MSP for Business, Fair Work and Skills visits Clark Contracts

18th July 2018 By Clark Contracts Ltd

IIYP Jamie Hepburn and Apprentices

MSP for Business, Fair Work and Skills, Jamie Hepburn, visited Clark Contracts head office in Paisley on Tuesday 17th July to hear about the company’s award winning Academy.

 

The minister was joined by four attendees from Re:Markable and two from Developing the Young Workforce – West region.

 

Director, Gerry Cummins, spoke to the visitors about the work of the Academy and its engagement with Developing the Young Workforce and Investors in Young People.

 

The visitors then made their way to Clark Contracts Manufactured Joinery Facility to speak to two Joinery Apprentices and a Trainee Quantity Surveyor and her mentor who also completed his studies through Clark Contracts Academy having joined as a placement student in 2013.

 

Director, Gerry Cummins, said “It’s always fantastic to be able to tell people about the work of our Academy and the benefits of investing in our young people.”

 

During his visit, the Minister announced an additional £200k of funding to support organisations to receive up to 100% funding towards Investors in Young People accreditation.

 

Clark Contracts achieved the Investors in Young People gold accreditation in 2016 following a series of one to one interviews with staff which were carried out by an independent assessor.

 

Following this, Clark Contracts won the Training Excellence Award at the Construction News Awards in 2017 and was announced as Employer of the Year at the Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce ROCCO Business Awards in October 2017.

 

Founded in 1978, Clark Contracts Ltd is a privately owned main contractor with six operating divisions; Construction, Fit Out, Small Works, Retail, Maintenance and Manufactured Joinery. The company works throughout the UK, employing over 250 employees and is number 72 on the 2018 Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for List. 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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