CCG (Scotland) has welcomed 15 new apprentices across its group of companies for 2025, the highest intake in recent years and a five-person increase from 2024.

This move is aimed at tackling the construction sector's skills shortage and reinforces the company's long-term commitment to youth employment.

The new cohort will undertake a four-year programme in a variety of disciplines, including joinery, bricklaying, electrical, and heating engineering, with support from colleges such as Glasgow Clyde College and Ayrshire College. The new intake brings the total number of apprentices employed by the group to 52, further strengthening its 645-strong workforce.

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Managing Director David Wylie said that long-term investment in apprenticeships is essential for the sustainability of the wider industry, particularly given the urgent demand for affordable housing. He added that the increased intake, "despite the backdrop of industry challenges," is evidence of the company's commitment to young people in Scotland.

One of the new apprentices, Connor McKenna (17), from Wishaw, began his journey with a two-week school placement before progressing to a paid placement and then a role as a plumber’s mate. He will now formally begin his plumbing apprenticeship with the company's in-house planned maintenance division, Asset Management.

CCG has also retained a number of graduates from the 2024/25 academic year, including five apprentices and five trainees. Emma Kiely (23) has now become a fully qualified quantity surveyor after completing her HNC at Glasgow Caledonian University. Group HR Manager Lynn Stodart said that Emma’s story is "exactly what we strive for – taking in motivated young people and giving them the opportunity to carve out long and successful careers."