City Building took home the Promoting Opportunity Award, a category recognising businesses and organisations delivering social programmes to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds create successful working lives.

For several years, City Building has taken steps to ensure that those from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds are given equal opportunities, by targeting recruitment amongst BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) communities, people with disabilities and encouraging females to take up roles in the construction sector and providing rigorous training to all employees at all levels.

The Queen’s Award for Enterprise celebrates outstanding achievements from organisations across the UK and is it recognised as the most prestigious award any business can win. This is the third Queen’s Award for Enterprise the firm has won, having previously been granted the Sustainable Development Award in both 2018 and 2012. With the award, City Building has become just one of 18 companies to be recognised in 2021.

Alan Burns, executive director at City Building, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded our third Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Receiving one of these awards is such an achievement, but to have been recognised on three separate occasions is a huge honour.

“I am very proud of the entire team at City Building, all of whom work very hard to make our organisation a fair and inclusive place. It is our mission to build a sustainable future, not only for our clients and customers, but also for our workforce and the communities that surround us.”

City Building has been recognised with several awards in recent years, including being named as one of the top 90 businesses in Scotland for employment and diversity, a Gold Health and Safety award from the National Federation of Roofing Contractors and a national HR award, that is typically won by an individual, rather than a business.