Clark Contracts has announced that it will host a careers evening on Thursday 10 March, as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

The contractor, who has previously been crowned 'Best Place to Work' at the Construction News Talent Awards and 'Employer of the Year' at Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce's ROCCO Business Awards, will have opportunities for apprentices and trainees for various trades along with quantity surveying, site management and office-based modern apprenticeships throughout the year.

The event will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 10th March at 4pm.

Attendees will hear from the company's Recruitment and HR Manager and Operations Manager about the company, the opportunities they have available and how they can progress through Clark Contracts award-winning Academy.


The event will also cover the recruitment process for the contractor's 2022 trade apprenticeship intake, which will be launched in March.

Clark Contracts is committed to ensuring new talent is recruited into the business and the industry as a whole and currently has over 30 trainees and apprentices within its Academy in a range of roles including Joinery, Painting and Decorating, Plastering, Site Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Buying and Estimating.

Gordon Cunningham, Managing Director, Clark Contracts said: "Having held our first annual careers evening in 2016, this has become an important part of our year and our intake of trainees and apprentices. We are committed to supporting young people into a career within the industry and invest heavily in the training and development of our employees. We look forward to welcoming those interested in joining us at the event!"

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 220 employees and was recently named 'Best Place to Work' at the UK wide Construction News Talent Awards. The proportion of business derived from repeat customers each year has averaged 79% over the past five years and 72% of customers rate the contractor as 'Impressive' or 'First Class'.