3rd July 2017 By Clark Contracts Ltd
Four top performing students have won awards sponsored by leading construction company Clark Contracts. The future leaders of Scotland’s building and construction sector were recognised at the Annual Prize Giving of the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) on Thursday 29th June 2017.
Stacey McArdle, won the Alan Calder Memorial Prize, a special award for quantity surveying students set up by Clark Contracts in 2008, in memory of a former colleague. The prize, including a cheque for £200, is awarded annually to the top final year Quantity Surveying Student (part time) at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Clark Contracts also sponsors awards relating to Level 3 Construction Technology, a core module at GCU. Dumfries student, Martin Moore was awarded the Best Level Three Technology Student prize for Building Surveying and the Overall Winner of the Best Level 3 Technology Award.
The other awards were the Best Level 3 Technology Student for Quantity Surveying, won by Laura Vandale, Lockerbie, and the Best Level 3 Technology Student for Construction Management, won by Gary Alexander, Clydebank.
David Cooper, Academy Manager, Clark Contracts said, “These awards recognise the dedication and hard work required by students to gain top marks in their studies. We are proud to continue to support Glasgow Caledonian University through these annual sponsorships and also by providing work placements for Quantity Surveying and Construction Management students”.
Clark Contracts is an Investors in Young People Gold accredited employer committed to training and development of staff with over 20% of their current workforce studying or training towards a formal qualification.
Founded in 1978, Clark Contracts Ltd is a privately owned main contractor with five operating divisions; Construction, Fit Out, Small Works, Maintenance and Manufactured Joinery. The company employs over 250 people with offices in the East and West of Scotland. The proportion of business derived from repeat customers each year has averaged 76% over the past ten years and 72% of customers rate the contractor as ‘Impressive’ or ‘First Class’.
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