creative models of recruitment and/or delivery

City Building welcomes Leading UK Safety Trainer

Leading Scottish construction company, City Building, welcomed the UK’s leading speaker on behavioural safety training to its Glasgow headquarters to share insights on how individual’s approach safety as part of the Proud 2B Safe programme.

Jason Anker is one of the UK’s foremost speakers on safety training and was recently made MBE in recognition of his services to health and safety in the construction industry.

He visited City Building staff today (Tuesday 15 September 2015) to deliver talks to managers, supervisors and apprentices working in the construction industry as part of the Proud 2B Safe programme which aims to take safety beyond compliance.

The Herald Property Awards

City Building in partnership with Maryhill Housing Association have been shortlisted for two awards at the forthcoming Herald Property Awards as follows:

Best Regeneration Project – Maryhill Locks Phase 2, Glasgow

and

Affordable Housing Development of the Year – Maryhill Locks Phase 2, Glasgow

Inspiring City People Make Glasgow Awards 2015

City Building are pleased to announce they are a shortlisted finalist for the Education Category.

Glasgow Business Awards 2015

City Building are pleased to announce they are a shortlisted Finalist for the Glasgow Business Awards 2015 in the Sustainable Development Category.

Glasgow Business Awards 2015

City Building are pleased to announce they are a shortlisted Finalist for the Glasgow Business Awards 2015 in the People Development category.

Inspiring City People Make Glasgow Awards 2015

City Building are pleased to announce they are a shortlisted finalist for the Corporate Social Responsibility Category.

Securing the Future of our industry

Scotland recently celebrated Apprenticeship week. Alan Burns, Divisions Manager for City Building, explains why the event serves as a reminder to the construction industry for the need to have a continued commitment to delivering structured apprenticeship schemes that will help address the emerging skills gap and identify future leaders.

There have been reports for some time of a skills gap in the construction industry where talents like bricklaying, steel-fixing and concreting are in short supply. One way of addressing this loss of skills is to encourage more young people to consider an apprenticeship as a career route.Quality Apprenticeships can help people progress and succeed and they can help businesses create the skilled workforce they need to compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace.