24th June 2016 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 23rd June 2016.
Scott Gordon, from Johnstone 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. Gerard Boylan of Cumbernauld was the Winner of the Best Level 3 Technology student in Construction Management and the Overall Winner of the Best Level 3 Technology Award.
The other awards were the Best Level 3 Technology Student for Building Surveying, won by Mark Richardson from Kilmarnock, and the Best Level 3 Technology Student for Quantity Surveying, won by Sean Heraghty, Glasgow.
Gordon Cunningham, Managing Director, 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. The contractor, with offices in the East and West of Scotland joined the 5% Club in June 2015, pledging its commitment to the recruitment of apprentices, graduates and sponsored students with 10% of their current workforce studying or training towards a formal qualification.
Founded in 1978, Clark Contracts Ltd is a privately owned construction, refurbishment and maintenance main contractor working across all sectors. Delivering contracts up to £10m in value across 5 divisions; Construction, Fit Out, Small Works, Maintenance and Bespoke Joinery Workshop, Clark Contracts employs over 260 staff 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 class the main contractor as ‘Impressive’ or ‘First Class’.
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