City Building

Apprentices from Glasgow construction firm City Building have been recognised for their hard work at the firm’s annual Apprentice Awards. The ceremony, held last night in the City Chambers, saw more than 80 apprentices shortlisted across all trades including joinery, painting and decorating, g

Three apprentices from City Building will travel to Malawi in September to carry out vital maintenance work at a community health clinic, supporting the Lord Provost’s charitable work in the country. Phoebe Ali (19), Cameron Moir (20) and Craig Butler (19), who are all in the third-year of the

City Building’s executive director, Dr Graham Paterson, on how education must work with employers to encourage more young people and women into construction. It’s no secret that the construction industry suffers from a gender imbalance. Across the UK, around 11% of the construction workf

One of Scotland’s largest construction firms City Building (Glasgow) has launched a flexible working project available to all employees in association with Family Friendly Working Scotland (FFWS). FFWS, which is supported by the Scottish Government, work with employers to promote a flexible an

Employers and education providers have been urged to join forces to showcase the job opportunities available in construction and attract a wider range of employees, including young women, into the sector. Best practice training should also be made available to SMEs in the construction sector to help

A City Building joiner, who carries out essential maintenance work at the Emirates Arena, will return to the sports stadium later this month, but this time he’ll be laying down his tools to get into the boxing ring. Scottish Bantamweight Champion, Joe Ham will appear at the arena on November 3

Healthy and Active Workplace Award: (from left) event compere Fred Macauley, Lynn Stocks, Craig Manson and Marianne Clark Glasgow-based construction company City Building has won two titles at the 21st annual Glasgow Business Awards.

The City Building apprentices with Cllr Greg Hepburn City Building has enhanced its reputation as one of the largest employers of young people in Scotland by offering permanent jobs to 97% of their graduating fourth-year apprentices.

(from left) Back Row: Paul Thomson, apprentice plumber; Ian Dickson, Lord Dean of the Guild; Lord Provost; Graham Paterson; Deacon Convenor Dr Alistair Dorward and Jonny Donnelly, heating and ventilation engineerFront Row: Martin McGarvie, machine operator RSBi; Ashley Brodie, electrician; Shareece

Dr Graham Paterson Glasgow construction firm City Building has returned £8.7 million to its partners Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Group which will be reinvested in public services and social housing across the city.

After last month’s publication of a landmark report which outlined the diversity performance at City Building, Kieran Findlay and Darren Robertson visited the company’s Queenslie Training Centre in Glasgow to ask executive director Dr Graham Paterson about what drives its promotion

(front from left) Jane Gotts, director, GenAnalytics; Alan Burns, depute director, City Building; Cllr Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Council leader and Cllr Greg Hepburn, chair of City Building join City Building apprentices A landmark report produced to assist City Building’s diversity drive has fou

The next generation of Glasgow’s construction force have been recognised by their employer City Building at the firm’s annual Apprentice Awards. More than 80 young men and women were under the spotlight after being shortlisted for achievements in roles such as electrical, joinery, painting and d

(from left) Apprentices Cameron Moir, Pheobe Ali, Dylan Trewavasm, Linzi Wylie & Martin McGarvey

Siobhan Logue at the inaugural Herald Diversity Conference in May last year With City Building making great strides in attracting women into the industry and helping them to progress, SCN catches up with four of its brightest employees who are each taking their opportunities to blaze their own trail